{{Short description|Highway in Georgia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=March 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=GA |type=SR |route=337 |alternate_name=Broomtown Road |map={{maplink-road|from=Georgia State Route 337.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SR 337 highlighted in red |length_mi=22.7 |length_ref=<ref name=Google>{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=34.45004,-85.497&daddr=7th+Ave+to:GA-337&hl=en&ll=34.563121,-85.369949&spn=0.258978,0.528374&sll=34.668366,-85.274519&sspn=0.002021,0.004128&geocode=FXiqDQIdWGvn-g%3BFTQrDgIdrrvn-g%3BFZv_EAIdms_q-g&mra=dme&mrsp=2&sz=19&t=h&z=12|title=Route of SR 337|accessdate=June 9, 2014}}</ref> |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=AL|CR|99|county1=Cherokee}} at the Alabama state line southwest of Menlo |junction={{jct|state=GA|SR|48}} in Menlo |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1}} south of LaFayette |established={{Start date|1963|06|01}}<ref name="GDOT 1961"/><ref name="GDOT 1963"/> |counties=Chattooga, Walker |previous_type=SR |previous_route=336 |next_type=SR |next_route=338 }}
'''State Route 337''' ('''SR 337''') is a {{convert|22.7|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway that travels southwest-to-northeast in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels from the Alabama state line southwest of Menlo, where the roadway continues as Cherokee County Road 99, northeastward through Broomtown Valley at the foot of Lookout Mountain. The route reaches its northern terminus at US 27/SR 1 south of LaFayette, though the route previously terminated in LaFayette.
==Route description== SR 337 begins at the Alabama state line, southwest of Menlo, where the roadway continues as Cherokee County Route 99 (CR 99). SR 337 travels northeast to Menlo, where it has an intersection with SR 48. After leaving Menlo, SR 337 travels to the northeast through rural areas of Chattooga and Walker counties. Approximately {{convert|500|ft|m}} after the intersection with South Industrial Loop, the highway enters the southwestern part of the city limits of LaFayette. In town, the route turns right onto North Industrial Loop, then left onto Shattuck Industrial Boulevard. At the intersection with Foster Mill Drive, SR 337 leaves the city limits of LaFayette. The highway curves to the southeast and meeting its northern terminus, an intersection with US 27/SR 1 (South Main Street) south of the city.<ref name="Google"/>
SR 337 is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.<ref name="NHS Georgia">{{cite web|title=National Highway System: Georgia|url=https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/national_highway_system/nhs_maps/georgia/ga_georgia.pdf|format=PDF|publisher=Federal Highway Administration|date=November 15, 2013|access-date=January 3, 2014}}</ref>
==History== {{Expand section|date=January 2014}} SR 337 was established between 1960 and 1963. It entered the state farther to the north than it currently does, traveling along Jamestown Road, and through the western part of Menlo; then, it continued to LaFayette as it does today.<ref name="GDOT 1961">{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia|title=State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1961.pdf|format=PDF|date=June 1, 1960|cartography=GSHD|access-date=August 11, 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222123514/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1961.pdf|archivedate=December 22, 2015|df=}}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1963">{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia|title=State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1963.pdf|format=PDF|date=June 1, 1963|cartography=GSHD|access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> By 1966, it was rerouted to the east, through Menlo, along Edison Street, and turned northeast at Mitchell Road.<ref name="GDOT 1964">{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia |title=State Highway System and Other Principal Connecting Roads |url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1964.pdf |format=PDF |date=June 1, 1963 |cartography=GSHD |access-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304104935/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1964.pdf |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1966">{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia|title=Official Highway Map|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1966.pdf|format=PDF|date=January 1, 1966|cartography=GSHD|access-date=August 11, 2015}}</ref> By 1978, the highway was rerouted in Menlo, to follow 7th Avenue and Menlo–LaFayette Road, as it does today.<ref name="GDOT 1977">{{cite map|publisher=State Highway Department of Georgia |title=State Highway System and Connections |url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1977.pdf |format=PDF |date=January 1, 1976 |cartography=GSHD |access-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082640/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1977.pdf |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1978">{{cite map|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|title=Official Highway Map|url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1978.pdf|format=PDF|date=January 1, 1977|cartography=GSHD|access-date=August 11, 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105459/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1978.pdf|archivedate=March 4, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1988, SR 337 was rerouted throughout the southern part of LaFayette, along its current routing.<ref name="GDOT 1989">{{cite map|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation |title=Official Highway and Transportation Map |url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1989.pdf |format=PDF |date=January 1, 1988 |cartography=GSHD |access-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074534/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1989.pdf |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref name="GDOT 1990">{{cite map|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation |title=Official Highway and Transportation Map |url=http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1990.pdf |format=PDF |date=January 1, 1989 |cartography=GSHD |access-date=August 11, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105001/http://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/HwyAndTransportationMaps/1990.pdf |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |df= }}</ref>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=GA|length_ref=<ref name="Google"/>}} {{GAint |county=Chattooga |cspan=2 |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=AL|CR|99|county1=Cherokee|name1=Cherokee County Road 99}} |notes=Continuation beyond Alabama state line }} {{GAint |location=Menlo |mile=2.9 |road={{jct|state=GA|SR|48|city1=Trenton|city2=Summerville}} |notes=}} {{GAint |county=Walker |location=none |mile=22.7 |road={{jct|state=GA|US|27|SR|1|name2=South Main Street|city2=Summerville|city3=Fort Oglethorpe}} |notes= }} {{jctbtm}}
==See also== * {{portal-inline|Georgia (U.S. state)}} * {{portal-inline|U.S. roads}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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337 Category:Transportation in Chattooga County, Georgia Category:Transportation in Walker County, Georgia