There are currently nine business routes of U.S. Highway 287 in Texas that are designated and maintained by the
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The
business routes in the US state of
Texas are traditionally short spurs or loops that connect the main route, in this case,
U.S. Highway 287 (US 287), to the center or commercial district of a city. The routes commonly follow the course of a decommissioned state highway, or the old course of the main route. Business routes are signed with the traditional US 287 highway shield, and with a small "business plate" placed above the marker. TxDOT regards business routes as official highways, and is responsible for the maintenance of the route.
As of 2010, there are nine official business routes of US 287. There are also two cancelled business routes, both of which were located in
Amarillo. Of the nine routes, seven of them are located in
Northeast Texas.
Current routes
Grapeland
Business U.S. Highway 287-V (Bus. US 287-V) is located almost entirely within the city limits of
Grapeland. The highway is known as Main Street. The road passes directly through the center of Grapeland. The route was designated on January 20, 1977 as Texas State Highway Loop 531, but was changed to the current business route designation on September 26, 2003.
;Major junctions
Corsicana
Business U.S. Highway 287-T (Bus. US 287-T) is located in
Corsicana. The route was designated on January 28, 1987 as Texas State Highway Spur 565, but was changed to the current business designation on June 21, 1990.
;Major junctions
Ennis
Waxahachie
Midlothian
Mansfield–Fort Worth
Business US Highway 287-P (Bus. US 287-P) is a route that runs through
Mansfield
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,
downtown
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Fort Worth
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and
Saginaw. The highway is known as Main Street while in Mansfield, Mansfield Highway while in southern Fort Worth, Kennedale Parkway in
Kennedale, Riverside Drive and Rosedale Street in central Fort Worth, Commerce Street in downtown Fort Worth, Main Street in northern Fort Worth, and Saginaw Boulevard in
Saginaw. The highway was originally designated on December 17, 1970 as Texas State Highway Loop 496 (signed as a business route of
US 81 and US 287, depending on the US Route that followed that corridor). On November 25, 1975, Loop 496 extended south to
FM 157. On June 2, 1982, it extended to US 287. On June 21, 1990, Loop 496 was changed to its current business route designation. On October 25, 1990, the section of Bus. US 287-P in Meacham Field was cancelled. Bus. US 287-P is located almost entirely in
Tarrant County, and is mostly located in Fort Worth. On December 16, 2010, Business US 287-P was rerouted along I-35 and Spur 280 rather than along Commerce Street, Main Street, and Rosedale Street. On April 30, 2015, the section of Bus. US 287-P from FM 917 to FM 157 was given to the city of Mansfield, and the section south of
FM 917 became part of FM 917. Bus. US 287-P was rerouted north along FM 157 to US 287. On July 27, 2017, FM 157 was rerouted south along FM 917 and US 287, completing the changes in the system. The highway is, as of 2010, the longest business route of US 287, while located in Texas.
Wichita Falls–Iowa Park
Electra
Vernon
Business U.S. Highway 287-F (Bus. US 287-F) is located in
Vernon. The highway is known as College Drive when concurrent with
US 70, Hillcrest Drive as a stand-alone road, and Wilbarger Street while concurrent with
Loop 488. Most of the route's course is concurrent with Loop 488, which passes directly through downtown Vernon. This was designated as Texas State Highway Spur 417 on October 15, 1965, but was changed to the current business designation on June 21, 1990.
;Major junctions
Former routes
Amarillo
This was redesignated from
Loop 395 on June 21, 1990, only to revert to Loop 395 on October 25, 1990.
Amarillo
This was redesignated from
Loop 362 on June 21, 1990, only to revert to Loop 362 on October 25, 1990.
See also
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References
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Texas Business
87-2B
87-2, 287 Texas Business