U.S. Route 87

U.S. Route 87 marker
U.S. Route 87
Map
US 87 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,998 mi[citation needed] (3,215 km)
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end SH 238 in Port Lavaca, TX
Major intersections
North end US 2 at Havre, MT
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesTexas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana
Highway system
US 85 US 89
Raton, New Mexico, as it appears from U.S. Route 87, which becomes Interstate 25
Route 87 as it approaches Big Spring, Texas, from the south. The Veterans Administration Hospital is shown in the background.
Route 87 in background, looking north from Loma, Montana.

U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south United States highway (though it is signed east–west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas, making it the longest north-south road to not have a "1" in its number and the third longest north-south road in the country, behind U.S. 41 and U.S. 1. Most of the portion from Billings, Montana to Raton, New Mexico is co-signed along Interstates 90 and 25. It is also co-signed along the majority of I-27 in Texas and future plans call for the interstate to be extended along the US 87 corridor. As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Havre, Montana, at US 2 and its southern terminus is in Port Lavaca, Texas, at SH 238.