South Carolina Highway 87

South Carolina Highway 87
Route information
Existed	1940–1947
Major junctions
West end	SC 13 in Central
	US 76 / SC 28 in Pendleton; SC 88 in Pendleton; US 178 north of Northlake;
East end	SC 81 northwest of Aaron
Location
Counties	Pickens, Anderson
Highway system

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

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

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

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
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 Concurrency terminus

References

External links

Former SC 87 at the Virgina Highways South Carolina Annex

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