State Highway 87 (SH-87) is a
state highway
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in
Fremont County,
Idaho
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, United States, that connects
U.S. Route 20
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(US-20) in
Island Park with
Montana Highway 87
Montana Highway 87 (MT 87) is a primary state highway in Madison County in Montana, United States. The highway travels through mainly rural areas in Raynolds Pass, from the Montana–Idaho state line to an intersection with U. ...
(MT 87) at the
Montana
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state line.
Route description
SH-87 begins at a
T intersection
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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
Henrys Lake is a small, shallow alpine lake in the western United States, in eastern Idaho. Approximately in area, at in length and in width, its surface elevation is above sea level.
It is on the southwest side of the Henrys Lake Mountains ...
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
Raynolds Pass, elevation , is a mountain pass on the Montana-Idaho border in the Rocky Mountains, United States. The pass is on the Continental Divide, and is traversed by a state highway ( Idaho State Highway 87 and Montana Highway 87). The pass ...
on the
Continental Divide
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.
MT 87 continues northward from the border through
Missouri Flats to its northern terminus at a
junction
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with
U.S. Route 287.
Major intersections
See also
*
List of state highways in Idaho
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References
External links
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Transportation in Fremont County, Idaho