{{short description|State highway in Manatee, Hillsborough, and Polk counties in Florida, United States}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road | state = FL | type = SR | route = 37 | map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=270|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Florida State Road 37}}}} | map_custom=yes | length_mi = 34.227 | length_round = 3 | length_ref = <ref name=sld/> | established = | direction_a = South | terminus_a = {{jct|state=FL|SR|62}} in Duette | junction = {{plainlist| * {{jct|state=FL|SR|60}} in Mulberry * {{jct|state=FL|Toll|570}} in Lakeland}} | direction_b = North | terminus_b = {{jct|state=FL|SR|35|SR|600}} in Lakeland | counties = Manatee, Hillsborough, Polk | previous_type = SR | previous_route = 35 | next_type = SR | next_route = 39 }}
'''State Road 37''' ('''SR 37''') is a state highway in Manatee and Polk counties in Florida, United States, that also passes through the very extreme southeast corner of Hillsborough. It connects Florida State Road 62 (SR 62) in Duette, Florida with Florida State Road 35 / Florida State Road 600 (Main Street) in Lakeland. It is signed as '''Church Avenue''' in Mulberry and '''South Florida Avenue''' in Lakeland.
[[File:FL37North-RoadSign.jpg|thumb|left|Northbound on Florida State Road 37 near Duette, February 2012.]] __TOC__ {{clear left}}
==Route description== From its southern terminus at SR 62 in the tiny town of Duette in Manatee County, it travels in a northeastern direction, briefly entering the "Four Corners" section of Hillsborough County before entering Polk County. For most of its length south of Florida State Road 60 (SR 60) in Mulberry, SR 37 is a lonely stretch of road with oak hammocks and occasional phosphate mines. From SR 60 to its northern terminus at West Main Street in Lakeland, it serves as the north/south dividing line of the street grids of both Mulberry and Lakeland.
==History== The road was originally built to provide easy access between Bradenton (via SR 62) and Lakeland, although it was mostly bypassed after the construction of the faster I-4 and I-75.
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=FL|length_ref=<ref name=sld>[http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/straight-linesonlinegis/ FDOT straight line diagrams] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306153400/http://www2.dot.state.fl.us/straight-linesonlinegis/ |date=March 6, 2014 }}, accessed February 2014</ref>}} {{FLint | county=Manatee | location=Duette | mile=0.000 | road={{jct|state=FL|SR|62|city1=Wauchula|city2=Parrish}} | notes=Southern terminus}} {{jctco| | state=FL | county=Hillsborough}} {{FLint | county=Polk<!--5.534=0--> | cspan=7 | location=none | mile=10.081 | road={{jct|state=FL|SR|674|dir1=west|city1=Wimauma|city2=Ruskin}} | notes=}} {{FLint | location=none | mile=13.095 | road={{jct|state=FL|CR|630|county1=Polk|dir1=east|city1=Fort Meade|city2=Frostproof}} | notes=}} {{FLint | location=Pine Dale<!--maybe?--> | mile=20.671 | road={{jct|state=FL|CR|640|county1=Polk}} | notes=}} {{FLint | location=Mulberry | mile=23.743 | road={{jct|state=FL|SR|60|city1=Tampa|city2=Bartow}} | notes=}} {{FLint | location1=Lakeland Highlands | location2=Medulla<!--according to CDPs at least--> | mile=27.818 | road={{jct|state=FL|CR|540A|county1=Polk|dir1=east|road|Ewell Road}} | notes=}} {{FLint | location=Lakeland | lspan=2 | mile=30.91 | road={{jct|state=FL|Toll|570|name1=Polk Parkway|city1=Tampa|city2=Orlando|road|Parkway Frontage Road North to Drane Field Road (SR 572)|location3=Lakeland Linder International Airport}} | notes=SR 570 Exit 7}} {{FLint | mile=34.227 | road={{jct|state=FL|SR|35|SR|600|road1=Main Street / Florida Avenue|city1=Plant City}} | notes=Northern terminus}} {{jctbtm}}
<!-- ==Related routes== ===CR 37A=== {{Infobox road small |state=FL |type=CR |route=37A |location=Eaton Park, Florida-Lakeland, Florida |header_type=former |length_mi=7.625 |length_round=1 |length_ref= }}
===CR 37B=== {{Infobox road small |state=FL |type=CR |route=37B |location=Eaton Park, Florida-Lakeland, Florida |header_type=former |length_mi=7.625 |length_round=1 |length_ref= }} -->
==See also== {{portal|Florida|U.S. Roads}} * List of state highways in Florida * List of highways numbered 37
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} {{commons category-inline|Florida State Road 37}}
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