TEXAS STATE HIGHWAY 87

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'State Highway 87' or 'SH 87' runs for 249.4 miles between Galveston, Texas (at a terminus shared with Interstate 45 and Spur 342) to U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 84 in Timpson, Texas.
Highway 87 has a notable stretch between Sea Rim State Park and High Island, Texas that has been washed out repeatedly over the decades and has been closed continuously since 1990.[2] Portions of this stretch were less than 100 feet away from high tide in the 1990s.
While talk about rebuilding Texas 87 happens from time to time (for example, in 1998), no serious effort is underway to rebuild this road.

Contents

Route history

Future work

Counties and junctions

References

Route history

'SH 87' was originally designated by 1933 from Milam to High Island. The section of this route from Milam to Orange was the previously proposed SH 8A before being renumbered. In 1939, it was extended to its current terminus in Timpson, and replaced the section of SH 124 from High Island to Galveston.

Future work

Two ferries currently operate on Galveston Bay, taking passengers from the western terminus of Highway 87 to Galveston Island. Because of increasing traffic, especially during summer months, TxDOT is studying the possibility of building a bridge to connect Galveston Island or Pelican Island to the Bolivar Peninsula.

Counties and junctions

County	Junction	Notes
Shelby	US 59/US 84 – Timpson
	US 96 – Center
	SH 7 – Center
	SH 147
Sabine	SH 21 – Milam
	SH 184 – Hemphill
Newton	SH 63 – Burkeville
	US 190 – Newton
	SH 12
Orange	I 10/US 90 – Orange
	SH 62/SH 73
Jefferson	SH 347 – Port Arthur
	US 69/US 96/US 287 – Port Arthur
	SH 82 – Port Arthur
Chambers	no intersections
Galveston	SH 124 – High Island
	I 45 – Galveston

References

1. Texas Department of Transportation, [1]