Minnesota State Highway 87 (MN 87) is a
highway
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in north-central and northwest
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...
, which runs from its
interchange with
U.S. Highway 10
U.S. Route 10 or U.S. Highway 10 (US 10) is an east–west United States highway located in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions of the United States. Unlike most U.S. routes with "0" as the last digit of its route number, US 10 ...
at
Frazee and continues east to its eastern terminus at its
intersection
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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,
Menahga
Menahga is a city in Wadena County in the U.S. state of Minnesota The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.
History
Menahga was platted in 1891, and named for an Ojibwe language word meaning "there are anyblueberries". A post office has bee ...
, and
Backus.
The route passes through the following forests:
*
Badoura State Forest
The Badoura State Forest is a state forest located in Cass County and Hubbard County, Minnesota. 85% of the forest is managed by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, with the remaining 15% managed privately and by counties. Over half ...
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
U.S. Highway 71
U.S. Route 71 or U.S. Highway 71 (US 71) is a major north–south United States highway that extends for over 1500 miles (2500 km) in the central United States. This original 1926 route has remained largely unchanged by encroaching Interstat ...
at
Menahga
Menahga is a city in Wadena County in the U.S. state of Minnesota The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.
History
Menahga was platted in 1891, and named for an Ojibwe language word meaning "there are anyblueberries". A post office has bee ...
, 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
Menahga
Menahga is a city in Wadena County in the U.S. state of Minnesota The population was 1,306 at the 2010 census.
History
Menahga was platted in 1891, and named for an Ojibwe language word meaning "there are anyblueberries". A post office has bee ...
. 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.
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Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Becker County, Minnesota
Transportation in Wadena County, Minnesota
Transportation in Hubbard County, Minnesota
Transportation in Cass County, Minnesota