Idaho State Highway 87
State Highway 87 | ||||
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Map SH-87 highlighted in red | ||||
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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 | |||
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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
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
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 | |||||
References
- ^ 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 Google (January 29, 2013). "Overview Map of Idaho State Highway 87" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
External links
Media related to Idaho State Highway 87 at Wikimedia Commons