Virginia State Route 87

State Route 87
Route information
Maintained by VDOT
Length:	4.10 mi[1] (6.60 km)
Existed:	1940 – present
Major junctions
South end:	NC 14 / NC 87 near Ridgeway
East end:	US 220 in Ridgeway
Location
Counties:	Henry
Highway system
Virginia Routes Interstate U.S. Primary Secondary Byways History Turnpikes ← SR 86 SR 89 →

State Route 87 (SR 87) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known for most of its length as Morehead Road, the state highway runs 4.10 miles (6.60 km) from the North Carolina state line, where the highway continues as North Carolina Highway 87 (NC 87), north to 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 87 toward Eden. SR 87 heads northwest as Morehead Road to the town of Ridgeway, within which the highway follows Morehead Avenue. 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).^[1][2]

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[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.00	0.00	NC 14 south / NC 87 south – Eden, Reidsville	North Carolina state line
Ridgeway	3.82	6.15	US 220 Bus. (Church Street / Main Street)
	4.10	6.60	US 220 (Greensboro Road) – Greensboro, Martinsville, Roanoke
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. Google (2011-10-19). "Virginia State Route 87" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-10-19.

External links

Route map: Bing / Google

• Virginia Highways Project: VA 87