U.S. Route 87 in Texas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 87 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 87.
Not to be confused with Texas State Highway 87.
U.S. Highway 87 marker
U.S. Highway 87
Map
US 87 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length801.1 mi (1,289.2 km)
Existed1935–present
Major junctions
South end SH 238 in Port Lavaca
Major intersections
North end US 87 near Texline
Location
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountiesCalhoun, Victoria, DeWitt, Gonzales, Wilson, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, Mason, McCulloch, Concho, Tom Green, Coke, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Dawson, Lynn, Lubbock, Hale, Swisher, Randall, Potter, Moore, Hartley, Dallam
Highway system
← SH 86→ SH 87

In the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south U.S. Highway that begins near the Gulf Coast in Port Lavaca, Texas and heads north through San Antonio, Lubbock, Amarillo, and Dalhart to the New Mexico state line near Texline.

Route description

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First route marker for northbound US 87 in Port Lavaca

US 87 begins at an intersection with State Highway 238 in Port Lavaca.[1] It takes a northwesterly route out of the town, and travels to Victoria, where it intersects US 59 and US 77.[2] Its northwesterly path continues to Cuero, where it merges with (and is briefly co-signed with) US 77 Alternate and US 183 before turning back toward the north. US 87 follows a gentle northwesterly route until just before Smiley, where it takes a more westerly turn. At Nixon, US 87 merges with State Highway 97 and continues west as a co-signed route until just west of Stockdale, where SH 97 leaves the route and US 87 continues to the northwest to San Antonio.[3]

On the southeast side of the city, US 87 merges with Interstate 10 (I-10); the routes are concurrent for 54 miles (87 km), through San Antonio and the southern part of the Texas Hill Country until an exit at Comfort. From here, US 87 travels in an almost due northerly heading to Fredericksburg before making a slight turn back to the northwest to Mason, where it merges with US 377.

From Mason, US 87/377 continues north-northwest to Brady, where US 377 leaves the route and US 87 makes a hard turn to the west before taking yet another slight turn to the north and continuing on to San Angelo and the northwest. After intersecting with I-20 at Big Spring, US 87 continues the same northwesterly path to Lamesa, where it takes a turn back to the northeast. After making another turn back to the north just outside O'Donnell, US 87 reaches Lubbock, where it merges with I-27 on the south side of the city.[4]

US 87 is concurrent with I-27 for a majority of its trek to Amarillo, deviating from the interstate route to spur into cities such as Kress, Tulia, and Canyon. The I-27 designation ends at I-40 in Amarillo; here, US 87 splits into the one-way pair of Fillmore Street (northbound) and Taylor Street (southbound, which also carries eastbound US 60). North of Amarillo Boulevard, US 87 and US 287 merge and head due north along a freeway alignment. The two routes separate in Dumas, with US 87 taking a sharp turn to the west before merging with US 385 in Hartley and turning to the northwest. US 385 leaves the route in Dalhart, and US 87 continues on a slight northwesterly path, crossing into New Mexico approximately a mile west of Texline.[5][6]

Future

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On March 15, 2022, a bill was signed by President Joe Biden that added the extension of I-27 north to Raton, New Mexico, and south to Laredo to the Interstate Highway System. The extension would utilize the US 87 corridor between Raton and San Angelo, Texas.[7] A bill introduced in March 2023 would explicitly designate the extension as I-27 with two auxiliary routes numbered I-227 and I-327. I-227 is proposed to be routed via SH 158 from Sterling City to Midland and SH 349 from Midland to Lamesa; I-327 would utilize US 287 from Dumas to the Oklahoma state line.[8][9] 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.[10][11]

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
CalhounPort Lavaca0.00.0
 SH 238 (Commerce Street) to SH 35 – Seadrift
0.20.32 FM 1090 (Virginia Street)
1.42.3
 FM 1090 north (South Alcoa Drive) – Placedo
1.52.4 SH 35 – Port of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort, Palacios, Rockport
Clarks5.28.4

 FM 2433 south to SH 238 – Seadrift
Victoria​10.516.9
 FM 1090 east – Port Lavaca
Placedo13.822.2 FM 616 – BloomingtonInterchange
Dacosta17.728.5 FM 1686 – Telferner
​22.836.7

 FM 2615 east to FM 1686
Victoria24.439.3
 Future I-69 / US 59 – Houston, Beeville, Corpus Christi, Refugio		I-69/US 59 exit 1B; interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69
26.642.8

 SH 185 to Bus. US 59 – Bloomington, Seadrift, Houston
27.644.4



 Bus. US 59 north (East Rio Grande Street) / Bus. US 77 north (North Navarro Street) – Hallettsville, Giddings, Edna, Houston		Southern end of US 59 Bus. / US 77 Bus. overlap
27.944.9



 Bus. US 59 south / Bus. US 77 south (West Rio Grande Street) – Goliad, Beeville, Refugio, Corpus Christi		Northern end of US 59 Bus. / US 77 Bus. overlap
31.751.0 US 77 / Loop 463 – Giddings, Houston, Laredo, Corpus ChristiInterchange
Nursery38.261.5
 FM 447 west – Mission Valley
DeWittThomaston43.870.5
 Loop 105 north – Cuero
44.771.9
 Loop 105 south – Victoria
Cuero55.589.3


 US 77 Alt. north / US 183 north (North Esplanade) – Gonzales, Austin, Yoakum		Southern end of US 77 Alt. / US 183 overlap
56.090.1
 FM 236 south (East Morgan) – Arneckeville, Victoria
56.390.6
 SH 72 west (West Heaton) – Yorktown, Kenedy
58.794.5


 US 77 Alt. south / US 183 south – Goliad, Corpus Christi		Northern end of US 77 Alt. / US 183 overlap
61.398.7


 SH 72 to US 77 Alt. / US 183 – Yorktown, Victoria, Yoakum
​63.8102.7
 FM 953 east – Lindenau
Mustang Mott65.2104.9
 FM 2542 west
​69.2111.4
 FM 2816 west
Westhoff72.1116.0


 FM 240 south (Houston Avenue) to FM 238 west – Yorktown
Gonzales​79.4127.8
 FM 1116 north – Pilgrim, Summerville
Smiley83.7134.7 FM 108 – Yorktown, Summerville
​88.9143.1

 FM 77 east to FM 108
Nixon90.2145.2

 FM 2922 north to SH 97 – Bebe, Cost
91.6147.4


 SH 80 / SH 97 east to FM 1681 north – Karnes City, Luling, Gonzales, Seguin		Southern end of SH 97 overlap
WilsonPandora96.2154.8
 FM 1107 west – Stockdale
96.7155.6
 FM 1347 south – Denhawken
Stockdale101.6163.5

 FM 538 south to FM 1347
102.4164.8

 Bus. US 87 north – San Antonio
103.1165.9
 SH 119 south – Gillett, Yorktown
103.3166.2 SH 123 – Seguin, San Marcos, Karnes CityInterchange
104.4168.0

 Bus. US 87 south – Business District, Victoria
​108.2174.1
 SH 97 west – Floresville, Pleasanton		Northern end of SH 97 overlap
Sutherland Springs110.8178.3 FM 539 – Floresville
La Vernia117.2188.6
 Loop 321 west – San Antonio
117.6189.3 FM 775 – New Berlin, Calaveras
117.9189.7

 Loop 321 east to FM 775 – Cuero
118.7191.0 FM 1346 – St. Hedwig
Bexar​125.3201.7 Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) – St. Hedwig, ElmendorfInterchange
Lone Oak125.5202.0 FM 3465 (Lone Oak Road)
​126.8204.1
 Loop 107 east
Sayers127.8205.7
 Loop 106 west
128.2206.3 FM 1628
129.4208.2
 Loop 106 east
China Grove132.0212.4
 FM 1516 north – Martinez
San Antonio134.5216.5 I-410 / SH 130I-410 exit 35
135.5218.1 Loop 13 (South W.W. White Road)
138.0222.1

 I-10 east / US 90 east / Roland Avenue – Seguin		Southern end of I-10 / US 90 overlap; US 87 south follows exit 577
see I-10
KendallComfort191.7308.5


 I-10 west / Bus. US 87 south – Kerrville		Northern end of I-10 overlap; US 87 north follows exit 523
Kerr
 No major junctions
GillespieFredericksburg213.2343.1
 US 290 east (Main Street) – Austin		Southern end of US 290 overlap
213.5343.6
 SH 16 north (Llano Street) – Llano		Southern end of SH 16 overlap
213.6343.8
 SH 16 south (Adams Street) – Kerrville		Northern end of SH 16 overlap
214.0344.4
 RM 965 north (Milam Street) – Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
214.8345.7
 US 290 west – Harper, Junction		Northern end of US 290 overlap
​222.6358.2
 RM 2323 north – Prairie Mountain, Llano
​224.3361.0
 RM 648 west – Doss
MasonLoyal Valley236.8381.1 RM 2242 – Brady
238.0383.0 RM 2242 – Fredericksburg
​243.6392.0
 RM 152 east – Castell, Llano
​244.6393.6
 RM 783 south – Doss, Harper, Kerrville
Mason254.5409.6
 RM 1723 south
255.7411.5

 SH 29 east (Austin Street) / RM 386 north (North Live Oak Avenue) – Llano, Burnet, Fredonia		Southern end of SH 29 overlap
255.8411.7
 RM 1871 west (El Paso Street) – Junction
257.1413.8

 US 377 south / SH 29 west – Junction, Menard		Northern end of SH 29 overlap; Southern end of US 377 overlap
Camp Air267.1429.9 RM 1222 – Menard, Llano
McCullochCamp San Saba274.0441.0
 FM 1955 east
Brady281.6453.2
 SH 71 east – Llano, Austin
283.0455.4
 US 190 west – Menard, Fort Stockton		Southern end of US 190 overlap
283.3455.9
 FM 2028 west (17th Street) – G. Rollie White Complex, Brady Lake, Melvin
283.8456.7
 FM 2309 south (11th Street) – Voca
284.4457.7


 US 190 east / US 377 north to FM 714 – Brownwood, San Saba		Northern end of US 190 / US 377 overlap
288.0463.5
 US 283 north – Santa Anna, Coleman
​292.1470.1
 FM 3022 south – Lake Brady
Melvin300.5483.6
 FM 2028 east – Brady
​301.6485.4
 FM 503 north – Salt Gap, Doole, Valera
Concho​311.0500.5
 FM 2134 north – Millersview, Ivie Reservoir
Eden316.6509.5 US 83 – Menard, Ballinger, Paint Rock
​321.5517.4
 FM 176 south
​334.8538.8
 Loop 577 north – Vick, Eola
​335.7540.3
 Loop 577 south – Vick, Eola
Tom Green​345.7556.4
 FM 2334 north – Veribest
​347.3558.9
 Loop 570 west – Wall
​349.2562.0
 Loop 570 east – Wall
San Angelo352.3567.0
 Loop 306 north		Interchange; Southern end of Loop 306 overlap
355.2571.6

 US 277 south to Loop 378 – Eldorado		Interchange; Southern end of US 277 overlap; no direct northbound exit (signed at Loop 378)
356.0572.9Country Club Road – Goodfellow AFBInterchange
356.4573.6

 Loop 306 west to US 67 – Big Lake		Interchange; northern end of Loop 306 overlap; access to San Angelo Community Medical Center
357.5575.3Ben Ficklin RoadInterchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
359.5578.6
 RM 584 south (Knickerbocker Road)
359.8579.0
 FM 388 east (West Avenue N) – Angelo State University
361.0581.0

 Bus. US 67 south (West Beauregard Avenue)		Southern end of US 67 Bus. overlap
361.5581.8
 US 67 / US 277 north		Interchange; Northern end of US 277 / US 67 Bus. overlap
362.3583.1
 SH 208 north (19th Street) – Robert Lee
​365.3587.9Chadbourne StreetInterchange; former Loop 378
​366.5589.8
 FM 2105 east
Grape Creek370.6596.4 FM 2288 – Grape CreekInterchange
Water Valley384.6619.0 RM 2034 – Robert Lee
Coke
 No major junctions
SterlingSterling City403.4649.2
 SH 158 east – E.V. Spence Reservoir, Robert Lee		Southern end of SH 158 overlap
404.4650.8
 SH 163 south – Ozona		Southern end of SH 163 overlap
​407.2655.3
 SH 158 west – Midland		Interchange; Northern end of SH 158 overlap
​408.1656.8
 SH 163 north – Colorado City		Southern end of SH 163 overlap
Glasscock​434.2698.8
 FM 821 east – Coahoma
Howard​435.6701.0
 FM 461 west		Southern end of FM 461 overlap
​436.1701.8
 FM 461 east – Forsan		Northern end of FM 461 overlap
​
 RM 33 south / Hughes Road		South end of freeway
Big Spring

 Bus. US 87 north – Big Spring		Northbound exit and southbound entrance
​Martha May Road, Rockhouse Road
​Frazier Road
​ I-20 – El Paso, AbileneI-20 exit 173
​ SH 176
​County Road 21
​


 Bus. US 87 south / FM 700 east		Interchange; north end of freeway
​455.1732.4
 FM 2230 north
455.4732.9
 FM 1584 north – Vealmoor
​460.7741.4 FM 846 – Knott
​468.3753.7
 FM 2230 south – Knott
​468.7754.3
 FM 1785 east – Vealmoor
Martin​471.0758.0
 FM 2002 west – Ackerly
Dawson472.1759.8
 FM 1584 south – Vealmoor
472.6760.6
 FM 2212 south – Ackerly
​474.4763.5


 FM 178 north to US 180 east
​477.9769.1
 FM 828 west – Sparenberg, Patricia
​484.1779.1
 FM 26 south – Sparenberg
​488.2785.7

 US 180 east / FM 2052 west / Frontage Road – Gail, Snyder		Interchange; Southern end of US 180 overlap
Lamesa490.6789.5

 Bus. US 87 north – Downtown Lamesa
491.0790.2
 FM 827 east – Preston E. Smith Unit
491.7791.3


 US 180 west to SH 137 / SH 349 – Seminole		Northern end of US 180 overlap; access to Medical Arts Hospital
491.9791.6
 FM 826 east – Lamesa Municipal Airport
492.2792.1

 Bus. US 87 south
492.9793.2
 FM 179 north
493.1793.6
 FM 2592 west – Midland, Stanton, Lamesa Municipal Airport
​494.5795.8
 FM 825 east
​497.1800.0
 FM 2411 east
​502.2808.2
 FM 1210 east
​505.8814.0
 FM 1066 west – Loop
Lynn​508.6818.5
 Loop 76 north – O'Donnell
​509.9820.6
 Loop 76 south / FM 2053 – Welch, O'Donnell
​513.4826.2 FM 213 – New Moore, Draw
​516.4831.1
 FM 3332 east
Tahoka522.3840.6 Loop 472 – TahokaInterchange; south end of freeway
523.4842.3 US 380 – Brownfield, Post
524.2843.6 Loop 472 – Tahoka
525.7846.0 FM 400 / Frontage Road – WilsonInterchange; north end of freeway
​531.8855.8
 FM 1317 west
​534.7860.5
 FM 211 east – Wilson		Southern end of FM 211 overlap
​534.9860.8
 FM 211 west – New Home		Northern end of FM 211 overlap
Lubbock​541.1870.8 FM 41 – Ropesville, SlatonTo be converted into an interchange by October 2024.[12]
Woodrow543.2874.2
 Loop 493 north – Woodrow
543.3874.4Woodrow RoadInterchange
544.2875.8
 Loop 493 south – Woodrow
​545.3877.6 FM 1585Interchange; Southern end of freeway; future Loop 88
​546.3879.2114th Street
Lubbock547.3880.898th Street
548.3882.4 US 84 / Loop 289 / 82nd Street – PostSouthern end of I-27 overlap; I-27 exit 1
see I-27
Swisher​610.2982.0
 I-27 north		Northern end of I-27 overlap; US 87 north follows exit 61
Kress612.1985.1
 FM 145 to I-27 – Hart
​617.3993.4 FM 928
​623.41,003.3
 SH 86 west – Dimmitt		Interchange; Southern end of SH 86 overlap
Tulia624.01,004.2
 SH 86 east – Downtown Tulia, Silverton, Younger Field, Mackenzie Lake		Northern end of SH 86 overlap
624.51,005.0
 FM 1318 east – Tule Lake
​626.71,008.6
 I-27 south		Southern end of I-27 overlap; US 87 south follows exit 77
see I-27
​637.31,025.6

 I-27 north / FM 1881 east		Northern end of I-27 overlap; US 87 north follows exit 88B; no access from US 87 south to I-27 north
Happy639.11,028.5
 FM 1075 west		Southern end of FM 1075 overlap
Randall639.51,029.2

 FM 1075 east to I-27		Northern end of FM 1075 overlap
​641.71,032.7
 FM 1705 north
​643.81,036.1
 FM 285 east – Wayside
​651.51,048.5
 FM 1714 west – Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Canyon656.11,055.9
 SH 217 (4th Avenue) to I-27 – Business District, Historical Museum, Palo Duro State Park
656.51,056.5
 Spur 48 east (Russell Long Boulevard)		At-grade intersection; south end of freeway
656.61,056.7
 US 60 west – Hereford		Southern end of US 60 overlap
657.11,057.5 FM 3331 (Hunsley Road)
658.21,059.3

 To I-27 south / Buffalo Stadium Road
659.01,060.6
 I-27 south		Southern end of I-27 overlap; southbound left exit and northbound left entrance; I-27 exit 110
see I-27
PotterAmarillo672.41,082.1

 I-27 ends / US 287 south / I-40 – Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth		Northern terminus of I-27; north end of I-27 overlap; south end of US 287 south overlap; I-27 exit 123B; I-40 exit 70
US 287 (Taylor Street)One-way street, inbound access only; southbound entrance only; north end of US 287 south overlap
673.21,083.4

 US 287 north / US 60 east (Buchanan Street)		One-way street, outbound access only; northbound exit only; north end of freeway; north end of US 60 east overlap
673.81,084.4
 SE 6th Avenue (Loop 279 west)		Eastern terminus of Loop 279 at US 87 north (Fillmore Avenue); does not intersect US 87 south (Pierce Avenue); former Bus. US 66 west
674.81,086.0
 US 60 east / I-40 BL (Amarillo Boulevard) – Tri-State Fairgrounds		Northern end of US 60 west overlap
675.31,086.8

 US 287 south (Taylor Street) to I-40		One-way street, outbound access only; south end of freeway; exits only; south end of US 287 overlap
US 287 (Buchanan Street)One-way street, inbound access only; south end of freeway; northbound entrance only; south end of US 287 overlap
675.41,087.0NE 15th AvenueSouthbound exit only
675.51,087.1Oak DriveNorthbound exit only
675.71,087.4NE 24th Avenue
676.31,088.4 Loop 434 (River Road)northbound exit and southbound entrance
676.71,089.0Hastings Avenue
677.21,089.8Central Avenue
677.71,090.7 Loop 335 (St. Francis Avenue)
678.61,092.1Willow Creek Avenue
679.71,093.9Cherry Avenue
​680.71,095.5 Loop 434 / Mobley Avenue
​681.71,097.1 FM 2176Northern end of freeway
Moore​709.11,141.2

 SH 354 west / FM 1913 east – Lake Meredith Recreation Area, Channing		Interchange
Dumas720.81,160.0
 FM 722 west (14th Street)
721.81,161.6

 US 287 north (Dumas Avenue) / SH 152 east (1st Street) – Etter, Amarillo College		Northern end of US 287 overlap
722.01,161.9Twichell AvenueInterchange
​725.21,167.1
 FM 2589 south
Hartley​737.21,186.4
 FM 3138 south
Hartley745.21,199.3
 US 385 south – Channing		Interchange; Southern end of US 385 overlap
746.01,200.6

 FM 807 north / FM 998 north
Dalhart757.51,219.1 FM 281 – Etter
Dallam759.81,222.8

 Bus. US 87 north (7th Street) / Tennessee Avenue
760.41,223.7 US 54 / FM 297 – Tucumcari, Stratford, Airport
760.51,223.9
 US 385 north – Boise City		Northern end of US 385 overlap
762.01,226.3

 Spur 17 east / FM 1727 west
​768.61,236.9
 SH 102 west – Sedan
​778.11,252.2
 FM 1879 north – Boise City
Perico784.81,263.0
 FM 3110 south
Texline795.91,280.9 FM 296 – Boise City
​797.11,282.8
 US 87 north – Clayton		New Mexico state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2053. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  2. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1909. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 433. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  5. ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 16. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "overview map of US 87" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved March 5, 2008.
  7. ^ Driggars, Alex (March 15, 2022). "Raton to Laredo corridor added to Interstate Highway System, paving way for I-27 expansion". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Text of the I–27 Numbering Act of 2023 at Congress.gov
  9. ^ Driggars, Alex (March 28, 2023). "Cruz, Cornyn introduce legislation to name I-27 extension project". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
  10. ^ McEwen, Mella (August 1, 2023). "Senate passes act to create I-27 West through Midland". Midland Reporter Telegram. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  11. ^ Bordner, Zachery (August 5, 2023). "MOTRAN talks I-27, what it means for Midland/Odessa, Big Spring". Yourbasin. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  12. ^ KCBD Staff (October 8, 2021). "TxDOT to reconstruct US-87 and FM 41 intersection". www.kcbd.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
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