West Virginia Route 37 is an east–west
state highway
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in western
West Virginia
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. The western terminus of the route is at the
Kentucky
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state line in
Fort Gay, where WV 37 becomes
Kentucky Route 3 Spur upon crossing the
Tug Fork
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. The eastern terminus is at
West Virginia Route 10
West Virginia Route 10 is a north–south route from Cabell County, West Virginia, Cabell County to Mercer County, West Virginia, Mercer County in the western and southern regions of West Virginia. Mostly a two-lane, winding highway with no sh ...
one mile (1.6 km) south of
Ranger.
History
A large portion of WV 37 was relocated in eastern
Wayne County about 1970 as a result of the construction of
East Lynn Lake, which flooded the route's former path along
East Fork Twelvepole Creek. The highway was relocated up a series of side valleys from just downstream of the dam to near
Kiahsville.
[
] East of Kiahsville, the road was moved to a higher elevation out of the lake's floodplain.
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Major intersections
References
037
Transportation in Lincoln County, West Virginia
Transportation in Wayne County, West Virginia
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