U.S. Route 287

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U.S. Route 287
Length:	1791[1] mi (2882¼ km)
Formed:	1935
South end:	Port Arthur, TX
North end:	Choteau, MT
United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Highway 287 is a north-south United States highway. It serves as the major trunk route between the Texas cities of Fort Worth and Amarillo. The highway is broken into two segments by Yellowstone National Park, where an unnumbered park road serves as a connector.

Contents 1 Termini 2 Historic termini 3 States traversed 4 Related US Routes 5 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is in Choteau, Montana, 100 miles (161 km) south of the Canadian border, at an intersection with U.S. Highway 89. Its southern terminus (as well as those of US 69 and US 96) is in Port Arthur, Texas at an intersection with State Highway 87, five miles (8 km) up the Sabine River from the Gulf of Mexico.

[edit] Historic termini

When US 287 was first commissioned in 1939, it extended only from the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park to Denver, Colorado. The route was extended southward to the Texas coast in 1940, and northward into Montana in 1965.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

• Montana
• Wyoming
• Colorado
• Oklahoma (35 miles, 56 km, across the panhandle, at Boise City)
• Texas

[edit] Related US Routes

• U.S. Highway 87
• U.S. Highway 187

[edit] References

1. ^ Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 18 May 2006.

• Endpoints of US highways

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< US 283	OK		SH 325 >