Minnesota State Highway 87 (MN 87) is a

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in north-central and northwest

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, which runs from its interchange with

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at Frazee and continues east to its eastern terminus at its

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with State Highway 84 in Ponto Lake Township, east of Backus and southwest of Longville.

Route description

Highway 87 serves as an east–west route in north-central and northwest Minnesota between Frazee,

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, and Backus. The route passes through the following forests: *

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in southeast Hubbard County * Foot Hills State Forest in Cass County The eastern terminus of Highway 87 intersects State Highway 84 about midway between Pine River and Longville. Highway 87 has short concurrencies with State Highway 64 at Badoura and Highway 371 at Backus. Highway 87 also runs together with

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, south of Park Rapids. Highway 87 is also known as ''Lake Street'' in the city of Frazee. The route is also known as ''West Main Street'' in

. Highway 87 follows ''Front Street'' and ''Washburn Avenue'' in Backus.

History

Highway 87 was authorized in 1933. The route still had gravel sections in 1953. Highway 87 was completely paved by 1960.

Major intersections

References

{{reflist 087 Transportation in Becker County, Minnesota Transportation in Wadena County, Minnesota Transportation in Hubbard County, Minnesota Transportation in Cass County, Minnesota