South Carolina Highway 87
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.svg) South Carolina Highway 87 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by SCDOT | ||||
| Existed | 1940–1947 | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SC 13 in Central | |||
| East end |  SC 81 northwest of Aaron | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | South Carolina | |||
| Counties | Pickens, Anderson | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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South Carolina Highway 87 (SC 87) was a state highway that existed in the northern part of Anderson County and the southwestern part of Pickens County. It connected rural areas of Anderson County with Pendleton and Central.
Route description
[edit]SC 87 began at an intersection with SC 13 (now SC 93) in Central. It headed nearly due south to Pendleton, where it first intersected US 76/SC 28 (now SC 28 Business) and then following those two highway until it met the western terminus of SC 88. It headed southeast to an intersection with US 178, north of Northlake. It then headed to the east-southeast until it met its eastern terminus, an intersection with SC 81, northwest of Aaron.
History
[edit]SC 87 was established between US 178 and SC 81. In 1942, it was extended through Pendleton to its western terminus. It was decommissioned in 1947 and was downgraded to secondary roads. Today, parts of it is known as Harris Bridge Road, Lebanon Road, and Issaqueena Trail.
Major intersections
[edit] | This section is missing mileposts for junctions. |
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Pickens | Central | SC 13 | Western terminus; now SC 93 | ||
| Anderson | Pendleton |     US 76 west / SC 28 west | Western end of US 76/SC 28 concurrency; now SC 28 Bus. west | ||
  US 76 east / SC 28 east | Eastern end of US 76/SC 28 concurrency; now SC 28 Bus. east | ||||
 SC 88 east | Western terminus of SC 88 | ||||
| |  US 178 | ||||
| | SC 81 | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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