Pennsylvania Route 437
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Pennsylvania Route 437 is an 11 miles (17.7 km) long state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 located in Luzerne
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Demographics :As of the 2010 census, the county was 90.7% White, 3.4% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% Asian, 3.3% were of some other race, and 1.5% were two or more races. 6.7% of the population was of Hispanic or Latino ancestry...

 county in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. The southern terminus is at PA 940
Pennsylvania Route 940
Pennsylvania Route 940 is a long Pennsylvania highway located in the sparsely-developed Poconos. It runs from Pennsylvania Route 309 in Hazleton to Pennsylvania Route 191 in Paradise Valley. Large segments of PA 940 are located in densely forested areas....

 in White Haven
White Haven, Pennsylvania
White Haven is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. White Haven was created in 1824 by industrialist Josiah White. It is located along the Lehigh River which connects White Haven to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,182 at the 2000 census...

. The northern terminus is at PA 309
Pennsylvania Route 309
Pennsylvania Route 309 is a major highway which runs for 134 miles through Pennsylvania in the United States. It connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre. A limited-access highway portion of PA 309 in the Wilkes-Barre area is known as the North...

 in Fairview Township
Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Fairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.10% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

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Route description

PA 437 begins at an intersection with PA 940
Pennsylvania Route 940
Pennsylvania Route 940 is a long Pennsylvania highway located in the sparsely-developed Poconos. It runs from Pennsylvania Route 309 in Hazleton to Pennsylvania Route 191 in Paradise Valley. Large segments of PA 940 are located in densely forested areas....

 in White Haven
White Haven, Pennsylvania
White Haven is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. White Haven was created in 1824 by industrialist Josiah White. It is located along the Lehigh River which connects White Haven to Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,182 at the 2000 census...

, heading north on two-lane, undivided Church Street. The route passes homes and some businesses before crossing into Dennison Township
Dennison Township, Pennsylvania
Dennison Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 908 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

 and becoming an unnamed road. At this point, the road passes a mix of farmland and woodland. Farther northwest, PA 437 passes through forested mountain areas and passes under a Reading Blue Mountain and Northern Railroad line before entering Wright Township
Wright Township, Pennsylvania
Wright Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 13.1 square miles , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there...

. Here, the road becomes Woodlawn Avenue and passes through a tract of the Lackawanna State Forest
Lackawanna State Forest
Lackawanna State Forest is a Pennsylvania State Forest in Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry District #11. The main offices are located in Lackawanna State Park in North Abington Township in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania in the United States....

, making a turn to the north and running a short distance to the east of the railroad line. In this area, the road passes a few residences as it continues into Fairview Township
Fairview Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Fairview Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,995 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and 0.10% is water.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000,...

 and winds north past more forests with occasional homes. PA 437 makes a turn to the northwest as it passes over the railroad tracks and comes to its northern terminus at PA 309
Pennsylvania Route 309
Pennsylvania Route 309 is a major highway which runs for 134 miles through Pennsylvania in the United States. It connects Philadelphia and its northern suburbs to Allentown, Hazleton, and Wilkes-Barre. A limited-access highway portion of PA 309 in the Wilkes-Barre area is known as the North...

 in the community of Mountain Top
Mountain Top, Pennsylvania
Mountain Top is a census-designated place in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP population was 15,269....

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Major intersections

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