Virginia State Route 87
State Route 87 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by VDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.10 mi[1] (6.60 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |   NC 14 / NC 87 near Ridgeway | |||
| North end |  US 220 (Greensboro Road) in Ridgeway | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Virginia | |||
| Counties | Henry | |||
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State Route 87 (SR 87) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for its entire length as Morehead Avenue, the state highway runs 4.10 miles (6.60 km) from the North Carolina state line, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 14 (NC 14)/NC 87, north to its terminus at U.S. Route 220 (US 220) in Ridgeway in southern Henry County.
Route description
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SR 87 begins at the North Carolina state line southeast of Ridgeway. The highway continues southeast as NC 14/NC 87 toward Eden. SR 87 heads northwest to the town of Ridgeway. In the center of town, the state highway intersects US 220 Business, which heads north on Main Street and south on Church Street. SR 87 continues northwest a short distance to its northern terminus at US 220 (Greensboro Road).[1][2]
History
Route 87 was originally numbered State Route 201 from 1928 to 1933 and State Route 106 from 1933 to 1940. When North Carolina extended NC 87 to the Virginia state line in the 1940 renumbering, SR 106 was renumbered SR 87 for continuity. At this time, SR 87 was using current SR 750 and SR 835 (Doyle Road just north of the North Carolina state line).
Major intersections
The entire route is in Henry County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| | 0.00 | 0.00 |  NC 14 south / NC 87 south – Eden, Reidsville | North Carolina state line; southern terminus | |
| Ridgeway | 3.82 | 6.15 |  US 220 Bus. (Church Street / Main Street) | ||
| 4.10 | 6.60 | US 220 (Greensboro Road) – Greensboro, Martinsville, Roanoke | Northern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
- ^ a b c "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ^ Google (2011-10-19). "Virginia State Route 87" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
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