State Trunk Highway 87 (often called Highway 87, STH-87 or WIS 87) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
in
Polk
Polk may refer to:
People
* James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States
* Polk (name), other people with the name
Places
*Polk (CTA), a train station in Chicago, Illinois
* Polk, Illinois, an unincorporated community
* Polk, Missouri ...
and
Burnett counties in the US state of Wisconsin that runs north–south in the northwestern portion of the state from
St. Croix Falls
St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2020 census. The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls.
U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three o ...
to
Grantsburg. It was first designated as a state highway in 1924.
Route description
The highway begins at an intersection with
US Highway 8 (US 8) in
St. Croix Falls
St. Croix Falls is a city in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 2,208 at the 2020 census. The city is located within the Town of St. Croix Falls.
U.S. Route 8, Wisconsin Highway 35, and Wisconsin Highway 87 are three o ...
, just east of the
St. Croix River. The highway runs north from the intersection, running along Washington Street in St. Croix. The highway then follows the St. Croix River until it curves to the west. Soon after, the highway swerves to the west and meets County Trunk Highway I (CTH-I), running north from it. It then passes through
Eureka Center and a
concurrency with CTH-G before reaching
Cushing, from where it runs to the west before continuing north. The highway then passes by a few lakes and the
community of Trade River, and then runs east of Fish Lake Wildlife Area. While running east of the wildlife area, it runs concurrently with
WIS 48. After the wildlife area's boundary ends, the highway passes through
Branstad before terminating with WIS 48 at
WIS 70 in
Grantsburg.
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History
In 1923, the highway in its entirety was signed as County Trunk Highway F (CTH-F).
Major intersections
See also
*
References
External links
*{{commons category-inline, Wisconsin Highway 87
087
Transportation in Polk County, Wisconsin
Transportation in Burnett County, Wisconsin