State Route 87 (SR 87) is a
state highway
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that extends from the
Florida
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state line, in
Geneva County to
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
in
Pike County. At the state line, the roadway continues as
Florida State Road 81
State Road 81 (SR 81) is a state highway linking State Road 20 at Bruce (east of Freeport) with Alabama State Route 87.
Route description
State Road 81 begins at a wye along State Road 20 in Bruce, which is in rural Walton County, The road curve ...
(SR 81). Other cities and towns along the route include
Elba
Elba ( it, isola d'Elba, ; la, Ilva) is a Mediterranean island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino on the Italian mainland, and the largest island of the Tuscan Archipelago. It is also part of the Arcipelago Toscano National ...
, and
Samson
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.
Route description
The southern terminus of SR 87 is at the Florida state line south of
Fairview. The highway travels through
rural area
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s of
southeast Alabama
Southeast Alabama is the term used to identify the southeastern counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Other names for the area are The Wiregrass and Lower Alabama. The area includeds the Counties of Dale, Pike, Houston, Coffee, Henry, Geneva, B ...
. The highway's northern terminus is at
U.S. Route 231 (US 231) in Troy.
Major intersections
See also
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References
087
Transportation in Geneva County, Alabama
Transportation in Coffee County, Alabama
Transportation in Pike County, Alabama
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