Highway 37 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 2 in downtown Libby, Montana, and heads northeast. It crosses the BNSF Railway tracks just west of the Libby Amtrak station, and passes the site of the former vermiculite export plant[4][5] before crossing the Kootenai River and taking a more easterly course. The road follows the river upstream into a narrow, tightly winding canyon, running parallel to the railroad on the opposite bank. It suddenly turns south near the former vermiculite mine[6] and passes by its former processing plant site.[5][7] Soon, the road turns east again, then crosses the Kootenai once more and abruptly heads north, parting ways with the now southbound railroad. The road starts to gain elevation and, once it passes the eastern abutment of Libby Dam, it follows the eastern shore of Lake Koocanusa, hugging the sides of the former canyon as it winds its way north to Rexford. It bypasses the town to its south as the road turns east, passing over a former railroad alignment a few miles later, before turning east one last time amidst farmland to terminate at U.S. Route 93, at the northern end of Eureka.[2]
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montana, highway, montana, state, highway, mile, long, state, highway, state, montana, begins, downtown, libby, montana, takes, meandering, course, northeastwards, upstream, along, kootenai, river, eastern, shore, lake, koocanusa, before, terminating, route, n. Montana State Highway 37 MT 37 is a 67 048 mile long 107 903 km 2 state highway in the US state of Montana It begins in downtown Libby Montana at US 2 and takes a meandering course northeastwards upstream along the Kootenai River and the eastern shore of Lake Koocanusa before terminating at U S Route 93 at the northern end of Eureka Montana Previously MT 37 also followed US 93 from Eureka into Whitefish and turned down what is now MT 40 towards US 2 and Glacier National Park until at least 1942 3 Montana Highway 37MT 37 highlighted in redRoute informationMaintained by MDTLength67 048 mi 1 107 903 km Major junctionsSouth endUS 2 in LibbyNorth endUS 93 in EurekaLocationCountryUnited StatesStateMontanaCountiesLincolnHighway systemMontana Highway SystemInterstate US State Secondary MT 35 MT 38 Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksRoute description EditHighway 37 begins at an intersection with U S Route 2 in downtown Libby Montana and heads northeast It crosses the BNSF Railway tracks just west of the Libby Amtrak station and passes the site of the former vermiculite export plant 4 5 before crossing the Kootenai River and taking a more easterly course The road follows the river upstream into a narrow tightly winding canyon running parallel to the railroad on the opposite bank It suddenly turns south near the former vermiculite mine 6 and passes by its former processing plant site 5 7 Soon the road turns east again then crosses the Kootenai once more and abruptly heads north parting ways with the now southbound railroad The road starts to gain elevation and once it passes the eastern abutment of Libby Dam it follows the eastern shore of Lake Koocanusa hugging the sides of the former canyon as it winds its way north to Rexford It bypasses the town to its south as the road turns east passing over a former railroad alignment a few miles later before turning east one last time amidst farmland to terminate at U S Route 93 at the northern end of Eureka 2 Major intersections EditThe entire route is in Lincoln County 8 Location 8 mi 1 kmDestinationsNotesLibby0 0000 000 nbsp US 2 67 048107 903 nbsp US 931 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 miSee also Edit nbsp U S Roads portalReferences Edit a b Montana Department of Transportation 2011 Montana Road Log PDF Retrieved August 3 2012 4 166 a b Google August 3 2012 Overview of Montana Highway 37 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved August 3 2012 1942 Montana State Highway Map PDF Montana Department of Transportation Libby Asbestos Superfund Site Operable Unit 1 pdf United States Environmental Protection Agency October 7 2010 Retrieved August 3 2012 a b EPA s Asbestos Cleanup Activities United States Environmental Protection Agency July 30 2012 Retrieved August 3 2012 Libby Asbestos Superfund Site Operable Unit 3 pdf United States Environmental Protection Agency October 7 2010 Retrieved August 3 2012 Libby Asbestos Superfund Site Operable Unit 2 pdf United States Environmental Protection Agency October 7 2010 Retrieved August 3 2012 Geography Division 2016 Montana Governmental Unit Reference Map United States Census Bureau Retrieved January 27 2017 External links EditKML file edit help Template Attached KML Montana Highway 37KML is from Wikidata nbsp Media related to Montana Highway 37 at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Montana Highway 37 amp oldid 1174866993, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
