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Highway 37 is a
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in the
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of
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. It runs from Montana Secondary Highway 241 at the US border near the Port of Climax north to
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at Cabri. Highway 37 is about long.


Route description

Highway 37 begins at the Port of Climax border crossing and heads north to
Highway 32 The following highways are numbered 32: International * Asian Highway 32 * European route E32 Australia * Great Western Highway * Barrier Highway * East Derwent Highway * Mitchell Highway Canada * Alberta Highway 32 * Manitoba Highway 3 ...
at Cabri. It passes through the communities of
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, Shaunavon, and Gull Lake and connects with Highways 18,
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, 13,
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, and
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. Highway 37 crosses the
Frenchman River The Frenchman River, (), also known locally as the Whitemud River, is a river in Saskatchewan, Canada and Montana, United States. It is a tributary of the Milk River, itself a tributary of the Missouri and, in turn, part of the Mississippi Riv ...
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
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.


Highway upgrades

Notable projects on Highway 37 include: *In 2002, of the highway was repaved from south of Shaunavon to just north of the
Frenchman River The Frenchman River, (), also known locally as the Whitemud River, is a river in Saskatchewan, Canada and Montana, United States. It is a tributary of the Milk River, itself a tributary of the Missouri and, in turn, part of the Mississippi Riv ...
*In 2004, a stretch of the highway from south of the Frenchman River to north of the river was upgraded and resurfaced *In 2009, of the highway from Climax to the Frenchman River was upgraded to a primary weight highway *In 2022, of Highway 37 was repaved at Shaunavon — north from the intersection with Highway 13 and south *In May of 2024, it was announced that of Highway 37 through Gull Lake will be resurfaced and upgraded with new
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s and gutters


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 The Frenchman River, (), also known locally as the Whitemud River, is a river in Saskatchewan, Canada and Montana, United States. It is a tributary of the Milk River, itself a tributary of the Missouri and, in turn, part of the Mississippi Riv ...
has experienced
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s.


Major intersections

From south to north:


See also

*
Transportation in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan has a transportation infrastructure system of roads, highways, freeways, airports, ferries, pipelines, trails, waterways, and railway systems serving a population of approximately 1,132,505 (according to 2021 census) inhabitants year ...
*
Roads in Saskatchewan Saskatchewan, the middle of Canada's three prairie provinces, has an area of and population of 1,150,632 (according to 2016 estimates), mostly living in the southern half of the province. Currently Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure ope ...


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