Iowa Highway 187

Iowa Highway 187
Route information
Maintained by Iowa DOT
Length:	28.385 mi[1] (45.681 km)
Major junctions
South end:	US 20 southwest of Masonville
	Iowa 3 southeast of Arlington
North end:	Iowa 150 south of Fayette
Location
Counties:	Buchanan Fayette
Highway system
Iowa Primary Highway System Interstates U.S. State Secondary Scenic ← Iowa 182 Iowa 188 →

Iowa Highway 187 (Iowa 187) is a highway in eastern Iowa. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 20 southwest of Masonville. Its northern terminus is at Iowa Highway 150 south of Fayette.

Route description

Iowa Highway 187 begins at an intersection with US 20 southwest of Masonville. It heads in a northward alignment from this point, passing through Lamont. North of Lamont, it intersects with IA 3 before turning to the northwest. The highway passes through Arlington before turning directly to the west. Further west, it will turn to the north where it will terminate at an intersection with IA 150 south of Fayette.

History

At the time of designation, the highway was originally aligned from US 20 heading northward to the western gate of the Backbone State Park, replacing the old IA 208. In 1980, the alignment had a major overhaul, being realigned northward through Lamont and ending at IA 3. Then in 1981, it was extended again to IA 150 south of Fayette, which is its present day designation.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Buchanan	Fremont Township	0.000	0.000	US 20	Southern terminus, southwest of Masonville
Fayette	Putnam Township	15.570	25.057	Iowa 3	Southeast of Arlington
	Smith Township	28.385	45.681	Iowa 150	Northern terminus, south of Fayette
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

External links

Route map: Bing

• End of Iowa 187 at Iowa Highway Ends