# Virginia State Route 87

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For the former State Route 87, see [State Route 87 (Virginia 1933-1940)](/source/State_Route_87_(Virginia_1933-1940)).

**State Route 87** (**SR 87**) is a primary [state highway](/source/State_highway) in the U.S. state of [Virginia](/source/Virginia). Known for its entire length as **Morehead Avenue**, the state highway runs 4.10 miles (6.60 km) from the [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) state line, where the highway continues as [North Carolina Highway 14](/source/North_Carolina_Highway_14) (NC 14)/NC 87, north to its terminus at [U.S. Route 220](/source/U.S._Route_220_in_Virginia) (US 220) in [Ridgeway](/source/Ridgeway,_Virginia) in southern [Henry County](/source/Henry_County,_Virginia).

## 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](/source/Eden,_North_Carolina). SR 87 heads northwest to the town of Ridgeway. In the center of town, the state highway intersects [US 220 Business](/source/U.S._Route_220_Business_(Ridgeway,_Virginia)), 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](/source/1940_renumbering_(Virginia)), SR 106 was renumbered SR 87 for continuity.

## References

1. ["2010 Traffic Data"](http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp). Virginia Department of Transportation. 2010. Retrieved 2011-10-19. *[Henry County and City of Martinsville](http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_044_Henry_2010.pdf) (PDF)

## External links

- [Virginia Highways Project: VA 87](http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va081-100.htm#va87)

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