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State Route 87
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length	4.10 mi (6.60 km)
Existed	1940–present
Major junctions
South end	NC 14 / NC 87 near Ridgeway
Major intersections	US 220 Bus. (Church Street / Main Street)
North end	US 220 (Greensboro Road) in Ridgeway
Location
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Henry
Highway system
Virginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes
← SR 86 → SR 89

State Route 87 (SR 87) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for its entire length as Morehead Avenue, the state highway runs 4.10 miles (6.60 km) from the North Carolina state line, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 14 (NC 14)/NC 87, north to its terminus at U.S. Route 220 (US 220) in Ridgeway in southern Henry County.

Route description

SR 87 begins at the North Carolina state line southeast of Ridgeway. The highway continues southeast as NC 14/NC 87 toward Eden. SR 87 heads northwest to the town of Ridgeway. In the center of town, the state highway intersects US 220 Business, which heads north on Main Street and south on Church Street. SR 87 continues northwest a short distance to its northern terminus at US 220 (Greensboro Road).

History

Route 87 was originally numbered State Route 106. When North Carolina extended NC 87 to the Virginia state line in the 1940 renumbering, SR 106 was renumbered SR 87 for continuity.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Henry County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.00	0.00	NC 14 south / NC 87 south – Eden, Reidsville	North Carolina state line; southern terminus
Ridgeway	3.82	6.15	US 220 Bus. (Church Street / Main Street)
	4.10	6.60	US 220 (Greensboro Road) – Greensboro, Martinsville, Roanoke	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ "2010 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
   • Henry County and City of Martinsville (PDF)
2. "Virginia State Route 87" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

External links

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 87

• State highways in Virginia
• Transportation in Henry County, Virginia