Mississippi Highway 37

MS Highway 37 marker

MS Highway 37
Route information
Maintained by MDOT
Length: 24.551 mi[1] (39.511 km)
Major junctions
South end: US 84 in Collins
 

MS 28 in Taylorsville

MS 532 in Hot Coffee
North end: MS 35 in Raleigh
Location
Counties: Covington, Smith
Highway system
← MS 35MS 39 →

Mississippi Highway 37 (MS 37) is a state highway in Mississippi that runs north–south for approximately 24.6 miles (39.6 km). It provides motorists coming from Raleigh a direct route to U.S. Route 84 (US 84) in Collins. The route runs through largely rural areas of Smith and Covington counties.

Route Description

Highway 37 south at the MS 532 intersection in Hot Coffee

Mississippi Highway 37 was designed for the purpose of providing motorists from Taylorsville with a direct route to Raleigh. This route saves the motorist about 10 to 15 minutes off of the normal driving time that it would take for motorists to use Mississippi Highway 28 west to Mize, and then use Mississippi Highway 35 north to Raleigh.

The route is rather curvy; the average speed limit is only about 45mph even though it is posted at 55mph. Some local motorists will take the longer route simply to avoid the curves. The Smith County portion of the highway has fallen into a state of disrepair, it is littered with potholes throughout the route from Raleigh to Taylorsville.

Major Intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
CovingtonHot Coffee MS 532 – Mount Olive
Collins US 84 – Collins
SmithRaleigh MS 35
Taylorsville MS 28
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mississippi Public Roads: Selected Statistics" (PDF). Mississippi Department of Transportation. 2011. p. F-3. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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