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{{Short description|State highway in Idaho, United States}} |
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'''State Highway 87''' is a state highway in [[Idaho]] from [[U.S. Route 20 (Idaho)|U.S. Route 20]] to the [[Montana]] state line. |
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{{Infobox road |
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|state=ID |
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|type=SH |
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|route=87 |
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|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=310|frame-lat=44.671|frame-long=-111.397|zoom=11|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Idaho State Highway 87}}}} |
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|map_custom=yes |
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|map_notes=SH-87 highlighted in red |
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|length_mi=9.143 |
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|length_ref=<ref name="ID-log 87"/> |
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|established= |
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|direction_a=South |
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|terminus_a={{jct|state=ID|US|20}} in [[Island Park, Idaho|Island Park]] |
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|direction_b=North |
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|terminus_b={{jct|state=MT|MT|87}} at [[Montana]] state line |
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|counties=[[Fremont County, Idaho|Fremont]] |
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|previous_type=I |
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|previous_route=86 |
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|next_type=US |
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|next_route=89 |
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}} |
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'''State Highway 87''' ('''SH-87''') is a {{convert|9.133|mi|km|adj=on}} [[State highway#United States|state highway]] in [[Fremont County, Idaho| Fremont County]], [[Idaho]], United States, that connects [[U.S. Route 20 in Idaho|U.S. Route 20]] (US-20) in [[Island Park, Idaho|Island Park]] with [[Montana Highway 87]] (MT 87) at the [[Montana]] state line. |
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==Route description== |
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SH-87 begins at a [[Three-way intersection|T intersection]] with US-20 in northern Island Park, just east of the Henrys Lake Airport. The highway proceeds northwest, traveling through rural area, before bending west and entering the small community of [[Island Park, Idaho|Island Park]]. The highway travels parallel to the northern shore of [[Henrys Lake]] for a short distance, before peeling off and proceeding northwest. The road continues northwest through rural area, before terminating at the southern terminus of MT 87 at the Idaho-Montana state line in [[Raynolds Pass]] on the [[Continental Divide]].<ref name="gmaps">{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-20+W&daddr=ID-87+N&hl=en&ll=44.677198,-111.392441&spn=0.144769,0.220757&sll=44.712632,-111.470118&sspn=0.009043,0.013797&geocode=FbAPqQIdj0hd-Q%3BFQk9qgIdYh1b-Q&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=16&t=h&z=12 |title=Overview Map of Idaho State Highway 87 |accessdate=January 29, 2013}}</ref> MT 87 continues northward from the border through [[Missouri Flats (Montana)|Missouri Flats]] to its northern terminus at a [[Intersection (road)|junction]] with [[U.S. Route 287 in Montana|U.S. Route 287]]. |
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==Major intersections== |
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{{Jcttop|state=ID|county=Fremont|length_ref=<ref name="ID-log 87">{{cite web|url=http://itd.idaho.gov/highways/reports/milepostlog/mplog/StateHighway87.html|title=Milepost Log|publisher=[[Idaho Transportation Department]]|date=January 29, 2008|accessdate=November 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121213062215/http://itd.idaho.gov/highways/reports/milepostlog/mplog/StateHighway87.html|archivedate=December 13, 2012|via=[[archive.today]]}}</ref>|location_ref=<ref name="gmaps"/>}} |
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{{IDint |
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|location=Island Park |
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|mile=0.000 |
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|road={{jct|state=ID|US|20|dir1=east|location1=[[West Yellowstone, Montana|West Yellowstone]]|location2=[[Bozeman, Montana|Bozeman]]}}<br>{{jct|state=ID|US|20|dir1=west|city1=Ashton|city2=Idaho Falls}} |
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}} |
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{{Jctplace |
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|location_special=[[Raynolds Pass]] |
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|lspan=2 |
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|mile=9.143 |
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|mspan=2 |
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|place=Idaho–Montana state line on the [[Continental Divide]] |
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}} |
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{{Jctint |
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|mile=none |
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|road={{jct|state=MT|MT|87|dir1=north|city1=Ennis}} |
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|notes=Continuation into Montana |
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}} |
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{{jctbtm}} |
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==See also== |
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{{stack|{{portal|U.S. Roads}}}} |
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* [[List of state highways in Idaho]] |
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==References== |
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{{reflist|22em}} |
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==External links== |
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{{Attached KML|display=title,inline}} |
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{{commons category-inline|Idaho State Highway 87}} |
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{{Idaho-road-stub}} |
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[[Category:State highways in Idaho|087]] |
[[Category:State highways in Idaho|087]] |
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[[Category:Transportation in Fremont County, Idaho]] |
Latest revision as of 17:47, 1 January 2023
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by ITD | ||||
Length | 9.143 mi[1] (14.714 km) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 20 in Island Park | |||
North end | MT 87 at Montana state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Idaho | |||
Counties | Fremont | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Highway 87 (SH-87) is a 9.133-mile (14.698 km) state highway in Fremont County, Idaho, United States, that connects U.S. Route 20 (US-20) in Island Park with Montana Highway 87 (MT 87) at the Montana state line.
Route description
[edit]SH-87 begins at a T intersection with US-20 in northern Island Park, just east of the Henrys Lake Airport. The highway proceeds northwest, traveling through rural area, before bending west and entering the small community of Island Park. The highway travels parallel to the northern shore of Henrys Lake for a short distance, before peeling off and proceeding northwest. The road continues northwest through rural area, before terminating at the southern terminus of MT 87 at the Idaho-Montana state line in Raynolds Pass on the Continental Divide.[2] MT 87 continues northward from the border through Missouri Flats to its northern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 287.
Major intersections
[edit]The entire route is in Fremont County. [2]
Location[2] | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Island Park | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 20 east – West Yellowstone, Bozeman US 20 west – Ashton, Idaho Falls | ||
Raynolds Pass | 9.143 | 14.714 | Idaho–Montana state line on the Continental Divide | ||
MT 87 north – Ennis | Continuation into Montana | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Milepost Log". Idaho Transportation Department. January 29, 2008. Archived from the original on December 13, 2012. Retrieved November 28, 2012 – via archive.today.
- ^ a b "Overview Map of Idaho State Highway 87" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
External links
[edit]Media related to Idaho State Highway 87 at Wikimedia Commons