California State Route 137
{{short description|Highway in California}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=CA
|type=SR
|route=137
|map_notes=Map of central California with SR 137 highlighted in red
|section=437
|length_mi=29
|length_round=0
|direction_a=West
|terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|SR|43}} near Corcoran
|junction={{jct|state=CA|SR|99}} in Tulare
|direction_b=East
|terminus_b={{jct|state=CA|SR|65}} in Cairns Corner
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=136
|next_type=SR
|next_route=138
}}
State Route 137 (SR 137) is a state highway in the U.S. state of California, running in the San Joaquin Valley from State Route 43 near Corcoran to State Route 65 in Cairns Corner.
Route description
The western terminus of SR 137 is at an intersection with SR 43 in Corcoran. SR 137 travels east as Whitley Avenue before turning due north as 4th Avenue, which turns into Road 16, and entering Tulare County. The route turns northeast onto Waukena Avenue before passing through the community of Waukena. After this, SR 137 turns north onto Road 30 and then east on Avenue 199 before making another turn north on Road 36. A few miles later, SR 137 makes a final turn east on Avenue 228, which turns into Inyo Avenue. SR 137 continues into the city of Tulare, turning north on M Street and east onto Tulare Avenue as the highway passes through downtown.{{Google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=36.162825,-119.330063&spn=0.244471,0.617294&z=11|title=SR 137}}
SR 137 intersects State Route 99 and the south end of State Route 63 while still in the Tulare city limits. The highway then leaves the city limits and passes through rural Tulare County. The eastern terminus is just west of Lindsay at SR 65.{{Cite map| publisher=Thomas Brothers| title=Kings and Tulare Counties Street Atlas| year=2003}}
SR 137 is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System,{{CAFESystem}} but is not part of the National Highway System,{{FHWA NHS map|region=californiasouth|accessdate=September 28, 2017}} a network of highways that are considered essential to the country's economy, defense, and mobility by the Federal Highway Administration.{{FHWA NHS}}
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Major intersections
{{CAinttop|post_ref=
{{Caltrans bridgelog|date=April 2008}}California Department of Transportation, [http://traffic-counts.dot.ca.gov/ All Traffic Volumes on CSHS], 2007
}}
{{CAint
|county=Kings
|cspan=2
|county_note=KIN 0.00-2.06
|location=none
|postmile=0.00
|road=Whitley Avenue – Corcoran
|notes=Continuation beyond SR 43
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=0.00
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|43|name1=Central Valley Highway|city1=Hanford|city2=Wasco}}
|notes=Roundabout; west end of SR 137
}}
{{CAint
|county=Tulare
|cspan=6
|county_note=TUL 0.00-27.40
|location=Tulare
|lspan=2
|postmile=16.63
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|99|city1=Sacramento|city2=Los Angeles}}
|notes=Interchange; SR 99 exit 87
}}
{{CAint
|postmile=17.51
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|63|dir1=north|name1=Mooney Boulevard|city1=Visalia}}
|notes=
}}
{{CAint
|type=concur
|location=none
|postmile=20.46
|road=Road 140 (CR J15 north) – Visalia
|notes=West end of CR J15 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|type=concur
|location=none
|postmile=none
|road=Road 152 (CR J15 south) – Woodville
|notes=East end of CR J15 overlap
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=23.90
|road=Road 168 (CR J23) – Farmersville
}}
{{CAint
|location=none
|postmile=27.40
|road={{Jct|state=CA|SR|65|name1=Road 196 / CR J27|city1=Exeter|city2=Lindsay|city3=Plainview}}
|notes=East end of SR 137
}}
{{Jctbtm|col=6|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|California Roads}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
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{{CASR external links|SR|137}}
- [http://www.cahighways.org/137-144.html#137 California Highways: Route 137]
- [http://www.aaroads.com/california/ca-137.html California @ AARoads.com - State Route 137]