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BigMattFromTexas:
I love U.S 87! About seven years ago I didn't know it left the state of Texas :-D. The only of 87 ive been on is from: San Angelo, Tx to Lubbock, Tx and San Angelo, Tx to Fredericksburg, Tx.
One day I want to drive the entire highway from Texas to Montana.
 Any one driven all of it, some of it, any of it?

njroadhorse:
I've been on it for a little while out of Bourne off I-10, just about until FM 1376.

AZDude:
I have driven a big chunk of it.  The part where it is merged with I-90 & 25.  As you may know, in Montana it merges with I-90 and stays there until reaching I-25 in Buffalo, WY.  Then continues to be merged with  I-25 through the entire states of Wyoming and Colorado.  Then enters New Mexico where it finally exits the interstate south of Raton.

usends:

--- Quote from: AZDude on July 19, 2009, 06:01:44 PM ---I have driven a big chunk of it.  The part where it is merged with I-90 & 25.  As you may know, in Montana it merges with I-90 and stays there until reaching I-25 in Buffalo, WY.  Then continues to be merged with  I-25 through the entire states of Wyoming and Colorado.  Then enters New Mexico where it finally exits the interstate south of Raton.

--- End quote ---

Well, that's the implied route, but in the field there are no US 87 signs anywhere between Raton and the Wyoming state line (with one exception):
http://usends.com/Explore/US87inCO/index.html
(I do need to revise that page a bit: apparently someone at CDoT does recognize US 87, because they recently asked AASHTO's permission to reroute it through CO Springs.)
Anyway, if you do end up following US 87 from end to end, I'd encourage you to do a little research and follow the original US 87 wherever possible, rather than following interstates for nearly 800 miles from Raton to Billings.  To me, that would kind of defeat the purpose.

AZDude:
Nice site, good info on there. 

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