North Carolina Highway 87

North Carolina Highway 87
North Carolina Highway 87
	Route of NC 87 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	236.8 mi (381.1 km)
Existed	1937–present
Major junctions
South end	NC 211 in Southport
	US 17 near Bolivia; US 74 / US 76 in Sandy Creek; US 701 in Elizabethtown; I-95 / US 301 / I-95 BL in Fayetteville; ; US 1 / US 15 / US 501 / US 421 Bus. in Sanford; US 64 in Pittsboro; I-40 / I-85 in Burlington; US 70 / NC 54 in Burlington; US 29 / US 158 in Reidsville; US 311 / NC 14 / NC 770 in Eden;
North end	SR 87 at the Virginia state line
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Cumberland, Harnett, Lee, Chatham, Alamance, Caswell, Rockingham
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 87 (NC 87) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. NC 87 begins in the Atlantic coastal town of Southport and crosses into Virginia at the Virginia state line five miles (8 km) north of Eden in Rockingham County. At 240 miles (390 km) in length, NC 87 is the second-longest state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina with only North Carolina Highway 24 (NC 24) being longer. The longest north–south state highway, NC 87 travels along a relatively straight southeast–northwest path, connecting Cape Fear region with the Piedmont. It is also the main north-south route connecting the cities of Fayetteville, Sanford, Burlington and Reidsville.