Pennsylvania Route 837

PA Route 837
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Route information
	Maintained by PennDOT
Length:	40.3 mi (64.9 km)
Major junctions
South end:	PA 88 in Carroll Township
	I-376 in Pittsburgh
North end:	US 19 / PA 51 / PA 60 in Pittsburgh
Location
Counties:	Washington, Allegheny
Highway system

Pennsylvania Route 837 (PA 837) is a state route located in western Pennsylvania. The southern terminus of the route is at Pennsylvania Route 88 in the Carroll Township hamlet of Wickerham Manor. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 19 and Pennsylvania Route 51 in downtown Pittsburgh at the junction of the Ohio, Allegheny and Monongahela rivers. The highway parallels the Monongahela River for all of its route with the exceptions of its extreme north and south ends. Popular amusement park Kennywood is located along this route.

Route description

Washington County

PA 837 begins at PA 88 in Carroll Township. It actually starts toward the east-southeast toward Donora. Before entering Donora, it turns to the north and passes the Monessen Bridge and becomes S. McKean Avenue. It leaves Donora as Meldon Avenue after passing the Donora-Webster Bridge at 10th Street.

After turning west, PA 837 enters Monongahela where it meets PA 88 again. It joins PA 88 for 2.5 miles (4.0 km) through Monongahela and New Eagle. After rounding another bend in the Monongahela River, PA 837 heads for West Elizabeth. Sixteen miles of PA 837 is in Washington County.^[1]

Allegheny County

In West Elizabeth PA 837 is known as 5th Street (alternately, the Charles McDevitt Memorial Highway, after the former Mayor of that town) before it intersects PA 51 at the Elizabeth Bridge and turns back to the northwest toward Clairton. In Clairton, PA 837 is known as State St. and passes the Clairton Works, a large coke manufacturer. Paralleling the Monongahela River, winds through Dravosburg and Duquesne. Upon leaving Duquesne, Route 837 becomes Kennywood Blvd. as it passes Kennywood Park, a well-known amusement park in western Pennsylvania.

Shortly after passing Kennywood, PA 837 becomes 8th Avenue in Homestead. In Homestead, the highway passes The Waterfront, a large shopping center on the banks of the Monongahela. West of Homestead, PA 837 encounters a complex interchange with PA 885, Baldwin Rd., and Glass Run Rd.

PA 837 becomes E. Carson St. in the South Side Flats neighborhood of Pittsburgh. E. Carson St. is the main road of a major business district in the South Side. Carson St. then passes Station Square before travelling under the Fort Pitt Bridge and ending at the West End Circle.

PA 837 spends almost 25 miles (40 km) in Allegheny County. It is the south end of five bridges in Pittsburgh and passes under two others.^[1]

Allegheny County Belt routes

Two of Allegheny County's colored belt routes align PA 837...

Blue Belt (3.5 miles) from Becks Run Rd. in Baldwin to Homestead Grays Bridge in Homestead
Green Belt (4 miles) from Rankin Bridge in Whitaker to McKeesport/Duquesne Bridge in Duquesne

A portion of the Orange Belt that was decommissioned in the 1970s also ran along PA 837 for 2.5 miles from the Regis Malady Bridge in Elizabeth to Finleyville-Elrama Rd. in Elrama

Major intersections

County	Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Washington	Carroll Township	0.0	0.0		PA 88 (Country Club Road) to Toll PA 43 – Charleroi
	Monongahela	8.5	13.7	PA 88 south / PA 136 east	Southern terminus of PA 88 / PA 136 concurrency
		8.7	14.0	PA 481 south (Park Avenue) / First Street	Northern terminus of PA 481
		9.7	15.6	PA 136 west (Dry Run Road) to Toll PA 43 – Eighty Four	Northern terminus of PA 136 concurrency
	New Eagle	10.9	17.5	PA 88 north (Union Street) – Finleyville	Northern terminus of PA 88 concurrency
Allegheny	West Elizabeth	17.8	28.6	PA 51 – Pittsburgh, Elizabeth	Interchange
	Clairton	20.8	33.5	PA 885 north (Walnut Avenue)	Southern terminus of PA 885
	Duquesne	26.4	42.5	Green Belt (McKeesport-Duquesne Bridge) to PA 148 – McKeesport	Interchange, southern terminus of Green Belt concurrency
	Whitaker	31.8	51.2	Green Belt (Rankin Bridge)	Southeast end of bridge, northern terminus of Green Belt concurrency
	Homestead	32.1	51.7	Blue Belt (Homestead Grays Bridge) / West Street	Southeast end of bridge, eastern terminus of Blue Belt concurrency
	Pittsburgh	33.6	54.1	PA 885 (Glenwood Bridge)	Interchange
		35.4	57.0	Blue Belt (Becks Run Road)	Western terminus of Blue Belt concurrency
		36.6	58.9	Hot Metal Street
		37.1	59.7	Birmingham Bridge	South end of Birmingham Bridge
		37.9	61.0	S. Tenth Street	South end of South Tenth Street Bridge
		38.8	62.4	Smithfield Street Bridge	South end of Smithfield Street Bridge
		39.8	64.1	I-376 east / US 22 east / US 30 east (Penn-Lincoln Parkway/Fort Pitt Bridge) to I-279 north	Exit 69C (I-376); access only from PA 837 south to I-376 east / I-376 west to PA 837 north
		40.3	64.9	US 19 / PA 51 / PA 60 north (West End Bridge) – McKees Rocks, West End, Clairton, Airport	Northern terminus of PA 837, southern terminus of PA 60
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access