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*{{Jct|country=USA|I|80}} at [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne, WY]]
*{{Jct|country=USA|I|90}} from [[Buffalo, Wyoming|Buffalo, WY]] to [[Billings, Montana|Billings, MT]]
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|terminus_b={{Jct|country=USA|US|2}} at [[Havre, Montana|Havre, MT]]
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[[Image:Raton, NM, from U.S. Hwys. 64 and 87 IMG 4962.JPG|thumb|200px|right|[[Raton, New Mexico|Raton]], [[New Mexico]], as it appears from U.S. Route 87, which becomes [[Interstate 25]]]]
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[[File:Loma, Montana USA 05.JPG|thumb|200px|Route 87 in background, looking north from [[Loma, Montana]].]]
'''U.S. Highway 87''' ('''US 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]], making it the longest north-south road to not have a "1" in its number and the third longest north-south road in the country, behind [[U.S. Route 41|U.S. 41]] and [[U.S. Route 1|U.S. 1]]. Most of the portion from [[Billings, Montana]] to [[Raton, New Mexico]] is co-signed along [[Interstate 90|Interstates 90]] and [[Interstate 25|25]]. It is also co-signed along the majority of [[Interstate 27|I-27]] in Texas and future plans call for the interstate to be extended along the US 87 corridor. As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in [[Havre, Montana]], at [[U.S.
==Route description==
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===Texas===
{{main|U.S. Route 87 in Texas}}
In Texas, US 87 is a north–south highway that begins near the [[Gulf Coast]] in [[Port Lavaca, Texas]], and heads north through [[San Antonio]], [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]], [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]], and [[Dalhart, Texas|Dalhart]] to the [[New Mexico]] border near [[Texline, Texas|Texline]].
===New Mexico===
{{see also|U.S. Route 64 in New Mexico|Interstate 25 in New Mexico}}
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|Santa Fe Trail National Scenic Byway]]) in [[Clayton, New Mexico|Clayton]], shortly after entering New Mexico. It continues to the northwest until [[Des Moines, New Mexico|Des Moines]], when it takes a more westerly approach to [[Raton, New Mexico|Raton]]. In Raton, it separates from US 64 and merges with [[Interstate 25 in New Mexico|Interstate 25]] and [[U.S. Route 85 in New Mexico|US-85]], with which it remains concurrent through [[Raton Pass]] and into Colorado, though it is unsigned on much of the concurrency.▼
▲US 87 continues in a northwesterly direction in [[New Mexico]]
===Colorado===
{{main|Interstate 25 in Colorado}}
US 87 remains concurrent with [[Interstate 25|I-25]] throughout the state of [[Colorado]], which is a rare occurrence for a US highway to have a concurrency with an Interstate in its entirety within state boundaries. It is unsigned through the entire state.
===Wyoming===
{{see also|Interstate 25 in Wyoming|Interstate 90 in Wyoming}}
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 Interstate 25 northward until its terminus with [[Interstate 90 in Wyoming|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.
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US 87 originally ran northwest out of [[Great Falls, Montana]], towards the eastern border of [[Glacier National Park (U.S.)|Glacier National Park]]. US 87 ran to the Canadian Border at the [[Piegan, Montana|Piegan Border Crossing]]. This was changed in 1934, when [[U.S. Route 89|US Route 89]] was diverted to US 87's routing to Glacier Park. US 87 ended in Great Falls until circa 1945 when it was extended to its current northern terminus in [[Havre, Montana]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usends.com/87.html |website=US ENDS |access-date=30 June 2018 |title=End of US Highway 87}}</ref>
'''U.S. Route 185''' was formed in 1926
==Future==
▲'''U.S. Route 185''' was formed in 1926, and extended from US 85 in [[Cheyenne, Wyoming|Cheyenne]] north to [[Orin, Wyoming|Orin]]. It became part of a southern extension and realignment of US 87 in 1936.
On March 15, 2022, [[Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022|a bill]] was signed by President [[Joe Biden]] that added the extension of I-27 from its termini in [[Amarillo, Texas|Amarillo]] and [[Lubbock, Texas]], northward to [[Raton, New Mexico]], and southward to [[Laredo, Texas]], respectively to the Interstate Highway System utilizing the US 87 corridor. The interstate's northern terminus would be at [[Interstate 25 in New Mexico|I-25]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Alex |last=Driggars |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Raton to Laredo corridor added to Interstate Highway System, paving way for I-27 expansion |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lubbock-amarillo-interstate-27-expansion-gets-federal-designation-omnibus-bill/7052683001/ |access-date=March 17, 2022 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en |archive-date=July 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715184743/https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/2022/03/15/lubbock-amarillo-interstate-27-expansion-gets-federal-designation-omnibus-bill/7052683001/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A bill introduced in 2023 would explicitly designate the extension as I-27 with two [[List of auxiliary Interstate Highways|auxiliary routes]] numbered I-227 and I-327. I-227 is proposed to be routed via [[Texas State Highway 158|SH 158]] from [[Sterling City, Texas|Sterling City]] to Midland and [[Texas State Highway 349|SH 349]] from Midland to [[Lamesa, Texas|Lamesa]]; I-327 would utilize US 287 from [[Dumas, Texas|Dumas]] to the [[Oklahoma]] border.<ref>{{USBill|118|s|992|pipe=Text of the I–27 Numbering Act of 2023|site=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Alex |last=Driggars |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Cruz, Cornyn introduce legislation to name I-27 extension project|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2023/03/28/cruz-cornyn-introduce-legislation-to-name-i-27-extension-project/70056698007/|website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en |access-date=April 4, 2023}}</ref><!--Lubbock Avalanche-Journal erroneously states US 87 being used for the IH 327 corridor from Dumas to Oklahoma border; US 87 does not enter Oklahoma.--> However, after legislation passed through the U.S. Senate in August 2023, I-227 and I-327 were respectively redesignated as I-27W and I-27N, with I-27E replacing the proposed I-27 between Sterling City and Lamesa.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McEwen |first1=Mella |title=Senate passes act to create I-27 West through Midland |url=https://www.mrt.com/business/article/senate-passes-act-create-i-27-west-midland-18270534.php |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=Midland Reporter Telegram |date=1 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bordner |first1=Zachery |title=MOTRAN talks I-27, what it means for Midland/Odessa, Big Spring |url=https://www.yourbasin.com/news/motran-talks-i-27-what-it-means-for-midland-odessa-big-spring/ |access-date=25 January 2024 |work=Yourbasin |date=5 August 2023}}</ref>
==Major intersections==
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: {{jct|country=USA|US|89}} south-southeast of [[Armington, Montana|Armington]]. The highways travel concurrently to [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]].
: {{jct|country=USA|US|2}} northeast of [[Herron, Montana|Herron]]
<ref name=randmcnally>{{cite book |author = Rand McNally |year = 2014 |title = The Road Atlas |edition = Walmart |location = Chicago |publisher = Rand McNally |pages = 21, 60-61, 68, 98-101, 116|isbn = 978-0-528-00771-2}}</ref>
==See also==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|U.S. Route 87}}
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*[http://usends.com/87.html Endpoints of U.S. Highway 87]
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