Connecticut Route 87

Route 87
Map of eastern Connecticut with Route 87 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ConnDOT
Length:	16.62 mi (26.75 km)
Existed:	1932 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Route 32 in Franklin
	Route 66 in Columbia
North end:	US 6 in Andover
Location
Counties:	New London, Tolland
Highway system
Routes in Connecticut Interstate U.S. State SSR SR ← Route 85 Route 89 →

Route 87 is a Connecticut state highway running from Franklin to Andover, generally in a southeast-northwest direction. The route is part of the road connecting the towns of Norwich, Lebanon, Columbia, and Andover. Route 87 is a two-lane rural collector road for its entire length.

Route 87 begins as Norwich-Lebanon Road at an intersection with Route 32 in the southeast corner of the town of Franklin, just northwest of the Yantic neighborhood of Norwich. It heads northwest across the Susquetonscut Brook and railroad tracks, briefly crossing into Bozrah (for 0.18 miles), before re-entering Franklin. The road runs for another 3.5 miles (5.6 km) in the southwest part of Franklin then enters the town of Lebanon, where the road name becomes Trumbull Highway. Route 87 heads directly into the town center where it has a junction with Route 207. About a mile further, Route 289 splits off heading north towards Willimantic while Route 87 continues northwest towards Columbia. At the Columbia town center, it intersects with Route 66. North of the town center, Route 87 skirts the north shore of Columbia Lake before crossing into the town of Andover. Route 87 ends about half a mile from the town line at an intersection with US 6. Westbound US 6 continues directly into the Andover town center.