Wisconsin Highway 87

State Trunk Highway 87 (often called Highway 87, STH-87 or WIS 87) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs north–south in northwest Wisconsin from St. Croix Falls to Grantsburg. It was first designated as a state highway in 1924.

State Trunk Highway 87
Route information
Maintained by WisDOT
Length	25.82 mi[1] (41.55 km)
Major junctions
South end	US 8 in St. Croix Falls
North end	WIS 48 / WIS 70 in Grantsburg
Location
Counties	Polk, Burnett
Highway system
Wisconsin State Trunk Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic Rustic ← WIS 86 WIS 88 →

Route description

WIS 87 in St. Croix Falls

The highway begins at an intersection with US Highway 8 (US 8) in St. Croix Falls, 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 a to the west and meets County Trunk Highway I (CTH-I), running north from it. It then passes through Eureka Center and a one-mile (1.6 km) concurrency with CTH-G before reaching Cushing, from where it runs one mile (1.6 km) 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.[2]

History

In 1923, the highway in its entirety was signed as CTH-F.[3] The next year, it was signed as WIS 87 alongside WIS 48, which it runs concurrently with near Grantsburg.[4] The highway was unpaved along its entire route and would stay that way until at least 1956.[5]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[2]	km	Destinations	Notes
Polk	St. Croix Falls	0.0	0.0	US 8 – Twin Cities, Turtle Lake
	St. Croix Falls–Eureka line	4.9	7.9	CTH-I east
	Eureka	9.9	15.9	CTH-G east	Southern end of CTH-G concurrency
	Eureka–Sterling– Luck tripoint	10.9	17.5	CTH-G west	Northern end of CTH-G concurrency
	Sterling	11.9	19.2	CTH-N east
Burnett	Anderson	18.7	30.1	CTH-Z east
		20.7	33.3	CTH-O
		22.2	35.7	WIS 48 east – Frederic	Southern end of WIS 48 concurrency
	Grantsburg	26.8	43.1	WIS 48 ends / WIS 70 – Rock Creek, Siren	Northern end of WIS 48 concurrency; WIS 48 ends at this intersection
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

1. Bessert, Chris. "Wisconsin Highways: Highways 80-89 (Highway 87)". Wisconsin Highways. Retrieved March 20, 2007.
2. Google (April 11, 2020). "Length and Route of Highway 87" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
3. Wisconsin Motorists Association (1923). Our Own Map of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Motorists Association. OCLC 318360666. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
4. Wisconsin Motorists Association (1924). Our Map of Wisconsin (Map). Scale not given. Milwaukee: Wisconsin Motorists Association. OCLC 664274042. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
5. Wisconsin Highway Commission (1956). "Wisconsin State Atlas 1956 Highway Maps". Madison: Wisconsin Highway Commission. Retrieved April 11, 2020 – via Historic Map Works.