California State Route 87
State Route 87 (SR 87), locally called Highway 87 or the Guadalupe Freeway, is a north–south state highway entirely within San Jose, California, United States, with as exception a very small portion that is part of the unincorporated county. Its name was changed from Guadalupe Parkway (although signs still refer to it as the Guadalupe Parkway) in 2004 after its entire constructed length was upgraded to a freeway. For most of its length, especially in Downtown San Jose, the highway follows the course of the Guadalupe River. Its southern terminus is at State Route 85 (West Valley Freeway), and its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 101 (Bayshore Freeway) just north of San Jose International Airport. Unusually, it crosses over Interstate 880 (Nimitz Freeway) without an interchange, making it the only point in California where two freeways cross without a connection.
Route description
This route is part of the California Freeway and Expressway System.
A Guadalupe Parkway connection between Downtown San Jose and the present day US 101 had existed since the early 1960s; the road channeled traffic between the Bayshore Freeway and ramps that connected directly to Market Street. However, construction on a freeway over the same path and southward beyond Downtown began a decade later and stretched across 30 years.
List of highways numbered 87
The following highways are numbered 87:
International
Asian Highway 87
European route E87
Australia
Greece
India
Iran
Road 87
Israel
New Zealand
New Zealand State Highway 87
United States
Interstate 87
U.S. Route 87
Alabama State Route 87
Arizona State Route 87
Arkansas Highway 87
California State Route 87
Connecticut Route 87
Florida State Road 87
Georgia State Route 87
Idaho State Highway 87
Illinois Route 87 (former)
K-87 (Kansas highway)
Kentucky Route 87
Louisiana Highway 87
Maryland Route 87 (former)
M-87 (Michigan highway) (former)
Minnesota State Highway 87
Missouri Route 87
Montana Highway 87
Nebraska Highway 87
New Hampshire Route 87
New Jersey Route 87
New York State Route 87 (former)
North Carolina Highway 87
Ohio State Route 87
Oklahoma State Highway 87
Pennsylvania Route 87
South Dakota Highway 87
Alabama State Route 87
State Route 87 is a 65-mile-long (105 km) route that extends from Troy in Pike County to the Florida state line in Geneva County. After crossing the state line, it continues as State Road 81. Other cities and towns along the route include Elba, and Samson.
The southern terminus of SR-87 is at the Florida state line south of Fairview. The route begins in Troy at U.S. Highway 231 and passes through the city before entering the more rural areas of south, central Alabama before assuming a southern trajectory to its southern terminus.
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Utah State Route 87
Utah State Route 87 (SR-87) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. Over a span of 38 miles (61 km), it connects the communities of Altamont, Boneta, Bluebell, and Upalco to Duchesne and US-40/191 in Duchesne County.
Route description
The route begins on US-40/191 as Center Street in Duchesne and runs North across Blue Bench five miles to the intersection with State Route 35, continues north seven miles then turns east near Talmage and Mountain Home through the community of Boneta then Altamont. The road then turns southeast through the community of Upalco, and near the communities of Altonah and Bluebell. The road then turns east onto Ioka Lane that connects back into US-40/191 five miles west of Roosevelt, Utah.
History
The stretch of road from Upalco, Utah to Ioka Junction at present day US-40 was designated as Route 87 in 1935. The western terminus in Upalco was an intersection with the now deleted route of SR-86. At the time, the current-day route of SR-87 was a patchwork of other small routes, encompassing parts of, starting from Duchesne, former SR-134, SR-35, former SR-221, former SR-86, and what is now the easternmost portion of SR-87.
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