{{short description|none}} {{Use American English|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox state highway system |title=Special routes of U.S. Route 87 |links=TX |shields={{Infobox road/shieldmain/USA|state=TX|type=US-Bus|route=87}}70px70px }} The following special routes exist or existed parallel to U.S. Route 87 (US 87) in Texas, primarily along former alignments. They are varyingly designated by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as business routes of US 87, state highway loops and spurs, and business loops of Interstate 27 (I-27).
==Stockdale== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Stockdale |length_mi=2.115 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-BU-87-U/> |formed=1990<ref name=HDF-BU-87-U/> }} '''Business U.S. Highway 87-U''' is the old route of US 87 through Stockdale. It was formed on May 31, 1965 as '''Loop 411''', but always marked as a business route of US 87; On June 21, 1990 the official designation was changed to Business US 87.<ref name=HDF-SL-411>{{TxDOT|SL|411|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name=HDF-BU-87-U>{{TxDOT|BU|87|U|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Wilson|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/29.2276558,-97.9373826/29.2327219,-97.967946/@29.2314201,-97.962453,15.08z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-97.9599322!2d29.2368058!3s0x865cd9d7da4363f9:0xcfbe49d4a32b9c28!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Business US 87-U |access-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref>}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|SH|97|city1=Nixon|city2=Gonzalez|city3=Pandora}} |notes=Southern terminus}} {{TXint |location=Stockdale |lspan=3 |mile=1.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|1107|dir1=east|city1=Pandora}} }} {{TXint |mile=1.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|123|city1=Karnes City|city2=Seguin}} }} {{TXint |mile=2.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|SH|97|city1=Floresville|city2=San Antonio}} |notes=Northern terminus}} {{jctbtm}}
==La Vernia== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=321 |location=La Vernia |length_mi=0.753 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-SL-321/> |formed=1957<ref name=HDF-SL-321/> }} '''Loop 321''' is the old route of US 87 through La Vernia, formed in on July 16, 1957.<ref name=HDF-SL-321>{{TxDOT|SL|321|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Wilson|location=La Vernia|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/29.3565222,-98.1200847/29.3524666,-98.1099986/@29.3557089,-98.1200085,15.67z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-98.1150666!2d29.3558333!3s0x865cdd4b2fbcde17:0x85132f251d384ce9!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Loop 321 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|city1=Stockdale|city2=San Antonio}} |notes=Western terminus}} {{TXint |mile=0.3 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|775|dir1=south|name1=Bluebonnet Drive}} |notes=West end of FM 775 overlap}} {{TXint |mile=0.4 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|775|dir1=north|city1=Seguin}} |notes=East end of FM 775 overlap}} {{TXint |mile=0.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|city1=Stockdale|city2=San Antonio}} |notes=Eastern terminus}} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==San Antonio== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Spur |route=345 |location=San Antonio |length_mi=2.7 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-SL-345/> |formed=1962 }} {{main|Texas State Highway Spur 345}} '''Spur 345''' is the old route of US 87 through northern San Antonio, formed on January 26, 1962, as '''Loop 345'''. It begins at I-10/US 87 at Woodlawn Avenue, and runs northwest on Fredericksburg Road to I-10/US 87 near Huebner Road. When first designated, Loop 345 was marked as a business route of US 87. On December 18, 2014, the section of Loop 345 from I-410 south to I-10 was removed from the state highway system, and the rest was redesignated as '''Spur 345'''.<ref name=HDF-SL-345>{{TxDOT|SL|345|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> {{clear|right}}
==Boerne== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Boerne |length_mi= 4.81 |length_ref= |established= }} '''Business US Highway 87''' follows the old route of US 87 through Boerne. It runs along Main Street, east of the I-10/US 87 freeway, between exits 542 and 537. It intersects SH 46 in downtown Boerne and has junctions with RM 474 and RM 1376. While signed as a business route, it is not officially designated as such by TxDOT; the agency considers the route through Boerne to be mainline US 87.<ref name="Mapbook 1785">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1785|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref><!-- also see Statewide Planning Map -->
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Kendall|location=Boerne|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/29.7662087,-98.7191277/29.780406,-98.7289044/29.7895749,-98.7295704/29.7945098,-98.7321034/29.8084436,-98.7424789/29.8193186,-98.7536708/29.8215475,-98.7564553/@29.7956814,-98.7666162,13.33z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Boerne Business Loop |access-date=July 16, 2023 |link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|US|87|city1=San Antonio}} |notes=Southern terminus; I-10 exit 542}} {{TXint |mile=1.2 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|46|dir1=west|name1=Bandera Road|to2=to|I|10|dir2=west|SH|16}} |notes=South end of SH 46 overlap}} {{TXint |mile=1.8 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|46|dir1=east|name1=River Road|city1=New Braunfels}} |notes=North end of SH 46 overlap}} {{TXint |mile=2.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|474|dir1=north|road|West Blanco Road}} }} {{TXint |mile=3.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|1376|dir1=north|city1=Sisterdale}} }} {{TXint |mile=4.4 |mile2=4.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|US|87|city1=Comfort|city2=San Antonio}} |notes=Northern terminus; I-10 exit 537}} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==Comfort== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Comfort |length_mi=1.6 |length_ref= |established= }}
'''Business US Highway 87<!-- -? -->''' follows the old route of US 87 through Comfort. Beginning at exit 524 of northbound I-10/US 87 freeway, it runs northwest along Front Street, concurrent with SH 27. Two routes separate, with SH 27 heading west while Business US 87 turns to the north, reaching a junction with RM 473 in downtown Comfort. It reaches its northern terminus at I-10 exit 523, which is where US 87 separates from the Interstate and heads north. While signed as a business route, it is not officially designated as such by TxDOT; the agency considers the route through Comfort to be mainline US 87.<ref name="Mapbook 1685">{{Texas Mapbook|page=1685|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref><!-- also see Statewide Planning Map -->
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Kendall|location=Comfort|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/29.9615577,-98.8906997/29.9788899,-98.9037745/@29.9712241,-98.9063417,15z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Comfort Business Loop |access-date=July 16, 2023 |link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|US|87|to3=to|FM|289|FM|1621|city1=Boerne|city2=San Antonio|city3=Waring}} |notes=Southern terminus; I-10 exit 524}} {{TXint |mile=0.3 |mile2=0.6 |bridge=Bridge over Guadalupe River |notes=}} {{TXint |mile=0.8 |mile2=0.9 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|SH|27|dir1=west|location1=Center Point|city2=Kerrville}} |notes={{ccr-end|West|SH 27}}}} {{TXint |mile=1.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|RM|473|city1=Sisterdale|city2=Kerrville}}, Old Tunnel State Park |notes=}} {{TXint |mile=1.6 |type=concur |road={{jct|state=TX|I|10|US|87|city1=Kerrville|city2=San Antonio|city3=Fredericksburg}} |notes=Northern terminus; I-10 exit 523;<br>{{ccr-end|east|SH 27}} }} {{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
==Big Spring== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Big Spring |length_mi=8.2 |length_ref=<ref name="Bus. US 87-M">{{TxDOT|BU|87|M|accessdate=January 1, 2019|link=no}}</ref> |established=2013<ref name="Bus. US 87-M"/> }} '''Business US Highway 87-M''' follows the old route of US 87 through Big Spring. The highway was designated in 2013 with the construction of a new expressway route for US 87 around the town.<ref name="Bus. US 87-M"/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=Texas Department of Transportation|url=https://www.txdot.gov/inside-txdot/projects/studies/abilene/us87.html|title=US 87 Truck Relief Route|accessdate=April 8, 2019}}</ref> The expressway south of I-20 opened to traffic in 2016 while the northern section opened in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=KOSA-TV|last=Bennett|first=Stephanie|url=https://www.cbs7.com/content/news/386879631.html|title=Big Spring to Open New Highway|date=July 14, 2016|accessdate=April 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |newspaper=Big Spring Herald |last=Duforat |first=Amanda |url=https://www.bigspringherald.com/news/n-u-s-hwy-87-relief-route-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-took-place-wednesday/article_573950f4-d739-11ea-975c-c313b67789c8.html |title=N. U.S. Hwy 87 Relief Route ribbon cutting ceremony took place Wednesday |date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=July 16, 2023}}</ref>
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Howard|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/32.1889669,-101.4743683/32.2997615,-101.5017182/@32.2517839,-101.5491128,12.13z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?entry=ttu|title=Route of Bus. US 87-M|accessdate=April 8, 2019|link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=0.0 |type=incomplete |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|RM|33|dir2=south|city1=San Angelo|city2=Garden City}} |notes=Interchange; southern terminus; southbound exit and northbound entrance}} {{TXint |location=Big Spring |lspan=4 |mile=2.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|700}} |notes=Interchange}} {{TXint |mile=4.4 |mspan=2 |road={{jct|state=TX|BL|20|dir1=east|name1=West 4th Street}} }} {{TXint |mile=none |road={{jct|state=TX|BL|20|dir1=west|name1=West 5th Street}} }} {{TXint |mile=5.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|20|city1=El Paso|city2=Fort Worth}} |notes=I-20 exit 177}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=7.5 |mile2=8.2 |type=incomplete |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|FM|700|dir2=east}} |notes=Interchange; northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance}} {{jctbtm|keys=incomplete}} {{-}}
==Vick== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=577 |location=Vick |length_mi=1.063 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-SL-577/> |formed=1991 }} '''Loop 577''' is the old route of US 87 through Vick, formed October 6, 1991.<ref name=HDF-SL-577>{{TxDOT|SL|577|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> About midway, it intersects the south end of FM 381.
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Concho|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/31.3360514,-100.0883292/31.3407702,-100.0922114/31.3410935,-100.102635/@31.3400452,-100.0997323,16z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Loop 577 |access-date=July 16, 2023 |link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |location=none |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|city1=Eden|city2=San Angelo}} |notes=Southern terminus}} {{TXint |location=Vick |mile=0.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|381|dir1=north|city1=Eola}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=1.1 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|city1=Eden|city2=San Angelo}} |notes=Northern terminus}} {{jctbtm}}
==Wall== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=570 |location=Wall |length_mi=1.903 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-SL-570/> |formed=1990 }} '''Loop 570''' is the old route of US 87 through Wall, formed on March 19, 1990.<ref name=HDF-SL-570>{{TxDOT|SL|570|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> {{clear|right}}
==Lamesa== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Lamesa |length_mi=1.747 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-BU-87-K/> |formed=1990<ref name=HDF-BU-87-K/> }} '''Business U.S. Highway 87-K''' is the old route of US 87 through Lamesa. It was formed on December 10, 1946 as '''Loop 218''' on Lynn Avenue. On June 21, 1990 the official designation was changed to Business US 87, and on January 2, 1992, US 87 and Business US 87 were swapped, placing the former on Lynn Avenue and the latter on Dallas Avenue.<ref name=HDF-SL-218>{{TxDOT|SL|218|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref><ref name=HDF-BU-87-K>{{TxDOT|BU|87|K|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
;Junction list {{jcttop|state=TX|county=Dawson|location=Lamesa|length_ref=<ref>{{google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/32.7203374,-101.9451317/32.7430536,-101.9522235/@32.7344535,-101.9580224,14.21z/data=!4m14!4m13!1m10!3m4!1m2!1d-101.9457481!2d32.7207164!3s0x86fea5afe70749cf:0xa6e264c934249d5e!3m4!1m2!1d-101.9512153!2d32.7357064!3s0x86fea44ea8bd9ef1:0xd55dcdcabd315f80!1m0!3e0?entry=ttu |title=Overview Map of Business US 87-K |access-date=July 16, 2023 |link=no}}</ref>}} {{TXint |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87|US|180}} |notes=Southern terminus}} {{TXint |mile=1.2 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|180|name1=North 4th Street|to2=to|SH|349|extra=hospital}} |notes=Access to Medical Arts Hospital}} {{TXint |mile=1.7 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|87}} |notes=Northern terminus}} {{jctbtm}}
==Tahoka== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=472 |location=Tahoka |length_mi=1.859 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-SL-472/> |formed=1969 }} '''Loop 472''' is the old route of US 87 through Tahoka, formed on January 31, 1969.<ref name=HDF-SL-472>{{TxDOT|SL|472|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> {{clear|right}}
==Woodrow== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=493 |length_mi=1.087 |length_ref=<ref name="Loop 493"/> |location=Lubbock County |established=October 2, 1970<ref name="Loop 493">{{TxDOT|SL|493|accessdate=February 20, 2020|link=no}}</ref> }} '''Loop 493''' is located in Lubbock County. It is a former routing of US 87 through the community of Woodrow.<ref name="Loop 493"/>
Loop 493 begins at US 87 south of Woodrow. It travels to the north, paralleling US 87 to its east. In Woodrow, the route passes Lubbock-Cooper High School at Woodrow Road. Loop 493 then curves back to the north and ends at another point on US 87.<ref name="Mapbook 433">{{Texas Mapbook|page=433|year=2018|link=no|accessdate=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
Loop 493 was designated on October 2, 1970, when US 87 was upgraded between Lubbock and Tahoka and moved to the east of Woodrow. It was originally signed as a business route of US 87.<ref name="Loop 493"/> {{-}}
==Lubbock== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Lubbock |length_mi=3.833 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-BU-87-G/> |formed=May 27, 1992 |decommissioned=February 25, 2010<ref name=HDF-BU-87-G/> }} '''Business U.S. Highway 87-G''' was the old route of US 87 through Lubbock, formed in mid-1992 when Interstate 27 was completed and US 87 was moved onto it. The highway traveled along '''Avenue A''', beginning at a junction with I-27 / US 87 / US 84, running northward to a junction with I-27 / US 87 / US 82.
On February 25, 2010, Business U.S. Highway 87-G was cancelled, and TxDOT transferred ownership of the road to the city of Lubbock.<ref name=HDF-BU-87-G>{{TxDOT|BU|87|G|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref>
;Junction list {{jcttop |former=yes |state=TX |county=Lubbock |location=Lubbock |length_ref=<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/33.5382012,-101.8437772/33.5902707,-101.8363608/@33.5665292,-101.8428298,14.21z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-101.8359413!2d33.5633673!3s0x86fe6cddbc5ead0f:0x1630ffa908a84ea5!1m0!3e0|title=Route of Bus. US 87-G|accessdate=August 16, 2018|link=no}}</ref> }} {{TXint |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|27|US|87|US|84|name3=Slaton Road}} |notes=I-27 exit 1}} {{TXint |mile=1.9 |road={{jct|state=TX|FM|835|dir1=east|name1=34th Street}} }} {{TXint |mile=3.8 |road={{jct|state=TX|I|27|US|87|US|82|name3=4th Street}} |notes=I-27 exit 4}} {{jctbtm}}
==New Deal== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=461 |location=Lubbock County |length_mi=1.719 |length_ref=<ref name="SL 461">{{TxDOT|SL|461|accessdate=February 19, 2020|link=no}}</ref> |established=February 29, 1968<ref name="SL 461"/> }} '''Loop 461''' is the former route of US 87 in New Deal. It was designated on February 29, 1968, and was originally signed as a business route of US 87. Its southern terminus is at I-27/US 87 exit 13. It runs north along two-lane, undivided Monroe Avenue, to the west of a BNSF Railway line. The highway crosses FM 1729 (Main Street) before reaching its northern terminus at I-27/US 87 exit 15.<ref name="Mapbook 352">{{Texas Mapbook|page=352|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 20, 2022}}</ref> {{clear|right}}
==Abernathy== {{Infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=369 |length_mi=1.496 |length_ref=<ref name="SL 369"/> |formed=September 25, 1962<ref name="SL 369">{{TxDOT|SL|369|access-date=December 19, 2019|link=no}}</ref> |location=Lubbock and Hale counties }} '''Loop 369''' is the former alignment of US 87 in Abernathy, It was designated on September 25, 1962. Its southern terminus is at exit 20 of I-27/US 87 in the Lubbock County portion of the city. It heads north-northwest on South Avenue D before curving north, reaching an intersection with FM 597. After crossing into Hale County, Loop 369 reaches its northern terminus at exit 22 of I-27/US 87 in the northern part of the city.<ref name="SL 369"/><ref name="Mapbook 352">{{Texas Mapbook|page=352|year=2018|link=no|access-date=December 20, 2022}}</ref> {{clear|right}}
==Hale Center== {{main|Interstate 27 Business (Hale Center, Texas)}} {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=BL |route=27-T |location=Hale Center |length_mi=1.168 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-BI-27-T/> |formed=April 5, 2002 }} '''Business Interstate 27-T''' is the old route of US 87 through Hale Center.<ref name=HDF-BI-27-T>{{TxDOT|BI|27|T|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> {{-}}
==Plainview== {{main|Interstate 27 Business (Plainview, Texas)}} {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=BL |route=27-U |location=Plainview |length_mi=9.282 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-BI-27-U>{{TxDOT|BI|27|U|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> |formed=February 15, 1967 }} '''Business Interstate 27-U''' is the old route of US 87 through Plainview. It was previously '''Loop 445'''. {{-}}
==Amarillo== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=Loop |route=434 |location=Amarillo |length_mi=4.999 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-SL-434/> |formed=1966 }} '''Loop 434''' is the old route of US 87 through northern Amarillo, formed on August 31, 1966.<ref name=HDF-SL-434>{{TxDOT|SL|434|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> The highway is known locally as '''River Road'''.
Loop 434 begins at a junction with <!--I-27 /--> US 87 / US 287 near the Amarillo Zoo and Wonderland Park. The highway travels in a northern direction through suburban areas, with the route becoming more rural towards the north. Loop 434 ends at an intersection with the northbound frontage road of <!--I-27 /--> US 87 / US 287 near River Road High School.
;Junction list {{jcttop |state=TX |county=Potter |length_ref=<ref>{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.2466809,-101.8313675/35.3170782,-101.8312974/@35.2815077,-101.8288136,13.67z/data=!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-101.8313098!2d35.2655719!3s0x87014c3831858ab7:0x953f9eac7fbaf2cb!1m0!3e0|title=Route of Loop 434|accessdate=August 16, 2018|link=no}}</ref> }} {{TXint |location=Amarillo |lspan=2 |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|<!--I|27|-->US|87|US|287|name2=Dumas Drive}} }} {{TXint |mile=1.3 |road={{jct|state=TX|Loop|335|name1=St. Francis Avenue}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=5.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|<!--I|27|dir1=north|-->US|87|dir<!--2-->1=north|US|287|dir<!--3-->2=north}} }} {{jctbtm}}
==Dalhart== {{infobox road small |state=TX |type=US-Bus |route=87 |location=Dalhart |length_mi=0.469 |length_ref=<ref name=HDF-BU-87-B/> |formed=1990 }} '''Business U.S. Highway 87-B''' is a loop<!--probably not the old route--> of US 87 through Dalhart. It was formed in early 1954 as '''Loop 276''', but always marked as a business route of US 87; in early 1991 the official designation was changed to Business US 87.<ref name=HDF-SS-276>{{TxDOT|SS|276|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref><!--designation file is for Spur 276--><ref name=HDF-BU-87-B>{{TxDOT|BU|87|B|link=no|access-date=December 25, 2022}}</ref> {{-}}
==References== {{reflist}}
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