State: | WV |
Type: | WV |
Route: | 37 |
Length Mi: | 39.4 |
Length Round: | 1 |
Length Ref: | [1] |
Direction A: | West |
Terminus A: | in Fort Gay |
Junction: | |
Direction B: | East |
Terminus B: | near Ranger |
Counties: | Wayne, Lincoln |
Previous Type: | WV |
Previous Route: | 36 |
Next Type: | WV |
Next Route: | 38 |
West Virginia Route 37 is an east - west state highway in western West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at the Kentucky state line in Fort Gay, where WV 37 becomes Kentucky Route 3 Spur upon crossing the Tug Fork. The eastern terminus is at West Virginia Route 10 one mile (1.6 km) south of Ranger.
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.[2] East of Kiahsville, the road was moved to a higher elevation out of the lake's floodplain.[3]