Business routes of U.S. Route 287 in Texas

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There are currently nine business routes of U.S. Highway 287 in Texas that are designated and maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). The business routes in the US state of Texas are traditionally short spurs or loops that connect the main route, in this case, U.S. Highway 287 (US 287), to the center or commercial district of a city. The routes commonly follow the course of an decommissioned state highway, or the old course of the main route. Business routes are signed with the traditional US 287 highway shield, and with a small "business plate" placed above the marker. TxDOT regards business routes as official highways, and is responsible for the maintenance of the route.

As of 2010, there are nine official business routes of US 287. There are also two cancelled business routes, both of which were located in Amarillo. Of the nine routes, seven of them are located in Northeast Texas.

Facts

Longest Route: BUS US 287-P, located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, at 38.613 miles (62.142 km) long.^[1]
Shortest Route: BUS US 287-T, in Corsicana, at just 0.807 miles (1.299 km) long.^[2]
Half of the eight routes are located in the DFW Metroplex.
Unusually, six of the nine routes are designated as north–south, instead of the usual south–north.

Current routes

Grapeland

Business US Highway 287
Location:	Grapeland
Length:	3.019 mi^[3] (4.859 km)
Existed:	September 26, 2003–present^[3]

Business U.S. Highway 287-V (BUS US 287-V) is a short loop business route located almost entirely inside the city limits of Grapeland. The 3.019-mile-long (4.859 km) highway is known as Main Street. The road passes directly through the center of Grapeland.

Major junctions

The entire route is in Houston County.

Location	mi^[4]	km	Destinations	Notes
	0.0	0.0	US 287 / SH 19	Northern terminus
Grapeland	0.9	1.4	FM 228	Western terminus of FM 228
	1.3	2.1	FM 227	Northern end of FM 227 concurrency
	1.9	3.1	FM 227	Southern end of FM 227 concurrency
	2.3	3.7	FM 2423	Western terminus of FM 2423
			US 287 / SH 19	Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Corsicana

Business US Highway 287
Location:	Corsicana
Length:	0.807 mi^[2] (1.299 km)
Existed:	January 14, 1991–present^[2]

Business U.S. Highway 287-T (BUS US 287-T) is a very short spur business route located entirely in the city of Corsicana. The spur, 0.807 miles (1.299 km) long, helps connect people traveling to and from US 287 to Business Interstate 45. The route passes a few warehouses and businesses in far southern Corsicana.

Major junctions

The entire route is in Corsicana, Navarro County.

mi^[5]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 287	Southern terminus
0.1	0.16	I-45
0.8	1.3	BL I-45	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Mansfield–Fort Worth

Main article: U.S. Route 287 Business (Mansfield–Fort Worth, Texas)

Business US Highway 287
Location:	Mansfield–Fort Worth
Length:	38.613 mi^[1] (62.142 km)
Existed:	January 14, 1991–present^[1]

Business US Highway 287-P (BUS US 287-P) is a 38.613-mile-long (62.142 km) business loop of US Highway 287 in the US state of Texas that serves as main street for Mansfield, downtown Fort Worth and Saginaw. The highway is known as Main Street while in Mansfield, Mansfield Highway while in southern Fort Worth, Kennedale Parkway in Kennedale, Riverside Drive and Rosedale Street in central Fort Worth, Commerce Street in downtown Fort Worth, Main Street in northern Fort Worth, and Saginaw Boulevard in Saginaw. The highway was originally designated on January 14, 1991, to replace a portion of Loop 496, and the old route of US 287 and US 81. The route was then rerouted several times during the 1990s. BUS US 287-P is located almost entirely in Tarrant County, and is mostly located in Fort Worth. The highway is, as of 2010, the longest business route of US 287, while located in Texas. BUS US 287-P is one of the few highways to be designated as a north–south highway.^[1]

Vernon

Business US Highway 287
Location:	Vernon
Length:	5.596 mi^[6] (9.006 km)
Existed:	January 14, 1991–present^[6]

Business U.S. Highway 287-F (BUS US 287-F) is a short loop business route located entirely in Vernon. The 5.596-mile-long (9.006 km) highway is known as College Drive when concurrent with US 70, Hillcrest Drive as a stand-alone road, and Wilbarger Street while concurrent with Spur 488. Most of the route's course is concurrent with Spur 488, which passes directly through downtown Vernon.

Major junctions

The entire route is in Vernon, Wilbarger County.

mi^[7]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 287	Northern terminus
0.3	0.48	US 70	North end of US 70 concurrency
0.4	0.64	US 70	South end of US 70 concurrency
1.1	1.8	Spur 488	West end of Spur 488 concurrency
2.6	4.2	US 283 / US 183
5.6	9.0	Spur 488	East end of Spur 488 concurrency
5.6	9.0	US 287 / US 70	Northbound exit and southbound entrance to US 287/US 70; southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access

References

1 2 3 4 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 287-P". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
1 2 3 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 287-T". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 287-V". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
↑ Google (March 25, 2012). "Overview Map of BUS US 287-V" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
↑ Google (March 25, 2012). "Overview Map of Business U.S. Route 287-T" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
1 2 Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business U.S. Highway No. 287-F". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 24, 2012.
↑ Google (March 24, 2012). "Overview Map of BUS US 287-F" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved March 24, 2012.

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