Minnesota State Highway 87
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| Trunk Highway 87 |
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| Length: | 82 mi (132 km) | ||||||||
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| Formed: | 1933 | ||||||||
| West end: |  U.S. 10 at Frazee |
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| Major junctions: |
 U.S. 71 at Menahga MN 64 at Badoura MN 371 at Backus |
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| East end: |  MN 84 at Ponto Lake Township |
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| Major cities: | Frazee Menahga Backus |
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Minnesota State Highway 87 is a 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 Minnesota Highway 84 in Ponto Lake Township, 7 miles east of Backus and 11 miles southwest of Longville.
Minnesota Highway 87 is 82-miles in length and passes through the communities of:
[edit] Notes
Minnesota Highway 87 serves as an east-west arterial route between the communities of Frazee, Menahga, and Backus.
Minnesota Highway 87 passes through the counties of:
Highway 87 passes through the following forests:
- Badoura State Forest in southeast Hubbard County
- Foothills State Forest in Cass County
The eastern terminus of Highway 87 intersects Minnesota Highway 84 about midway between Pine River and Longville.
Highway 87 has short concurrencies with Minnesota Highway 64 at Badoura and Minnesota Highway 371 at Backus. Highway 87 also runs together with U.S. Highway 71 at Menahga (south of Park Rapids).
[edit] History
Highway 87 was authorized in 1933.
The route still had gravel sections in 1953. Highway 87 was completely paved by 1960.
[edit] References
*Steve Riner Details of Routes 76 to 100. Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. Accessed January 31, 2008.
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