U.S. Route 287 in Texas

This article is about the section of U.S. Route 287 in Texas. For the entire route, see U.S. Route 287.

US Highway 287 marker

US Highway 287
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length: 503.898 mi[1] (810.945 km)
Existed: 1942 – present
Major junctions
South end: US 69 / US 96 / SH 87 in Port Arthur
 

I-10 in Beaumont

I-69 / US 59 in Corrigan
I-45 in Corsicana
I-35E in Waxahachie
I-20 in Arlington
I-20 / I-820 in Fort Worth
I-30 in Fort Worth
I-35W / US 81 in Fort Worth
I-44 / US 277 / US 281 in Wichita Falls
I-40 in Amarillo

I-27 / I-40 / US 60 / US 87 in Amarillo
North end: US-287 near Kerrick
Highway system
SH 286SH 287
SH 105SH 106SH 107
SH 229SH 230SH 231
U.S. Route 287 in North Texas
U.S. Route 287 near Midlothian

U.S. Highway 287 (US 287) in the U.S. state of Texas is a U.S. Highway that begins on the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur and heads north through Fort Worth, northwest to Childress, Clarendon, and Amarillo in the Texas Panhandle and into Oklahoma near Kerrick.

Route description

US 287 crosses into Texas at Kerrick and continues southeast through to Stratford, where it takes a more southerly turn. In Dumas, US 287 merges with its "parent route", US 87, and continues its south/southeasterly path as a co-signed route to Amarillo.

After passing through the heart of downtown Amarillo, US 87 splits off to the south to merge with I-27, and US 287 merges with I-40 and continues co-signed with the interstate until just west of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, where it veers to the southeast toward Claude, the seat of Armstrong County.

US 287 follows this east-southeasterly path through Clarendon and Childress, where it intersects US Highways 83 and 62. US 287 then proceeds to Vernon, where it merges with (and is briefly co-signed with) US 70 and US 183. After US 70 and US 183 leave the route at Oklaunion and veer to the northeast, US 287 resumes its east-southeasterly track passing through Harrold and Electra on its way to Wichita Falls. On the northwest side of the city US 287 merges with I-44, US 82, and (briefly) US 277. After leaving Wichita Falls, US 82/287 continues as a co-signed route until Henrietta, where US 82 leaves the route. After merging with US 81 in Bowie, US 287/81 continues southeast to Fort Worth, where it merges with I-35W on the north side of town. Just northwest of this interchange, Business US 287 veers off to the right following the original routing into Saginaw and into downtown Fort Worth while zig zagging its way through city streets to Kennedale and Mansfield before coming out onto the US 287 Freeway south of Interstate 20 near the Ellis County line just north of Midlothian.

Here, US 81 hits its terminus, but US 287 continues, concurrent route with I-35W through to the north end of downtown Fort Worth before splitting off to the southeast and once again picking up its own signage. This stretch of US 287, which runs from downtown to the southeast side of the city, is also known as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Freeway. In southeast Fort Worth, US 287 intersects with, and is briefly co-signed with, I-820 (which then dumps into I-20) before veering to the southeast yet again, where it passes through the extreme western side of Arlington, and then on in to Mansfield and Midlothian The freeway which previously terminated at the Tarrant/Johnson County line has been extended continuing on into Ellis County to connect with the existing freeway around Waxahachie, which includes a bypass around Midlothian and an interchange with US 67.

After intersecting with I-35E just north of Waxahachie, US 287 continues to the southeast, where it merges with I-45 just south of Ennis and follows the interstate to Corsicana where it then leaves the route and makes another sharp turn to the east. The highway continues southeastward to Palestine, where it merges with State Highway 19. US 287/SH 19 continues as a co-signed route until Crockett, where US 287 leaves SH 19 and continues its southeasterly track toward the Texas Gulf Coast.

In Woodville, US 287 merges with US 69 and takes on a more due-southerly route to Lumberton, where a co-signed US 69/287 also merges with US 96. The highway then continues to the southeast through Beaumont with a short stint with Interstate 10 and on to Port Arthur, where the route terminates at an intersection with State Highway 87.[2]

History

Before 1939, the portion from the Oklahoma state line to Amarillo was SH 9, from Amarillo to Henrietta was SH 5, Henrietta to Bowie was SH 50, Bowie to Fort Worth was SH 2 and US 81, Fort Worth to Ennis SH 34, Ennis to Corsicana was SH 14/US 75, Corsicana to Palestine was SH 22, Palestine to Crockett was SH 19, Crockett and Woodville was SH 106, Woodville to Port Arthur was SH 8. All of these state highways were shortened in the 1939 renumbering. SH 106 was decommissioned. SH 19 was deleted until 1960, when it extended back south.

Major intersections

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
JeffersonPort Arthur SH 87 (Gulfway Drive)South end of US 69 / US 96 overlap
see US 96
Hardin  FM 3513 / Mitchell Roadinterchange
  US 96 north Lumberton, Jasperinterchange; north end of US 96 overlap; no direct southbound exit (signed at FM 3513)
Lumberton FM 421 to US 96
  SH 327 east – Airport
Kountze SH 326 south Sour Lake
FM 418 east Silsbee
  FM 1003 south Honey Island
  FM 420 east Big Thicket National Preserve Visitor Center
Village Mills FM 3063 west Wildwood
Tyler  FM 2827 west
Warren FM 1943 east Fredsouth end of FM 1943 overlap
FM 1943 westnorth end of FM 1943 overlap
Hillister FM 1013 east Spurger
Woodville US 190 Livingston, Jasper, Heritage Village, Indian Village
US 69 north Colmesneil, LufkinNorth end of US 69 overlap
  FM 256 to US 190 Colmesneil
Chester FM 1745 east Colmesneilsouth end of FM 1745 overlap
FM 1745 west / FM 2097 east Camdennorth end of FM 1745 overlap
Polk  FM 62 west Camden
  FM 352 west – Pluck
Corrigan US 59Future I-69
  FM 1872
Trinity  FM 2262 east
Groveton FM 355 (Devine Avenue) to SH 94 east
SH 94 east (Magee Avenue) LufkinSouth end of SH 94 overlap
FM 2912 west (M.L. King)
  FM 3154 north
  SH 94 west TrinityNorth end of SH 94 overlap
  FM 1280 west Friday, Lovelady
  FM 2781 Holly, Pennington
Houston  FM 358 east Pennington
Shady Grove FM 232 north Arbor
Crockett Loop 304 (truck route)
SH 7 / SH 19 south / SH 21south end of SH 19 overlap; traffic circle around Houston County Courthouse
Loop 304 (truck route)
  FM 2160 west
Latexo FM 2663 east
Grapeland
Bus. US 287 north Grapeland
FM 2423
FM 227 Grapeland, Augusta
FM 228 Grapeland, Percilla
 
Bus. US 287 south Grapeland
Anderson  SH 294 east Slocum, AltoSouth end of SH 294 overlap
Elkhart FM 1817 north Alderbranch
SH 294 west (Parker Street) – Downtown ElkhartNorth end of SH 294 overlap
  FM 2419 south – Broom City
Palestine Loop 256 (truck route)
US 84 east (East Park Avenue) Texas State Railroad Palestine Depot, Palestine State ParkSouth end of US 84 overlap
SH 19 north (North Church Street)North end of SH 19 overlap
Loop 127 east (Avenue A) / FM 322 south (South Sycamore Street)
US 84 west (West Oak Street) FairfieldNorth end of US 84 overlap
US 79 / SH 19 south (West Palestine Avenue) Austin, Tyler, JacksonvilleSouth end of SH 19 overlap
Loop 256 (truck route)interchange
  SH 19 north Athens, MontalbaNorth end of SH 19 overlap
  FM 3224 west NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
  Spur 324 north Tennessee Colony
  FM 321 Tennessee Colony, Montalba
  FM 645 south Tennessee Colony
  FM 860 east
Bethel FM 2706 south – Yard
Cayuga FM 59 north Cross Roads
Freestone  FM 488 south Fairfield
Navarro  SH 309 Kerens
  Spur 294 south
Eureka FM 3243 west Navarro
FM 637 west
  FM 739 west
  FM 637 east
Corsicana
I-45 south / Bus. US 287 north Richland, Houston
South end of I-45 overlap; US 287 south follows exit 229
see I-45
EllisEnnis I-45 north DallasNorth end of I-45 overlap; US 287 north follows exit 247
FM 1183 (Oak Grove Road) – Oak Grove, Ennis
SH 34 Kaufman, ItalyInterchange
Lampasas Streetinterchange; no direct northbound exit (signed at SH 34)

Bus. US 287 south / Ennis Parkway Ennis
interchange
Waxahachie
Bus. US 287 north / Frontage Road
interchange
FM 878 / FM 879interchange; south end of freeway
Farley Street / Broadhead Roadno direct northbound exit
FM 813 (Brown Street)
US 77 Waxahachie
I-35E Dallas, WacoI-35E exit 403
FM 664 Ovillano direct northbound exit

Bus. US 287 south
interchange; north end of freeway
Midlothian
Bus. US 287 north (Main Street) / Midlothian Parkway
interchange; south end of freeway
FM 663 / 14th Street
US 67 Cleburne, Dallasno direct southbound exit to US 67 north (signed at US 287 Bus.)

Bus. US 287 south Midlothian
interchange; north end of freeway
Grand Prairie FM 661 east / Lakeview Road
Mansfield SH 360 north
Johnson
Bus. US 287 north / Lone Star Road
interchange
TarrantHeritage Parkwayinterchange; south end of freeway
East Broad StreetAccess to Methodist Mansfield Medical Center
Walnut Creek Drive / Debbie Lane
FM 157 / Debbie Lane Arlington
MansfieldArlington city lineTurner-Warnell Road / Callender Road
ArlingtonRussell-Curry Road / Eden Road
Kennedale-Sublett Road
Little Road - Kennedale
I-20 east DallasSouth end of I-20 overlap; US 287 south follows exit 444
Fort Worth
I-20 west to Bus. US 287 (Mansfield Highway) Abilene
North end of I-20 overlap; south end of I-820 overlap; US 287 north follows exit 442B; US 287 south follows exit 34A
Sun Valley DriveI-820 exit 33C
Martin StreetI-820 exit 33B; no northbound entrance
I-820 northNorth end of I-820 overlap; US 287 north follows exit 33A
Village Creek Road
Wilbarger Street / Miller Avenue
Berry Street / Vaughn Boulevard
Mitchell Boulevard
Cobb Park DriveSouthbound exit and northbound entrance
Rosedale Street
Vickery Boulevardno direct northbound exit (signed at Rosedale Street)
Riverside Drive
SH 180 (Lancaster Avenue)no northbound exit
I-30 west / US 377 south AbileneI-30 exit 15A; south end of US 377 overlap
I-30 east Dallassouthbound exit and northbound entrance; I-30 exits 15B-C
Chambers Streetno southbound exit
I-35W south WacoSouth end of I-35W overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; US 287 south follows exit 51
Spur 280 Downtown Fort WorthI-35W exit 52A, access to Fort Worth Intermodal Transportation Center
see I-35W
I-35W north DentonNorth end of I-35W overlap; south end of US 81 overlap; no southbound exit; US 287 north follows exit 60
Harmon Road (FM 3479)
FM 156
Bonds Ranch Road
Blue Mound Road / Willow Springs Road

Bus. US 287 south / FM 718 Newark, Saginaw
interchange; north end of freeway
WiseRhome SH 114 east Dallasinterchange; south end of freeway; south end of SH 114 overlap

Bus. US 81 north / Bus. US 287 north (SH 114 Bus. west) / FM 3433 Rhome
SH 114 west (SH 114 Bus. east) BridgeportNorth end of SH 114 overlap

Bus. US 81 south / Bus. US 287 south Rhome
interchange; north end of freeway
New Fairview FM 407 JustinInterchange
Decatur FM 2264 east

Bus. US 81 north / Bus. US 287 north Decatur Business District
FM 730 BoydInterchange

Bus. US 380 / FM 51 Weatherford, Gainesville
Interchange, access to Wise Regional Health System
US 380 Bridgeport, DentonInterchange
FM 1810 west Chico
 
Bus. US 81 south / Bus. US 287 south Decatur Business District
 
Bus. US 81 north / Bus. US 287 north Alvord
interchange; south end of freeway
 Hubbard Street
Alvord FM 1655
 
Bus. US 81 south / Bus. US 287 south Alvord
interchange; no direct northbound exit; north end of freeway
Montague  Spur 511 / Cemetery Road Sunsetinterchange; south end of freeway
  SH 101 Sunset, Bridgeport
 Lawhorn Lane
 Fruitland Road
 Wagonseller Road
  US 81 north / SH 101 Bowie, WaurikaNorth end of US 81 overlap; no northbound entrance; no access from US 287 south to SH 101
Bowie FM 1125 – Amon G. Carter Lake
SH 59 Montague, Jacksboro
  FM 174 to US 81 north Bowieinterchange; north end of freeway
ClayBellevue FM 1288 southSouth end of FM 1288 overlap
FM 1288 northNorth end of FM 1288 overlap
 New York Roadinterchange southbound; at-grade intersection northbound
Henrietta Spur 510 Henriettainterchange; south end of freeway
SH 148 Jacksboro
 Access Road
  US 82 east Henrietta, Gainesville, Texarkanainterchange; south end of US 82 overlap; north end of freeway
Jolly FM 2393 JollyInterchange
  Loop 47 east
 
Bus. US 287 north to SH 240
interchange; south end of freeway
 Stephens Ranch Roadno direct northbound exit
WichitaWichita FallsFisher Road
Hammon Road
SH 79 north WaurikaSouth end of SH 79 overlap; no direct northbound exit (signed at Hammon Road)
Windthorst Road
US 281 south / SH 79 south Jacksboro, Archer CityNorth end of SH 79 overlap; south end of US 281 overlap
Spur 447 / Loop 473 (Old Jacksboro Highway) / Galveston Street
US 82 west / US 277 south Lubbock, AbileneNorth end of US 82 overlap; south end of US 277 overlap
Broad Street - Business Districtnorthbound exit and southbound entrance
Holliday Street - Business Districtsouth end of I-44 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; I-44 exit 1, access to United Regional Healthcare System
6th Street - MPECno direct southbound exit

Bus. US 277 south
no northbound exit; I-44 exit 1A
Scotland ParkI-44 exit 1B; no direct southbound exit
Texas Travel Info CenterI-44 exit 1C

Bus. US 287
I-44 exit 1D
Maurine StreetI-44 exit 2
I-44 east / US 277 north / US 281 north / Spur 325 north Burkburnett, Lawton, Sheppard AFBNorth end of I-44 / US 277 / US 281 overlap; US 287 north follows exit 3A
Loop 11 (Beverly Drive)
City View Drive
Wellington Lane
Huntington Lane
FM 369
 Rifle Range Road
 Peterson Road
Iowa ParkBell Road
FM 368 Iowa Park

Bus. US 287 south (Johnson Road) Iowa Park
 Harmony Road
 Burnett Ranch Road
 
Bus. US 287 north Electra
no southbound exit
  FM 2384
 Midway Church Road
Electra FM 1739
SH 25 Electra, Archer City
WichitaWilbarger county lineCounty Line Road
Wilbarger 
Bus. US 287 south Electra
interchange; north end of freeway; no direct northbound exit
  SH 240 Burkburnettinterchange
Harrold FM 1763 Harroldinterchange
Oklaunion Loop 404 west OklaunionSouth end of freeway; southbound exit and entrance
US 70 east / US 183 north Oklaunion, Frederick, Ardmoreinterchange; south end of freeway; south end of US 70 / US 183 overlap
Loop 145 Oklaunionno direct northbound exit (signed at US 70 east / US 183 north)
Loop 404Southbound exit only
  FM 433interchange; north end of freeway
 Frontage Roadat-grade intersection
  FM 1763interchange; south end of freeway
 
Bus. US 287 north Vernon
no direct southbound exit
  FM 1949no direct southbound exit (signed at Laurie Street)
VernonLaurie Street
US 183 south / US 283 Seymour, AltusNorth end of US 183 overlap
Bentley Street

US 70 west / Bus. US 287 south Crowell, Plainview, Vernon, Paducah
interchange; north end of freeway; north end of US 70 overlap
  FM 925 eastInterchange; south end of FM 925 overlap
  FM 925 west – Farmers ValleyNorth end of FM 925 overlap
  FM 432Interchange
Hardeman  FM 925 east – Farmers Valley
Chillicothe FM 91
  FM 2006 north
  FM 1167 south Medicine Mound
  FM 2568
Quanah SH 6 (Main Street) Crowell, Altus, Copper Breaks State Park, Historical Main Street, Historical Museum
FM 2568 – Airport
Loop 285 west
  Loop 285 east AcmeInterchange
  FM 1166 north
Goodlett FM 2363 – Goodlett
  FM 2363 south – Goodlett
  FM 680 north
  FM 268
Childress  FM 2875
  FM 1033 north (County Road 22)South end of FM 1033 overlap
Kirkland FM 1033 southNorth end of FM 1033 overlap
  FM 2638 south
Childress FM 2530
FM 3031 south (5th Street)
FM 268 east (3rd Street Northeast)
FM 401 north (7th Street)
US 62 / US 83 Paducah, Wellington, Hollis
  FM 164 – T.L. Roach Unit, AirportInterchange
  Loop 328 Carey, Lake Childress, Baylor Lake
  Loop 328 Carey, Lake Childress, Baylor Lake
Hall  FM 658 south
Estelline SH 86 west Turkey, Caprock Canyons State Park
  FM 1619 north Newlin
  FM 1619 south
Memphis SH 256 Silverton, Wellington, Hollis, Downtown Memphis
FM 1547 east (Montgomery) / North 6th Quail
FM Spur 2361 south (Delaney)
DonleyHedley SH 203 east / SH 273 north McLean, Wellington
Lelia Lake FM 1754 south
FM 1755 north
  FM 1260
Clarendon SH 70 south Turkey, SilvertonSouth end of SH 70 overlap
FM 2162 south
SH 70 north – Greenbelt Lake, Howardwick, PampaNorth end of SH 70 overlap
  FM 3257 north – Greenbelt Lake
Ashtola FM 2362 south
ArmstrongGoodnight FM 294 north White Deer
  FM 2889 south
  FM 1151 eastSouth end of FM 1151 overlap
Claude FM 1151 westNorth end of FM 1151 overlap
SH 207 Silverton, Panhandle, Lake Mackenzie, Palo Duro Park
  FM 3330 south
  FM 2373 north
Washburn FM 2250 south
Carson
No major junctions
Potter  FM 1912 north
  Spur 228 north Amarillo College East Campus
AmarilloEast 3rd Avenuenorthbound exit only
I-40 east Oklahoma CitySouth end of I-40 overlap; southbound exit and northbound entrance; US 287 south follows exit 78
see I-40
I-27 south / I-40 west / US 60 west / US 87 south Albuquerque, Canyon, LubbockNorth end of I-40 overlap; south end of US 60 overlap; south end of US 87 south overlap (southbound only); US 287 north follows exit 70
(Pierce Street)north end of US 60 west / US 87 south overlap (southbound only)
Southeast 10th Avenue (Loop 395)
Historic US 66 west (Southeast 6th Avenue / Spur 279)
BL I-40 / US 60 east / Historic US 66 east (Amarillo Boulevard East) Pampanorth end of US 60 east overlap (northbound)
US 87 south (Pierce Street) to I-27 / Buchanan Streetinterchange; south end of freeway; south end of US 87 overlap
see US 87
MooreDumas US 87 north / SH 152 east Dalhart, Hartley, Stinnett, Amarillo College, AirportNorth end of US 87 overlap
  FM 119 north Sunray
Etter FM 281 Dalhart, Sunrayinterchange
Sherman  FM 297 west Dalhart
  FM 1573 east Sunray
Stratford US 54 Dalhart, Texhoma
DallamKerrick FM 807 south Conlen
  US-287 north Boise City, DenverOklahoma state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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See also

Texas portal U.S. Roads portal

References

  1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division. "U.S. Highway No. 287". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
  2. Google (2008-03-05). "overview map of US 287" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2008-03-05.

External links

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