A37 motorway (Netherlands)

The A37 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 42 kilometers in length. The A37 is located entirely in the Dutch province of Drenthe.

A37 motorway
Rijksweg 37
Location of the A37 motorway
Major junctions
West end A28/N48 in Hoogeveen
East endEmmen
B 402 border with  Germany
Highway system
A37 seen from the viaduct "Erica".

The A37 connects the city of Hoogeveen with Emmen and the German border (Twist, Germany) near Zwartemeer. At the border, the road continues as the German road B402, which connects to the German A31 a few kilometers east of the border.

Along the entire length of the motorway, the European route E233 follows the A37.

History

Until 2003, the main connection between Hoogeveen and the German B402 road was the two-laned N37 highway. In that year, construction of the motorway finished on the section between interchanges Hoogeveen and Holsloot and that part of the road, now upgraded from 'N37' to 'A37', was opened to traffic. Since October 2007, the remaining stretch between Holsloot and the German border has also been upgraded from highway N37 to motorway A37.

Exit list
Province Municipality Km. # Name Roads Notes
Drenthe Hoogeveen 0 Interchange Hoogeveen A28, N48
4 1 Hoogeveen-Oost Oost means east
10 2 Nieuwlande
Coevorden 19 3 Oosterhesselen
23 Interchange Holsloot N34
Emmen 26 4 Veenoord N376
29 5 Schoonebeek
36 6 Klazienaveen
40 7 Zwartemeer N379
Border with Germany; this road continues as the German B402.

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