Arkansas Highway 187 (AR 187 and Hwy. 187) is a roughly three–quarter loop state highway in

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. The route of runs from Highway 23 to US Highway 62. The highway passes over the Beaver Bridge, a 1943 suspension bridge, and

Beaver Dam A beaver dam or beaver impoundment is a dam built by beavers to create a pond which protects against predators such as coyotes, wolves and bears, and holds their food during winter. These structures modify the natural environment in such a way t ...

, constructed in the 1960s to provide water and electricity for the

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region.

Route description

The route begins at Highway 23 north of

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and runs northwest over the Beaver Bridge to enter Beaver. The bridge is restricted to one–lane traffic with a weight limit and is listed on the

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. After Beaver, Highway 187 curves east to meet

US 62 U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Canada ...

. The routes form a concurrency through Busch, after which Highway 187 turns south. Highway 187 enters Beaver Dam Park and rides atop

for . The route continues along Beaver Lake before turning east to terminate at US 62 near

History

An earlier highway, also called Arkansas Highway 187, existed in Tuckerman from AR 37 north and east back to

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(now AR 367) from 1945 until 1953. The current route was designated in June 1965.

Major intersections

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References

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187 Year 187 ( CLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Quintius and Aelianus (or, less frequently, year 940 '' Ab urbe ...

Transportation in Carroll County, Arkansas