U.S. Route 87 in Texas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 87 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 87.

In the U.S. state of Texas, U.S. Highway 87 (US 87) is a north–south U.S. Highway that begins near the Gulf Coast in Port Lavaca, Texas and heads north through San Antonio, Lubbock, Amarillo, and Dalhart to the New Mexico border near Texline.

U.S. Highway 87
US 87 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length	801.1 mi (1,289.2 km)
Existed	1935–present
Major junctions
South end	SH 238 in Port Lavaca
Major intersections	Future I-69 / US 59 / US 77 in Victoria US 90 in San Antonio I-10 in San Antonio to Comfort I-35 in San Antonio US 67 / US 277 in San Angelo I-20 in Big Spring I-27 from Lubbock to Amarillo US 70 in Plainview US 60 in Canyon I-40 / US 60 / US 287 in Amarillo
North end	US 87 near Texline
Location
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Calhoun, Victoria, DeWitt, Gonzales, Wilson, Bexar, Kendall, Kerr, Gillespie, Mason, McCulloch, Concho, Tom Green, Coke, Sterling, Glasscock, Howard, Martin, Dawson, Lynn, Lubbock, Hale, Swisher, Randall, Potter, Moore, Hartley, Dallam
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs FM/RM Park Rec
← SH 86 → SH 87

Route description

 

First route marker for northbound US 87 in Port Lavaca

US 87 begins at an intersection with State Highway 238 in Port Lavaca.^[1] It takes a northwesterly route out of the town, and travels to Victoria, where it intersects US 59 and US 77.^[2] Its northwesterly path continues to Cuero, where it merges with (and is briefly co-signed with) US 77 Alternate and US 183 before turning back toward the north. US 87 follows a gentle northwesterly route until just before Smiley, where it takes a more westerly turn. At Nixon, US 87 merges with State Highway 97 and continues west as a co-signed route until just west of Stockdale, where SH 97 leaves the route and US 87 continues to the northwest to San Antonio.^[3]

On the southeast side of the city, US 87 merges with Interstate 10 (I-10); the routes are concurrent for 54 miles (87 km), through San Antonio and the southern part of the Texas Hill Country until an exit at Comfort. From here, US 87 travels in an almost due northerly heading to Fredericksburg before making a slight turn back to the northwest to Mason, where it merges with US 377.

From Mason, US 87/377 continues north-northwest to Brady, where US 377 leaves the route and US 87 makes a hard turn to the west before taking yet another slight turn to the north and continuing on to San Angelo and the northwest. After intersecting with I-20 at Big Spring, US 87 continues the same northwesterly path to Lamesa, where it takes a turn back to the northeast. After making another turn back to the north just outside O'Donnell, US 87 reaches Lubbock, where it merges with I-27 on the south side of the city.^[4]

US 87 is concurrent with I-27 for a majority of its trek to Amarillo, deviating from the interstate route to spur into cities such as Kress, Tulia, and Canyon. The I-27 designation ends at I-40 in Amarillo; here, US 87 splits into the one-way pair of Fillmore Street (northbound) and Taylor Street (southbound, which also carries eastbound US 60). North of Amarillo Boulevard, US 87 and US 287 merge and head due north along a freeway alignment. The two routes separate in Dumas, with US 87 taking a sharp turn to the west before merging with US 385 in Hartley and turning to the northwest. US 385 leaves the route in Dalhart, and US 87 continues on a slight northwesterly path, crossing into New Mexico approximately a mile west of Texline.^[5][6]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Calhoun	Port Lavaca	0.0	0.0	SH 238 (Commerce Street) to SH 35 – Seadrift
		0.2	0.32	FM 1090 (Virginia Street)
		1.4	2.3	FM 1090 north (South Alcoa Drive) – Placedo
		1.5	2.4	SH 35 – Port of Port Lavaca and Point Comfort, Palacios, Rockport
	Clarks	5.2	8.4	FM 2433 south to SH 238 – Seadrift
Victoria	​	10.5	16.9	FM 1090 east – Port Lavaca
	Placedo	13.8	22.2	FM 616 – Bloomington	Interchange
	Dacosta	17.7	28.5	FM 1686 – Telferner
	​	22.8	36.7	FM 2615 east to FM 1686
	Victoria	24.4	39.3	Future I-69 / US 59 – Houston, Beeville, Corpus Christi, Refugio	I-69/US 59 exit 1B; interchange; U.S. 59 is the future Interstate 69
		26.6	42.8	SH 185 to I-69 BL / Bus. US 59 – Bloomington, Seadrift, Houston
		27.6	44.4	I-69 BL north / Bus. US 59 north (East Rio Grande Street) / Bus. US 77 north (North Navarro Street) – Hallettsville, Giddings, Edna, Houston	Southern end of Future BL I-69 / US 59 Bus. / US 77 Bus. overlap; southern terminus of Bus. I-69
		27.9	44.9	I-69 BL south / Bus. US 59 south (West Rio Grande Street) / Bus. US 77 – Goliad, Beeville, Refugio, Corpus Christi	Northern end of Future BL I-69 / US 59 Bus. / US 77 Bus. overlap
		31.7	51.0	US 77 / Loop 463 – Giddings, Houston, Laredo, Corpus Christi	Interchange
	Nursery	38.2	61.5	FM 447 west – Mission Valley
DeWitt	Thomaston	43.8	70.5	Loop 105 north – Cuero
		44.7	71.9	Loop 105 south – Victoria
	Cuero	55.5	89.3	US 77 Alt. north / US 183 north (North Esplanade) – Gonzales, Austin, Yoakum	Southern end of US 77 Alt. / US 183 overlap
		56.0	90.1	FM 236 south (East Morgan) – Arneckeville, Victoria
		56.3	90.6	SH 72 west (West Heaton) – Yorktown, Kenedy
		58.7	94.5	US 77 Alt. south / US 183 south – Goliad, Corpus Christi	Northern end of US 77 Alt. / US 183 overlap
		61.3	98.7	SH 72 to US 77 Alt. / US 183 – Yorktown, Victoria, Yoakum
	​	63.8	102.7	FM 953 east – Lindenau
	Mustang Mott	65.2	104.9	FM 2542 west
	​	69.2	111.4	FM 2816 west
	Westhoff	72.1	116.0	FM 240 south (Houston Avenue) to FM 238 west – Yorktown
Gonzales	​	79.4	127.8	FM 1116 north – Pilgrim, Summerville
	Smiley	83.7	134.7	FM 108 – Yorktown, Summerville
	​	88.9	143.1	FM 77 east to FM 108
	Nixon	90.2	145.2	FM 2922 north to SH 97 – Bebe, Cost
		91.6	147.4	SH 80 / SH 97 east to FM 1681 north – Karnes City, Luling, Gonzales, Seguin	Southern end of SH 97 overlap
Wilson	Pandora	96.2	154.8	FM 1107 west – Stockdale
		96.7	155.6	FM 1347 south – Denhawken
	Stockdale	101.6	163.5	FM 538 south to FM 1347
		102.4	164.8	Bus. US 87 north – San Antonio
		103.1	165.9	SH 119 south – Gillett, Yorktown
		103.3	166.2	SH 123 – Seguin, San Marcos, Karnes City	Interchange
		104.4	168.0	Bus. US 87 south – Business District, Victoria
	​	108.2	174.1	SH 97 west – Floresville, Pleasanton	Northern end of SH 97 overlap
	Sutherland Springs	110.8	178.3	FM 539 – Floresville
	La Vernia	117.2	188.6	Loop 321 west – San Antonio
		117.6	189.3	FM 775 – New Berlin, Calaveras
		117.9	189.7	Loop 321 east to FM 775 – Cuero
		118.7	191.0	FM 1346 – St. Hedwig
Bexar	​	125.3	201.7	Loop 1604 (Anderson Loop) – St. Hedwig, Elmendorf	Interchange
	Lone Oak	125.5	202.0	FM 3465 (Lone Oak Road)
	​	126.8	204.1	Loop 107 east
	Sayers	127.8	205.7	Loop 106 west
		128.2	206.3	FM 1628
		129.4	208.2	Loop 106 east
	China Grove	132.0	212.4	FM 1516 north – Martinez
	San Antonio	134.5	216.5	I-410 / SH 130	I-410 exit 35
		135.5	218.1	Loop 13 (South W.W. White Road)
		138.0	222.1	I-10 east / US 90 east / Roland Avenue – Seguin	Southern end of I-10 / US 90 overlap; US 87 south follows exit 577
see I-10
Kendall	Comfort	191.7	308.5	I-10 west / Bus. US 87 south – Kerrville	Northern end of I-10 overlap; US 87 north follows exit 523
Kerr	No major junctions
Gillespie	Fredericksburg	213.2	343.1	US 290 east (Main Street) – Austin	Southern end of US 290 overlap
		213.5	343.6	SH 16 north (Llano Street) – Llano	Southern end of SH 16 overlap
		213.6	343.8	SH 16 south (Adams Street) – Kerrville	Northern end of SH 16 overlap
		214.0	344.4	RM 965 north (Milam Street) – Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
		214.8	345.7	US 290 west – Harper, Junction	Northern end of US 290 overlap
	​	222.6	358.2	RM 2323 north – Prairie Mountain, Llano
	​	224.3	361.0	RM 648 west – Doss
Mason	Loyal Valley	236.8	381.1	RM 2242 – Brady
		238.0	383.0	RM 2242 – Fredericksburg
	​	243.6	392.0	RM 152 east – Castell, Llano
	​	244.6	393.6	RM 783 south – Doss, Harper, Kerrville
	Mason	254.5	409.6	RM 1723 south
		255.7	411.5	SH 29 east (Austin Street) / RM 386 north (North Live Oak Avenue) – Llano, Burnet, Fredonia	Southern end of SH 29 overlap
		255.8	411.7	RM 1871 west (El Paso Street) – Junction
		257.1	413.8	US 377 south / SH 29 west – Junction, Menard	Northern end of SH 29 overlap; Southern end of US 377 overlap
	Camp Air	267.1	429.9	RM 1222 – Menard, Llano
McCulloch	Camp San Saba	274.0	441.0	FM 1955 east
	Brady	281.6	453.2	SH 71 east – Llano, Austin
		283.0	455.4	US 190 west – Menard, Fort Stockton	Southern end of US 190 overlap
		283.3	455.9	FM 2028 west (17th Street) – G. Rollie White Complex, Brady Lake, Melvin
		283.8	456.7	FM 2309 south (11th Street) – Voca
		284.4	457.7	US 190 east / US 377 north to FM 714 – Brownwood, San Saba	Northern end of US 190 / US 377 overlap
		288.0	463.5	US 283 north – Santa Anna, Coleman
	​	292.1	470.1	FM 3022 south – Lake Brady
	Melvin	300.5	483.6	FM 2028 east – Brady
	​	301.6	485.4	FM 503 north – Salt Gap, Doole, Valera
Concho	​	311.0	500.5	FM 2134 north – Millersview, Ivie Reservoir
	Eden	316.6	509.5	US 83 – Menard, Ballinger, Paint Rock
	​	321.5	517.4	FM 176 south
	​	334.8	538.8	Loop 577 north – Vick, Eola
	​	335.7	540.3	Loop 577 south – Vick, Eola
Tom Green	​	345.7	556.4	FM 2334 north – Veribest
	​	347.3	558.9	Loop 570 west – Wall
	​	349.2	562.0	Loop 570 east – Wall
	San Angelo	352.3	567.0	Loop 306 north	Interchange; Southern end of Loop 306 overlap
	356.2	573.2	US 277 south to Loop 378 – Eldorado	Interchange; Southern end of US 277 overlap; no direct northbound exit (signed at Loop 378)
	356.0	572.9	Country Club Road – Goodfellow AFB	Interchange
	356.4	573.6	Loop 306 west to US 67 – Big Lake	Interchange; northern end of Loop 306 overlap; access to San Angelo Community Medical Center
	357.5	575.3	Ben Ficklin Road	Interchange; southbound exit and northbound entrance
	359.5	578.6	RM 584 south (Knickerbocker Road)
	359.8	579.0	FM 388 east (West Avenue N) – Angelo State University
	361.0	581.0	Bus. US 67 south (West Beauregard Avenue)	Southern end of US 67 Bus. overlap
	361.5	581.8	US 67 / US 277 north	Interchange; Northern end of US 277 / US 67 Bus. overlap
	362.3	583.1	SH 208 north (19th Street) – Robert Lee
	​	365.3	587.9	Chadbourne Street	Interchange; former Loop 378
	​	366.5	589.8	FM 2105 east
	Grape Creek	370.6	596.4	FM 2288 – Grape Creek	Interchange
	Water Valley	384.6	619.0	RM 2034 – Robert Lee
Coke	No major junctions
Sterling	Sterling City	403.4	649.2	SH 158 east – E.V. Spence Reservoir, Robert Lee	Southern end of SH 158 overlap
		404.4	650.8	SH 163 south – Ozona	Southern end of SH 163 overlap
	​	407.2	655.3	SH 158 west – Midland	Interchange; Northern end of SH 158 overlap
	​	408.1	656.8	SH 163 north – Colorado City	Southern end of SH 163 overlap
Glasscock	​	434.2	698.8	FM 821 east – Coahoma
Howard	​	435.6	701.0	FM 461 west	Southern end of FM 461 overlap
	​	436.1	701.8	FM 461 east – Forsan	Northern end of FM 461 overlap
	​			RM 33 south / Hughes Road	South end of freeway
	​			Bus. US 87 north – Big Spring	Northbound exit and southbound entrance
	​			Martha May Road, Rockhouse Road
	​			Frazier Road
	​			I-20 – El Paso, Abilene	I-20 exit 173
	​			SH 176
	​			County Road 21
	​			Bus. US 87 south / FM 700 east	Interchange; north end of freeway
	​	455.1	732.4	FM 2230 north
		455.4	732.9	FM 1584 north – Vealmoor
	​	460.7	741.4	FM 846 – Knott
	​	468.3	753.7	FM 2230 south – Knott
	​	468.7	754.3	FM 1785 east – Vealmoor
Martin	​	471.0	758.0	FM 2002 west – Ackerly
Dawson		472.1	759.8	FM 1584 south – Vealmoor
		472.6	760.6	FM 2212 south – Ackerly
	​	474.4	763.5	FM 178 north to US 180 east
	​	477.9	769.1	FM 828 west – Sparenberg, Patricia
	​	484.1	779.1	FM 26 south – Sparenberg
	​	488.2	785.7	US 180 east / FM 2052 west / Frontage Road – Gail, Snyder	Interchange; Southern end of US 180 overlap
	Lamesa	490.6	789.5	Bus. US 87 north – Downtown Lamesa
		491.0	790.2	FM 827 east – Preston E. Smith Unit
		491.7	791.3	US 180 west to SH 137 / SH 349 – Seminole	Northern end of US 180 overlap; access to Medical Arts Hospital
		491.9	791.6	FM 826 east – Lamesa Municipal Airport
		492.2	792.1	Bus. US 87 south
		492.9	793.2	FM 179 north
		493.1	793.6	FM 2592 west – Midland, Stanton, Lamesa Municipal Airport
	​	494.5	795.8	FM 825 east
	​	497.1	800.0	FM 2411 east
	​	502.2	808.2	FM 1210 east
	​	505.8	814.0	FM 1066 west – Loop
Lynn	​	508.6	818.5	Loop 76 north – O'Donnell
	​	509.9	820.6	Loop 76 south / FM 2053 – Welch, O'Donnell
	​	513.4	826.2	FM 213 – New Moore, Draw
	​	516.4	831.1	FM 3332 east
	Tahoka	522.3	840.6	Loop 472 – Tahoka	Interchange; south end of freeway
		523.4	842.3	US 380 – Brownfield, Post
		524.2	843.6	Loop 472 – Tahoka
		525.7	846.0	FM 400 / Frontage Road – Wilson	Interchange; north end of freeway
	​	531.8	855.8	FM 1317 west
	​	534.7	860.5	FM 211 east – Wilson	Southern end of FM 211 overlap
	​	534.9	860.8	FM 211 west – New Home	Northern end of FM 211 overlap
Lubbock	​	541.1	870.8	FM 41 – Ropesville, Slaton
	Woodrow	543.2	874.2	Loop 493 north – Woodrow
		543.3	874.4	Woodrow Road	Interchange
		544.2	875.8	Loop 493 south – Woodrow
	​	545.3	877.6	FM 1585	Interchange; Southern end of freeway; future Loop 88
	​	546.3	879.2	114th Street
	Lubbock	547.3	880.8	98th Street
		548.3	882.4	US 84 / Loop 289 / 82nd Street – Post	Southern end of I-27 overlap; I-27 exit 1
see I-27
Swisher	​	610.2	982.0	I-27 north	Northern end of I-27 overlap; US 87 north follows exit 61
	Kress	612.1	985.1	FM 145 to I-27 – Hart
	​	617.3	993.4	FM 928
	​	623.4	1,003.3	SH 86 west – Dimmitt	Interchange; Southern end of SH 86 overlap
	Tulia	624.0	1,004.2	SH 86 east – Downtown Tulia, Silverton, Younger Field, Mackenzie Lake	Northern end of SH 86 overlap
		624.5	1,005.0	FM 1318 east – Tule Lake
	​	626.7	1,008.6	I-27 south	Southern end of I-27 overlap; US 87 south follows exit 77
	see I-27
	​	637.3	1,025.6	I-27 north / FM 1881 east	Northern end of I-27 overlap; US 87 north follows exit 88B; no access from US 87 south to I-27 north
	Happy	639.1	1,028.5	FM 1075 west	Southern end of FM 1075 overlap
Randall		639.5	1,029.2	FM 1075 east to I-27	Northern end of FM 1075 overlap
	​	641.7	1,032.7	FM 1705 north
	​	643.8	1,036.1	FM 285 east – Wayside
	​	651.5	1,048.5	FM 1714 west – Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge
	Canyon	656.1	1,055.9	SH 217 (4th Avenue) to I-27 – Business District, Historical Museum, Palo Duro State Park
		656.5	1,056.5	Spur 48 east (Russell Long Boulevard)	At-grade intersection; south end of freeway
		656.6	1,056.7	US 60 west – Hereford	Southern end of US 60 overlap
		657.1	1,057.5	FM 3331 (Hunsley Road)
		658.2	1,059.3	To I-27 south / Buffalo Stadium Road
		659.0	1,060.6	I-27 south	Southern end of I-27 overlap; southbound left exit and northbound left entrance; I-27 exit 110
see I-27
Potter	Amarillo	672.4	1,082.1	I-27 ends / US 287 south / I-40 – Albuquerque, Oklahoma City, Fort Worth	Northern terminus of I-27; north end of I-27 overlap; south end of US 287 south overlap; I-27 exit 123B; I-40 exit 70
				US 287 (Taylor Street)	One-way street, inbound access only; southbound entrance only; north end of US 287 south overlap
		673.2	1,083.4	US 287 north / US 60 east (Buchanan Street)	One-way street, outbound access only; northbound exit only; north end of freeway; north end of US 60 east overlap
		673.8	1,084.4	SE 6th Avenue (Loop 279 west)	Eastern terminus of Loop 279 at US 87 north (Fillmore Avenue); does not intersect US 87 south (Pierce Avenue); former Bus. US 66 west
		674.8	1,086.0	US 60 east / I-40 BL (Amarillo Boulevard) – Tri-State Fairgrounds	Northern end of US 60 west overlap
		675.3	1,086.8	US 287 south (Taylor Street) to I-40	One-way street, outbound access only; south end of freeway; exits only; south end of US 287 overlap
				US 287 (Buchanan Street)	One-way street, inbound access only; south end of freeway; northbound entrance only; south end of US 287 overlap
		675.4	1,087.0	NE 15th Avenue	Southbound exit only
		675.5	1,087.1	Oak Drive	Northbound exit only
		675.7	1,087.4	NE 24th Avenue
		676.3	1,088.4	Loop 434 (River Road)	northbound exit and southbound entrance
		676.7	1,089.0	Hastings Avenue
		677.2	1,089.8	Central Avenue
		677.7	1,090.7	Loop 335 (St. Francis Avenue)
		678.6	1,092.1	Willow Creek Avenue
		679.7	1,093.9	Cherry Avenue
	​	680.7	1,095.5	Loop 434 / Mobley Avenue
	​	681.7	1,097.1	FM 2176	Northern end of freeway
Moore	​	709.1	1,141.2	SH 354 west / FM 1913 east – Lake Meredith Recreation Area, Channing	Interchange
	Dumas	720.8	1,160.0	FM 722 west (14th Street)
		721.8	1,161.6	US 287 north (Dumas Avenue) / SH 152 east (1st Street) – Etter, Amarillo College	Northern end of US 287 overlap
		722.0	1,161.9	Twichell Avenue	Interchange
	​	725.2	1,167.1	FM 2589 south
Hartley	​	737.2	1,186.4	FM 3138 south
	Hartley	745.2	1,199.3	US 385 south – Channing	Interchange; Southern end of US 385 overlap
		746.0	1,200.6	FM 807 north / FM 998 north
	Dalhart	757.5	1,219.1	FM 281 – Etter
Dallam		759.8	1,222.8	Bus. US 87 north (7th Street) / Tennessee Avenue
		760.4	1,223.7	US 54 / FM 297 – Tucumcari, Stratford, Airport
		760.5	1,223.9	US 385 north – Boise City	Northern end of US 385 overlap
		762.0	1,226.3	Spur 17 east / FM 1727 west
	​	768.6	1,236.9	SH 102 west – Sedan
	​	778.1	1,252.2	FM 1879 north – Boise City
	Perico	784.8	1,263.0	FM 3110 south
	Texline	795.9	1,280.9	FM 296 – Boise City
	​	797.1	1,282.8	US 87 north – Clayton	New Mexico state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access

See also

• Loops of U.S. Route 87 in Texas
• Interstate 27

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2053. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 2003. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 1909. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 433. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2018). Texas County Mapbook (PDF) (Map) (2018 ed.). 1:72,224. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 16. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
6. Google (March 5, 2008). "overview map of US 87" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 5, 2008.

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