State Route 37
A 9.10 mile route, SR 37 loops to the west of the city of Winchester between I-81 (Exit 310) and U.S. 11 just south of I-81 (Exit 317). The majority of the loop is limited access, with the exception of the southern end at the diamond interchange with I-81.
Projects at the south end modified the exchange with Interstate 81 and extended the four lane route slightly east. The Exit 310 Interchange Modification Project, which began spring 2015, widened the footprint of the existing diamond interchange by expanding the ramps outward into a "spread-diamond" configuration, and added dual turn lanes. Work included removal of the existing ramps as well as an expanded loop ramp at the nearby folded diamond interchange with U.S. 11.1
Additional work to SR 37 extended the four lane route slightly east to meet realigned I-81 frontage roads at an at-grade intersection. This phase of the project relocated both Tasker Road and Hillandale Lane 1,100 feet to the east to accommodate the expanded footprint of Exit 310, and allow for any potential future interchange with SR 37. Traffic opened along the frontage roads on June 14, 2016.2 Construction of the $25 million project was fully opened by March 2017.1
The official Virginia highway map shows a proposed eastern extension of SR 37 from Exit 310 toward U.S. 17/50, but no formal plans are in place at this time.
North
SR 37 north starts from the frontage roads east of I-81, Tasker Road and Hillandale Lane. A diamond interchange follows with I-81 to the south of Winchester. The freeway portion of the state route commences beyond Interstate 81.
This ramp was shifted to the west as a result of the Kernstown Interchange project, which widened the footprint of the exchange.
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A folded diamond interchange follows I-81 with U.S. 11 (Valley Pike). U.S. 11 follows Valley Pike northward onto Valley Avenue for Kernstown and Downtown Winchester.
The Kernstown Interchange project removed the northbound ramp to U.S. 11 from SR 37 to accommodate the new southbound ramps with I-81. All movements to Valley Pike are now handled by the previously southbound-only loop ramp for U.S. 11.
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U.S. 11 (Valley Pike) leads south from Winchester to Stephens City. A number of industrial and business parks line Valley Pike in both directions from SR 37.
Work completed in November 2016 expanded the loop ramp to include a left turn lane for movements to U.S. 11 north.
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The initial confirming marker for northbound SR 37 stands beyond the exchange with U.S. 11. Originally referred to as the Winchester Bypass, SR 37 is also officially designated Congressman J. Kenneth Robinson Parkway.
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Shady Elm Road (SR 651) passes over SR 37 beyond the second northbound shield.
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A diamond interchange links SR 37 north next with SR 622 (Cedar Creek Grade).
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SR 622 follows Cedar Creek Grade east to U.S. 11 (Valley Avenue) at Weems Lane in Winchester and southwest to nearby Opequon and Marlboro.
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Continuing north along SR 37 through rural areas west of Winchester. The Winchester Bypass meets U.S. 50 next at a diamond interchange.
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U.S. 50 follows Amherst Street west from Downtown Winchester to SR 37 near Winchester Medical Center. The four lane highway joins the city with Round Hill, Hayfield, Gore and Romney, West Virginia. Motorists are directed to U.S. 50 for the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.
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Interests to Winchester Medical Center are directed north from U.S. 50 along SR 37 to the trumpet interchange with Campus Boulevard.
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SR 37 passes to the west of Winchester Medical Center, located between U.S. 50 and Campus Boulevard.
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Campus Boulevard meanders south from SR 37 to the medical complex and U.S. 50 (Amherst Street). The northbound lanes follow the independent city limits of Winchester along this stretch.
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SR 37 advances north from Campus Boulevard to a diamond interchange with U.S. 522 (N Frederick Pike). U.S. 522 angles northwest from U.S. 11 and Fairmont Avenue in Winchester to Albin and across Flint Ridge en route to Gainesboro and Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.
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U.S. 522 travels 165 miles overall within Virginia between U.S. 60 at Powhatan and the state line north of Cross Junction. SR 37 turns east beyond U.S. 522 to U.S. 11.
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One mile west of the wye interchange with U.S. 11 (Martinsburg Pike) north. A connector ramp to Cives Lane provides return access to Winchester via Martinsburg Pike south.
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Trailblazers to I-81 are posted along this stretch of SR 37 north.
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Cives Lane ties into U.S. 11 opposite Park Center Drive in an industrial area of Winchester. SR 37 concludes ahead at U.S. 11 north, south of a diamond interchange with I-81.
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References:
- "Interstate 81 exit 310 interchange construction to finish a year early." Winchester Star, The, March 8, 2017.
- "Interstate 81 exit 310 traffic changes coming." Winchester Star, The, November 16, 2016.
Photo Credits:
- Alex Nitzman: 07/16/05
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Page Updated Wednesday May 05, 2021.