The A37 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. It is approximately 42 kilometers in length. The A37 is located entirely in the Dutch province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

 Drenthe

Drenthe

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...

.

The A37 connects the city of Hoogeveen

Hoogeveen

Hoogeveen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town...

 with Emmen and the German

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 border (Twist, Germany

Twist, Germany

Twist is a municipality in the Emsland district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated directly at the Dutch border.Situation of the local parts in the municipality of Twist:-History:...

) near Zwartemeer

Zwartemeer

Zwartemeer is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Zwartemeer has an altitude of 18 meters and a population of 3,130 .-External links:*...

. At the border, the road continues as the German road B402, which connects to the German A31

Bundesautobahn 31

is a German Autobahn that connects the coast of the North Sea near Emden to the Ruhr area. It is also known as Emsland-Autobahn or East Frisian Skewer....

 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.	# Exit number An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....	Name	Roads	Notes
Drenthe Drenthe Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...	Hoogeveen Hoogeveen Hoogeveen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town...	0		Interchange Interchange (road) In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...  Hoogeveen	A28 A28 motorway (Netherlands) The A28 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is approximately 188 kilometers in length.The A28 traverses the Dutch provinces of Utrecht, Gelderland, Overijssel, Drenthe and Groningen... , N48
		4	1	Hoogeveen Hoogeveen Hoogeveen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town... -Oost		Oost means east
		10	2	Nieuwlande Nieuwlande Nieuwlande is a small Dutch village. The population, as of 1 January 2004, is 1,250. It is located in the north-eastern province of Drenthe. In the Drents dialect, the town is called Neilaande. The town is situated in the municipality of Hoogeveen....
	Coevorden Coevorden Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...	19	3	Oosterhesselen Oosterhesselen Oosterhesselen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Coevorden, about 9 km north of the city.Oosterhesselen was a separate municipality between 1819 and 1998, when it was merged with Coevorden....
		23		Interchange Holsloot	N34
	Emmen	26	4	Veenoord Veenoord Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Veenoord has an altitude of 13 meters and a population of about 2,200 .-External links:*...	N376
		29	5	Schoonebeek Schoonebeek Schoonebeek is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of Emmen, about 12 km south of that city.Schoonebeek was a separate municipality from 1884 to 1998, when it merged with Emmen....
		36	6	Klazienaveen Klazienaveen Klazienaveen is a town to the southeast of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe.It lies approx from the German border....
		40	7	Zwartemeer Zwartemeer Zwartemeer is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Zwartemeer has an altitude of 18 meters and a population of 3,130 .-External links:*...	N379
Border with Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... ; this road continues as the German B402.