Saskatchewan Highway 37
Hwy
ProvinceSK
Route37
Length186.2 km
Length round1
Direction aSouth
Terminus aat the U.S. border at Port of Climax
Junction
Direction bNorth
Terminus bat Cabri
Rural municipalitiesLone Tree, Frontier, Grassy Creek, Bone Creek, Carmichael, Gull Lake, Pittville, Riverside
Previous route36
Next route38

Highway 37 is a provincial highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from Montana Secondary Highway 241 at the US border near the Port of Climax north to Highway 32 at Cabri. Highway 37 is about 186 kilometres (116 mi) long.[1]

Route description

Highway 37 begins at the Port of Climax[2] border crossing and heads north to Highway 32 at Cabri.[3] It passes through the communities of Climax,[4] Shaunavon, and Gull Lake[5] and connects with Highways 18, 722, 13, 631, 1, 322, and 738. Highway 37 crosses the Frenchman River between Climax and Shaunavon and the Swift Current Creek between Shaunavon and Gull Lake. The access for Antelope Lake Regional Park is from Highway 37 north of Gull Lake and the Trans-Canada Highway.[6]

Highway upgrades

Notable projects on Highway 37 include:

  • In 2002, 15.6 km (9.7 mi) of the highway was repaved from 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Shaunavon to just north of the Frenchman River[7]
  • In 2004, a stretch of the highway from 3 km (1.9 mi) south of the Frenchman River to 10 km (6.2 mi) north of the river was upgraded and resurfaced[8]
  • In 2009, 12.8 km (8.0 mi) of the highway from Climax to the Frenchman River was upgraded to a primary weight highway[9]
  • In 2022, 16 km (9.9 mi) of Highway 37 was repaved at Shaunavon — 12 km (7.5 mi) north from the intersection with Highway 13 and 4 km (2.5 mi) south[10]
  • In May of 2024, it was announced that 1.3 km (0.81 mi) of Highway 37 through Gull Lake will be resurfaced and upgraded with new curbs and gutters[11]

Frenchman River landslides

Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (SHT), now the Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure undertook a landslide risk management system program to monitor risk sites, apply technological innovations to prevent any further erosion of the riverbank and plan responses to future landslide movement detected by monitors. Highway 37 south of Shaunavon along the Frenchman River has experienced landslides.[12]

Major intersections

From south to north:[13]

See also

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "Turner / Climax". Ezbordercrossing. Superiorcyber LLC. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  3. ^ "South - Cabri - Hwys 32, 37". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Climax". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  5. ^ "South - Gull Lake - Hwys 1, 37". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Antelope Lake Regional Park". Tourism Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Improving Highway 37 South of Shaunavon". Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. 26 August 2002. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Improving Highway 37 North of Climax". Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. 16 August 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Highway 37 Upgrade in Southwest Saskatchewan Underway". Saskatchewan. Government of Saskatchewan. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  10. ^ Schreiner, Penny (4 February 2021). "Construction Work on the Way for Highway 37 at Shaunavon". Swift Current Online. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Upcoming Highway No. 37 Reconstruction: What to Expect in Gull Lake?". Gull Lake Events. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  12. ^ Antunes, P. Jorge & Allen J. Kelly (May 17, 2006). "Landslide Risk Management and Remote Monitoring Systems". Canada-Northern Ireland Transportation Systems Technology Initiative (CNITSTI). Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  13. ^ MapArt (2007). Saskatchewan Road Atlas. 2007 ed. Oshawa, ON: Peter Heiler Ltd. pp. 39, 47. ISBN 1-55368-020-0.