Idaho State Highway 87
{{Short description|State highway in Idaho, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=ID
|type=SH
|route=87
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=310|frame-lat=44.671|frame-long=-111.397|zoom=11|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Idaho State Highway 87}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=SH-87 highlighted in red
|length_mi=9.143
|established=
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=ID|US|20}} in Island Park
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=MT|MT|87}} at Montana state line
|counties=Fremont
|previous_type=I
|previous_route=86
|next_type=US
|next_route=89
}}
State Highway 87 (SH-87) is a {{convert|9.133|mi|km|adj=on}} state highway in Fremont County, Idaho, United States, that connects U.S. Route 20 (US-20) in Island Park with Montana Highway 87 (MT 87) at the Montana state line.
Route description
SH-87 begins at a T intersection with US-20 in northern Island Park, just east of the Henrys Lake Airport. The highway proceeds northwest, traveling through rural area, before bending west and entering the small community of Island Park. The highway travels parallel to the northern shore of Henrys Lake for a short distance, before peeling off and proceeding northwest. The road continues northwest through rural area, before terminating at the southern terminus of MT 87 at the Idaho-Montana state line in Raynolds Pass on the Continental Divide.{{google maps |url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=US-20+W&daddr=ID-87+N&hl=en&ll=44.677198,-111.392441&spn=0.144769,0.220757&sll=44.712632,-111.470118&sspn=0.009043,0.013797&geocode=FbAPqQIdj0hd-Q%3BFQk9qgIdYh1b-Q&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=16&t=h&z=12 |title=Overview Map of Idaho State Highway 87 |accessdate=January 29, 2013}} MT 87 continues northward from the border through Missouri Flats to its northern terminus at a junction with U.S. Route 287.
Major intersections
{{Jcttop|state=ID|county=Fremont|length_ref={{cite web|url=http://itd.idaho.gov/highways/reports/milepostlog/mplog/StateHighway87.html|title=Milepost Log|publisher=Idaho Transportation Department|date=January 29, 2008|accessdate=November 28, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121213062215/http://itd.idaho.gov/highways/reports/milepostlog/mplog/StateHighway87.html|archivedate=December 13, 2012|via=archive.today}}|location_ref=}}
{{IDint
|location=Island Park
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=ID|US|20|dir1=east|location1=West Yellowstone|location2=Bozeman}}
{{jct|state=ID|US|20|dir1=west|city1=Ashton|city2=Idaho Falls}}
}}
{{Jctplace
|location_special=Raynolds Pass
|lspan=2
|mile=9.143
|mspan=2
|place=Idaho–Montana state line on the Continental Divide
}}
{{Jctint
|mile=none
|road={{jct|state=MT|MT|87|dir1=north|city1=Ennis}}
|notes=Continuation into Montana
}}
{{jctbtm}}
See also
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References
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External links
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