History
Originally, Iowa Highway 37 began at U.S. Route 75 in Onawa to U.S. Route 59 east of Earling. The westernmost 73⁄4 miles (12 km) of the route were overlapped by Iowa 175. In 1966, Iowa 37 was truncated to its current western end near the Maple River. In 1971, a new section of US 59 was opened one mile (1.6 km) to the west of the former alignment. As a result, Iowa 37 was extended north one mile and east 6 miles (9.7 km) to Irwin, absorbing Iowa 268 The section from US 59 to Irwin was short-lived. In 1980, the section east of US 59 was turned over to Shelby County.
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