U.S. Route 87
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| Route information | |
| Length: | 1,998 mi[1] (3,215 km) |
| Existed: | 1926[1] – present |
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| South end: |  SH 238 in Port Lavaca, TX |
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 I-15 in Great Falls, MT |
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| North end: |  US 2 at Havre, MT |
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U.S. Highway 87 is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas. Most of the portion from Billings, Montana, to Raton, New Mexico, is co-signed along Interstates 90 and 25. It is also co-signed along the majority of Interstate 27 in Texas.
As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Havre, Montana, at U.S. Highway 2. Its southern terminus is Port Lavaca, Texas.
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Route description [edit]
Texas [edit]
New Mexico [edit]
US 87 continues in a northwesterly direction in New Mexico, and is signed by NMDOT primarily as an east–west route. It merges with US 64 (and thus the Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway) in Clayton, shortly after entering New Mexico. It continues to the northwest until Des Moines, when it takes a more westerly approach to Raton. In Raton, it separates from US 64 and merges with Interstate 25 and US-85, with which it remains concurrent through Raton Pass and into Colorado, though it is unsigned on much of the concurrency.
Colorado [edit]
US 87 remains concurrent with Interstate 25 throughout the states of Colorado and Wyoming, of which is a rare occurrence for a US highway to have a concurrency with an Interstate in its entirety within state boundaries. For more on this section of US 87, see Interstate 25 in Colorado.
Wyoming [edit]
US 87 remains concurrent with Interstate 25 northward until exit 160 east of Glenrock where it joins US Route 20/US Route 26 from Glenrock to Casper. In Casper it splits from US-20/26 and rejoins I-25 at exit 186. It then remains concurrent with I-25 until its terminus with Interstate 90. It then follows I-90 west to exit 44 where it runs up to Sheridan. A portion of US-87 has been washed out for several years along this stretch and "temporary" detour signs are posted directing US-87 traffic along Wyoming Highway 193 through Story. In Sheridan US-87 rejoins Interstate 90 into Montana.
Montana [edit]
US 87 remains concurrent with Interstate 90 westward until Billings, where it breaks off and heads north. Between Crow Agency and Billings, US 87 and I-90 are merged with US 212. It intersects with (and briefly merges with) US 12 in Roundup and continues north with a slight bend to the northwest until, at Grass Range it takes a sharp turn to the west at an intersection with Montana State Highway 200. US 87 remains concurrent with Montana State Highway 200 until Great Falls. In Lewistown, it merges with US 191 and remains heading generally west. Some ten miles (16 km) out of Lewistown, it breaks with US 191 and merges with Montana State Highway 3, heading generally northwest and merging briefly with US 89 before breaking with all three in Great Falls. US 87 heads northeast then east to Fort Benton and then generally northeast to its terminus with US 2 about two miles (3 km) west of Havre.
History [edit]
U.S. Route 185 was formed in 1926, and extended from US 85 in Cheyenne north to Orin. It became part of a southern extension and realignment of US 87 in 1936.
Major intersections [edit]
- Texas State Highway 238 in Port Lavaca, Texas
- U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 77 in Victoria, Texas
- U.S. Route 183 in Cuero, Texas
- Interstate 410 in San Antonio, Texas
- Interstate 10 and U.S. Route 90 in San Antonio, Texas
- Interstate 37 and U.S. Route 281 in San Antonio, Texas
- Interstate 35 in San Antonio, Texas
- Texas State Highway Loop 1604 in San Antonio, Texas
- Interstate 10 in Comfort, Texas
- U.S. Route 290 in Fredericksburg, Texas
- U.S. Route 377 in Mason, Texas
- U.S. Route 190 in Brady, Texas
- U.S. Route 83 in Eden, Texas
- U.S. Route 67 and U.S. Route 277 in San Angelo, Texas
- Interstate 20 in Big Spring, Texas
- U.S. Route 180 in Lamesa, Texas
- U.S. Route 380 in Tahoka, Texas
- Interstate 27 in Lubbock, Texas
- U.S. Route 84 in Lubbock, Texas
- U.S. Route 82 in Lubbock, Texas
- U.S. Route 70 in Plainview, Texas
- U.S. Route 60 in Canyon, Texas
- Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 287 in Amarillo, Texas
- U.S. Route 287 in Dumas, Texas
- U.S. Route 54 and U.S. Route 385 in Dalhart, Texas
- U.S. Route 56, U.S. Route 64, and U.S. Route 412 in Clayton, New Mexico
- Interstate 25, U.S. Route 64, and U.S. Route 85 in Raton, New Mexico
- U.S. Route 160 in Trinidad, Colorado
- U.S. Route 160 in Walsenburg, Colorado
- U.S. Route 50 in Pueblo, Colorado
- U.S. Route 24 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Colorado State Highway 470 in Centennial, Colorado
- Interstate 225 in Denver, Colorado
- U.S. Route 6 in Denver, Colorado
- U.S. Route 40 in Denver, Colorado
- Interstate 70 in Denver, Colorado
- Interstate 76 in Denver, Colorado
- U.S. Route 36 in Denver, Colorado
- U.S. Route 34 near Loveland, Colorado
- Interstate 80 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 30 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 85 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 26 near Wheatland, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 18 and U.S. Route 20 in Orin, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 20 and U.S. Route 26 in Casper, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 16 in Buffalo, Wyoming
- Interstate 90 in Buffalo, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 14 in Sheridan, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 14 in Ranchester, Wyoming
- U.S. Route 212 in Crow Agency, Montana
- Interstate 94 in Billings, Montana
- Interstate 90 and U.S. Route 212 in Billings, Montana
- U.S. Route 12 in Roundup, Montana
- U.S. Route 191 in Lewistown, Montana
- U.S. Route 89 in Armington, Montana
- U.S. Route 89 in Great Falls, Montana
- U.S. Route 2 in Havre, Montana
See also [edit]
Related routes [edit]
Bannered and suffixed routes [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ a b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).
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←  SH 86 |
CO | SH 88  → |
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←  MT 86 |
MT | MT 87  → |
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←  SH 86 |
TX | SH 87  → |
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←  US 85 |
WY | US 89  → |
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