Georgia State Route 237

State Route 237 marker
State Route 237
Piedmont Road NE
Map
SR 237 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length3.2 mi[1] (5.1 km)
Existed1946[2][3]–present
Major junctions
South endPiedmont Road NE in Midtown Atlanta
Major intersections
North end US 19 / SR 9 in North Buckhead
Location
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountiesFulton
Highway system
  • Georgia State Highway System
← SR 236→ SR 240

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.

Route description

SR 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

SR 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

The entire route is in Fulton County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Morningside/Lenox Park0.00.0Southern terminus; roadway continues as Piedmont Road NE, a former portion of SR 237.
0.10.16
 SR 13 south		No access from SR 237 north to Buford/Spring Connector south
Buckhead0.550.89
 SR 236 east (Lindbergh Drive NE) – Tucker		Western terminus of SR 236
0.751.21 Morosgo Drive NE – Lindbergh Center station
0.91.4

 Sidney Marcus Boulevard to SR 400 north – Chamblee
2.23.5 SR 141 (Peachtree Road NE) – Brookhaven
North Buckhead2.64.2
 SR 141 Conn. east (Lenox Road) / Carson Lane – Buckhead		Western terminus of SR 141 Conn.
3.25.1 US 19 / SR 9 (Roswell Road) – Atlanta, Roswell, Chastain ParkNorthern terminus; roadway continues as Blackland Road NW.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Overview map of SR 237" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.)
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
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