Minnesota State Highway 87 (MN 87) is a 83.201-mile-long (133.899 km) highway in north-central and northwest Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with U.S. Highway 10 at Frazee and continues east to its eastern terminus at its intersection with State Highway 84 in Ponto Lake Township, 7 miles (11 km) east of Backus and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Longville.
 Trunk Highway 87 | ||||
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 MN 87 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MnDOT | ||||
| Length | 83.201 mi[1] (133.899 km) | |||
| Existed | 1933–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  US 10 at Frazee | |||
 US 71 at Menahga MN 64 at Badoura MN 371 at Backus | ||||
| East end |  MN 84 at Ponto Lake Township | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Minnesota | |||
| Counties | Becker, Wadena, Hubbard, Cass | |||
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Route description
editHighway 87 serves as an east–west route in north-central and northwest Minnesota between Frazee, Menahga, and Backus.
The route passes through the following forests:
- Badoura State Forest in southeast Hubbard County
- Foot Hills State Forest in Cass County
The eastern terminus of Highway 87 intersects State Highway 84 about midway between Pine River and Longville.
Highway 87 has short concurrencies with State Highway 64 at Badoura and Highway 371 at Backus. Highway 87 also runs together with U.S. Highway 71 at Menahga, south of Park Rapids.
Highway 87 is also known as Lake Street in the city of Frazee. The route is also known as West Main Street in Menahga. Highway 87 follows Front Street and Washburn Avenue in Backus.
History
editHighway 87 was authorized in 1933.[2]
The route still had gravel sections in 1953. Highway 87 was completely paved by 1960.[2]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1][3][4] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Becker | Burlington Township | 0.000– 0.116 | 0.000– 0.187 |  US 10 / CSAH 29 – Detroit Lakes, Wadena, Vergas | Interchange |
| Wadena | Menahga | 32.695 | 52.618 |    US 71 south / CSAH 17 east – Sebeka | South end of US 71 overlap |
| Hubbard | Straight River Township | 40.851 | 65.743 |   US 71 / CSAH 14 west | North end of US 71 overlap |
| Badoura Township | 59.779 | 96.205 |  MN 64 north – Akeley | West end of MN 64 overlap | |
| Cass | McKinley Township | 64.652 | 104.047 |  MN 64 south – Motley | East end of MN 64 overlap |
| Powers Township | 76.012 | 122.329 |  MN 371 south / CR 117 – Brainerd | South end of MN 371 overlap | |
| 77.027 | 123.963 | MN 371 north – Walker | North end of MN 371 overlap | ||
| Ponto Lake Township | 84.873 | 136.590 | MN 84 | Wye intersection | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
edit- ^ a b "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 3" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ a b Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 76–100". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Retrieved November 5, 2010.[self-published source]
- ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 4" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ^ "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 2" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2010.