Japan National Route 37

National Route 37 (国道37号, Kokudō sanjūnana-gō) is a national highway connecting Oshamanbe and Muroran in Hokkaidō, Japan.

National Route 37
国道37号
Route information
Length	81.1 km[1] (50.4 mi)
Highway system
National highways of Japan Expressways of Japan ← National Route 36 National Route 38 →

Route data

• Length: 81.1 km (50.4 mi)
• Origin: Oshamanbe, Hokkaido (originates at junction with Route 5)
• Terminus: Muroran, Hokkaido (ends at junction with Route 36)
• Major cities: Date

History

• 1952-12-04 - First Class National Highway 37 (from Oshamanbe to Muroran)
• 1965-04-01 - General National Highway 37 (from Oshamanbe to Muroran)

Overlapping sections

• From the origin to Toyako Town (Irie intersection): Route 230

Municipalities passed through

• Oshima Subprefecture
  • Oshamanbe
• Shiribeshi Subprefecture
  • Kuromatsunai
• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Toyoura - Toyako - Date - Muroran

Intersects with

• Oshima Subprefecture
  • Route 5; at the origin, in Oshamanbe Town
• Shiribeshi Subprefecture
• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Route 230; at Toyako Town
  • Route 453; at Date City
  • Route 36; at the terminus, in Muroran City

Bypass

• Iburi Subprefecture
  • Hakuchō Shindō (Hakuchō Bridge); at Muroran City

References

1. "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 19 February 2020.