Wisconsin Highway 87
{{short description|State highway in Wisconsin, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2020}}
{{Infobox road
|state = WI
|type = WI
|route = 87
|length_mi = 25.82
|length_round = 2
|map={{maplink-road|from=Wisconsin Highway 87.map}}
|map_custom=yes
|map_notes=WIS 87 highlighted in red
|established = 1924
|decomissinoed =
|history =
|direction_a = South
|direction_b = North
|terminus_a = {{jct|state=WI|US|8}} in St. Croix Falls
|junction = {{jct|state=WI|WI|48}} in Anderson
|terminus_b = {{jct|state=WI|WI|48|WI|70}} in Grantsburg
|previous_type = WI
|previous_route = 86
|next_type = WI
|next_route = 88
}}
State Trunk Highway 87 (often called Highway 87, STH-87 or WIS 87) is a state highway in Polk and Burnett counties in the US state of Wisconsin that runs north–south in the northwestern portion of the state from St. Croix Falls to Grantsburg. It was first designated as a state highway in 1924.
Route description
File:Downtown St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.jpg, July 2018]]
The highway begins at an intersection with US Highway 8 (US 8) in St. Croix Falls, just east of the St. Croix River. The highway runs north from the intersection, running along Washington Street in St. Croix. The highway then follows the St. Croix River until it curves to the west. Soon after, the highway swerves to the west and meets County Trunk Highway I (CTH-I), running north from it. It then passes through Eureka Center and a {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on|spell=in}} concurrency with CTH-G before reaching Cushing, from where it runs {{convert|1|mi|km|spell=in}} to the west before continuing north. The highway then passes by a few lakes and the community of Trade River, and then runs east of Fish Lake Wildlife Area. While running east of the wildlife area, it runs concurrently with WIS 48. After the wildlife area's boundary ends, the highway passes through Branstad before terminating with WIS 48 at WIS 70 in Grantsburg.
History
In 1923, the highway in its entirety was signed as County Trunk Highway F (CTH-F).{{cite map |author1 = Wisconsin Motorists Association |year = 1923 |title = Our Own Map of Wisconsin |url = http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/maps/id/15960/rec/65 |scale = Scale not given |location = Milwaukee |publisher = Wisconsin Motorists Association |oclc = 318360666 |via = Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date = April 11, 2020 }} The next year, it was signed as WIS 87 alongside WIS 48, which it runs concurrently with near Grantsburg.{{cite map |author1 = Wisconsin Motorists Association |year = 1924 |title = Our Map of Wisconsin |url = http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm/compoundobject/collection/maps/id/14655/rec/63 |scale = Scale not given |location = Milwaukee |publisher = Wisconsin Motorists Association |oclc = 664274042 |via = Wisconsin Historical Society |access-date = April 11, 2020 }} The highway was unpaved along its entire route and would stay that way until at least 1956.{{cite web |author1 = Wisconsin Highway Commission |year = 1956 |title = Wisconsin State Atlas 1956 Highway Maps |url = http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/9643/Wisconsin+State+Atlas+1956+Highway+Maps/ |location = Madison |publisher = Wisconsin Highway Commission |via=Historic Map Works |access-date = April 11, 2020 }}
Major intersections
{{WIint
|county=Polk
|cspan=5
|location=St. Croix Falls
|mile=0.0
|road={{jct|state=WI|US|8|city1=Turtle Lake|city2=Barron|location3=Cameron|location4=Forest Lake|location5=Stillwater}}
South Washington Street
|notes=Southern terminus; roadway continues as South Washington Street}}
{{WIint
|location1=St. Croix Falls
|area1=town
|location2=Eureka
|ctdab2=Polk
|mile=4.9
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|I|dir1=east}}
|notes=}}
{{WIint
|location=Eureka
|ctdab=Polk
|type=concur
|mile=9.9
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|G|dir1=east}}
|notes=Southern end of CTH-G concurrency}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|location1=Eureka
|ctdab1=Polk
|location2=Sterling
|ctdab2=Polk
|location3=Luck
|mile=10.9
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|G|dir1=west}}
|notes=Northern end of CTH-G concurrency}}
{{WIint
|location=Sterling
|ctdab=Polk
|mile=11.9
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|N|dir1=east}}
|notes=}}
{{WIint
|county=Burnett
|cspan=4
|location=Anderson
|ctdab=Burnett
|lspan=3
|mile=18.7
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|Z|dir1=east}}
|notes=}}
{{WIint
|mile=20.7
|road={{jct|state=WI|CTH|O}}
|notes=}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|mile=22.2
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|48|dir1=east|city1=Frederic}}
|notes=Southern end of WIS 48 concurrency; road continues west as Grettum Dike Road}}
{{WIint
|type=concur
|location=Grantsburg
|mile=26.8
|road={{jct|state=WI|WI|48|WI|70|dir1=east|city1=Siren|location2=Rock Creek}}
South Pine Street
|notes=Northern end of WIS 48 concurrency; western terminus of WIS 48; roadway continues as South Pine Street}}
{{Jctbtm|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}
References
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External links
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- {{commons category-inline|Wisconsin Highway 87}}