State Route 237 (SR 237) is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) state highway located entirely within the city limits of Atlanta in the U.S. state of Georgia. Its path is entirely within Fulton County.
 State Route 237 | ||||
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| Piedmont Road NE | ||||
 SR 237 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by GDOT | ||||
| Length | 3.2 mi[1] (5.1 km) | |||
| Existed | 1946[2][3]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end | Piedmont Road NE in Midtown Atlanta | |||
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| North end |   US 19 / SR 9 in North Buckhead | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Georgia | |||
| Counties | Fulton | |||
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Route description
editSR 237 begins just south of SR 13 (Buford Highway) in Midtown Atlanta, where the road continues to the south as Piedmont Road. It immediately crosses under, but does not intersect Buford Highway and Interstate 85 (I-85).
There is no interchange with I-85. However, there are ramps to southbound Buford Highway from southbound Piedmont Road as well as a ramp from northbound Buford Highway to northbound Piedmont Road; there is no access to I-85.
North of I-85, the road crosses over a CSX Transportation rail line. It heads north and northwest to SR 141 (Peachtree Road SW). The highway heads northwest to meet its northern terminus, an intersection with US 19/SR 9 (Roswell Road) in North Buckhead. SR 237 is known as Piedmont Road NE for its entire length.[1]
No section of SR 237 is part of the National Highway System, a system of routes determined to be the most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.[4]
History
editSR 237 was established at the latest by 1946 along an alignment that started at US 23, which traveled on Cheshire Bridge Road and a southern continuation of Piedmont Road NE at that time. This is just south of the current southern terminus. SR 237 headed north along Piedmont Road NE as it does today.[2][3] In 1967, US 23 was moved farther to the east. However, it is not clear whether the portion of SR 237 between the former US 23 segment and its current southern terminus was decommissioned at this time.[5][6]
Major intersections
editThe entire route is in Fulton County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Morningside/Lenox Park | 0.0 | 0.0 | Southern terminus; roadway continues as Piedmont Road NE, a former portion of SR 237. | ||
| 0.1 | 0.16 |   SR 13 south | No access from SR 237 north to Buford/Spring Connector south | ||
| Buckhead | 0.55 | 0.89 |   SR 236 east (Lindbergh Drive NE) – Tucker | Western terminus of SR 236 | |
| 0.75 | 1.21 |  Morosgo Drive NE – Lindbergh Center station | |||
| 0.9 | 1.4 |    Sidney Marcus Boulevard to SR 400 north – Chamblee | |||
| 2.2 | 3.5 |  SR 141 (Peachtree Road NE) – Brookhaven | |||
| North Buckhead | 2.6 | 4.2 |  SR 141 Conn. east (Lenox Road) / Carson Lane – Buckhead | Western terminus of SR 141 Conn. | |
| 3.2 | 5.1 | US 19 / SR 9 (Roswell Road) – Atlanta, Roswell, Chastain Park | Northern terminus; roadway continues as Blackland Road NW. | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 237" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1, 1945). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ a b State Highway Department of Georgia (1946). System of State Roads (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. OCLC 5673161. Retrieved February 25, 2013. (Corrected to November 7, 1946.)
- ^ "National Highway System: Georgia" (PDF). United States Department of Transportation. May 8, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 21, 2015. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1967). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
- ^ State Highway Department of Georgia (January 1968). Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Scale not given. Atlanta: State Highway Department of Georgia. Retrieved February 25, 2013.