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Preserving the travel history of Texas.

TEXAS · THE ROAD ARCHIVE

Abandoned and realigned Texas roads

A missing stretch of SH 87 leaves pavement at the edge of the Gulf. Explore the coastal road photographs and the original archive entry about this interrupted route between High Island and Sabine Pass.

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Barricades at the closed coastal section of Texas 87
Collection: TexasFreeway

A road that stopped at the shoreline.

Texas 87 between High Island and Sabine Pass

Descriptions below are preserved from the original archive, including the dated rebuilding outlook.

  1. Barricades at the closed coastal section of Texas 87
    Collection: TexasFreeway

    Texas 87 photographs

    Texas 87 - (added-12-September-2001) See dramatic views of the remains of this highway
    Texas 87 suffered severe erosion during Hurricane Allen in 1980, and was closed around 1990. There are no imminent plans to rebuild the highway as of September 2001.
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  2. Texas 87 Update

    Texas 87 Update - (added-05-April-2004) Do they have sand?

    The linked 2004 update is not present in the available source files.

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