Saskatchewan Highway 37 Explained

Province:	SK
Type:	Hwy
Route:	37
Photo Notes:	Highway 37 southbound, north of Shaunavon
Photo Width:	250
Length Km:	186.2
Length Round:	1
Direction A:	South
Terminus A:	at Port of Climax
Junction:	at Climax at Shaunavon at Gull Lake
Direction B:	North
Terminus B:	at Cabri
Rural Municipalities:	Lone Tree, Frontier, Grassy Creek, Bone Creek, Carmichael, Gull Lake, Pittville, Riverside
Previous Type:	Hwy
Previous Route:	36
Next Type:	Hwy
Next Route:	38

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 long.

Travel route

Highway 37 begins at the Port of Climax^[1] border crossing and heads north to Highway 32 at Cabri. It passes through the communities of Climax,^[2] Shaunavon, and Gull Lake^[3] 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.^[4]

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^[5]
• In 2004, a stretch of the highway from south of the Frenchman River to north of the river was upgraded and resurfaced^[6]
• In 2009, of the highway from Climax to the Frenchman River was upgraded to a primary weight highway^[7]
• In 2022, of Highway 37 was repaved at Shaunavon — north from the intersection with Highway 13 and south^[8]
• In May of 2024, it was announced that of Highway 37 through Gull Lake will be resurfaced and upgraded with new curbs and gutters^[9]

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.^[10]

Major intersections

From south to north:^[11]

See also

• Transportation in Saskatchewan
• Roads in Saskatchewan

Notes and References

1. Web site: Turner / Climax . Ezbordercrossing . Superiorcyber LLC . 27 June 2024.
2. Web site: Climax . Tourism Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatchewan . 27 June 2024.
3. Web site: South - Gull Lake - Hwys 1, 37 . Tourism Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatchewan . 27 June 2024.
4. Web site: Antelope Lake Regional Park . Tourism Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatcehwan . 26 June 2024.
5. Web site: Improving Highway 37 South of Shaunavon . Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatchewan . 27 June 2024 . 26 August 2002.
6. Web site: Improving Highway 37 North of Climax . Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatchewan . 27 June 2024 . 16 August 2004.
7. Web site: Highway 37 Upgrade in Southwest Saskatchewan Underway . Saskatchewan . Government of Saskatchewan . 26 June 2024 . 25 July 2008.
8. News: Schreiner . Penny . Construction Work on the Way for Highway 37 at Shaunavon . 26 June 2024 . Swift Current Online . 4 February 2021.
9. Web site: Upcoming Highway No. 37 Reconstruction: What to Expect in Gull Lake? . 2 May 2024 . Gull Lake Events . 26 June 2024.
10. Web site: Antunes. P. Jorge . Allen J. Kelly . Landslide Risk Management and Remote Monitoring Systems . Canada-Northern Ireland Transportation Systems Technology Initiative (CNITSTI) . May 17, 2006 . 2009-02-07.
11. MapArt . 2007 . Saskatchewan Road Atlas . 1:540,000 . Oshawa, ON . Peter Heiler Ltd . 39, 47 . 1-55368-020-0 . 2007 .