New Jersey Route 87
State highway in Atlantic County in New Jersey, U. S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Route 87 is a state highway located in Atlantic County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs 1.70 mi (2.74 km), heading north from Atlantic City at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 to Brigantine, where it terminates at the end of the Brigantine Bridge over the Absecon Inlet, continuing as County Route 638. In Atlantic City, the route runs through the Marina District, which contains a few casinos, along Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard. Here, Route 87 intersects with Route 187 and the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector, the latter providing a limited-access route between Route 87 and the Atlantic City Expressway. Route 87 is the only road to and from Brigantine.
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Maintained by SJTA and NJDOT | ||||
Length | 1.70 mi[1] (2.74 km) | |||
Existed | 1953–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 30 in Atlantic City | |||
Major intersections | A.C.–Brigantine Connector in Atlantic City Route 187 in Atlantic City | |||
North end | CR 638 in Brigantine | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Atlantic | |||
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What is now Route 87 was initially proposed as Route S4A in 1927, running from Tuckerton south through Brigantine to Atlantic City. The portion of this route south of Little Beach was to be built by Atlantic County; however, the state took over plans of building the road in 1938. Despite this, Route S4A was never completed between Brigantine and Little Beach, and the portion of the road that existed in Ocean County was removed from the state highway system by 1941. In 1945, Route S56 was proposed to run from Atlantic City to Brigantine along Brigantine Boulevard. Route 87 was created on its current alignment in 1953 as an unsigned route, replacing the other two routes. Previously, Route 87 split into two alignments in Atlantic City along Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard; the Brigantine Boulevard alignment eventually became Route 187.