Texas State Highway 87
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  State Highway 87 |
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| Length: | 249.39[1] mi (401.34 km) | ||||||||||||
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| Formed: | by 1939 | ||||||||||||
| North end: |   US 59/US 84 at Timpson |
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| Major junctions: |
 US 96 |
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| South end: |  I 45 at Galveston |
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State Highway 87 or SH 87 runs for 249.4 miles between Galveston, Texas (at a terminus shared with Interstate 45 and Spur 342) to U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 84 in Timpson, Texas.
Highway 87 has a notable stretch between Sea Rim State Park and High Island, Texas that has been washed out repeatedly over the decades. As of 2006, this stretch has been closed continuously since 1990.[2] Portions of this stretch were less than 100 feet away from high tide in the 1990s.
While talk about rebuilding Texas 87 happens from time to time (for example, in 1998), no serious effort is underway to rebuild this road.
[edit] Route History
SH 87 was originally designated by 1933 from Milam to High Island. The section of this route from Milam to Orange was the previously proposed SH 8A before being renumbered. In 1939, it was extended to its current terminus in Timpson, and replaced the section of SH 124 from High Island to Galveston.
[edit] Counties and junctions
| County | Junction | Notes |
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| Shelby | US 59/US 84 – Timpson |
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| US 96 – Center |
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 SH 7 – Center |
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 SH 147 |
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| Sabine |  SH 21 – Milam |
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 SH 184 – Hemphill |
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| Newton |  SH 63 – Burkeville |
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 US 190 – Newton |
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 SH 12 |
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| Orange |   I 10/US 90 – Orange |
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  SH 62/SH 73 |
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| Jefferson |   US 69/US 96/US 287 – Port Arthur |
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 SH 82 – Port Arthur |
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| Chambers | no intersections | |
| Galveston |  SH 124 – High Island |
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| I 45 – Galveston |
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