State Route 87 is an east–west highway in northeastern Ohio

Ohio

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, a U.S. state

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. Its western terminus is in Cuyahoga County

Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Cuyahoga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. It is the most populous county in Ohio; as of the 2010 census, the population was 1,280,122. Its county seat is Cleveland. Cuyahoga County is part of Greater Cleveland, a metropolitan area, and Northeast Ohio, a...

 at U.S. Route 6/U.S. Route 42/State Route 3 at Public Square in downtown

Downtown Cleveland

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 Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio

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. It is concurrent with U.S. Route 422 and State Route 8 for just over 2 miles (3.2 km), and then leaves the concurrency to occupy a section of Woodland Avenue. The route heads eastward and becomes Buckeye Road, and then Shaker Boulevard, which is a divided boulevard with RTA

Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

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 commuter rail tracks (the "Rapid") between the east- and westbound lanes as it travels through Shaker Heights

Shaker Heights, Ohio

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At Richmond Road in Beachwood

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, State Route 87 joins SR 175

Ohio State Route 175

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 from the north and heads south approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) to Chagrin Boulevard, where the route leaves State Route 175 and joins U.S. Route 422 east. A short distance later, at the Interstate 271 interchange, U.S. Route 422 leaves the concurrency southward, and State Route 87 continues east on Chagrin Boulevard through Woodmere Village

Woodmere, Ohio

Woodmere is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Cleveland. The population was 884 at the 2010 census.-History:...

 and Pepper Pike, and then on Pinetree Road and South Woodland Road, intersects with State Route 91 (SOM Center Road) and enters Moreland Hills

Moreland Hills, Ohio

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State Route 87 enters Geauga County

Geauga County, Ohio

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 and becomes Kinsman Road for most of its remaining length, and intersects with State Route 306 (Chillicothe Road), passes by Punderson State Park

Punderson State Park

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, and intersects with State Route 44 (Ravenna Road) at Newbury.

The route then enters Burton

Burton, Ohio

Burton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-History:Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement...

, where it temporarily becomes Center Street and intersects with State Route 168 (Cheshire Street); then through Ohio's second largest Amish

Amish

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 community in Middlefield

Middlefield, Ohio

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 as High Street, the route intersects with State Route 608 (State Street).

Just east of Middlefield, the route resumes its Kinsman Road name, and intersects with State Route 528 (Madison Road), before entering Trumbull County

Trumbull County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 225,116 people, 89,020 households, and 61,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 365 people per square mile . There were 95,117 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

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In Trumbull County, State Route 87 intersects with State Route 534 at Mesopotamia, and then State Route 45 at North Bloomfield. Next, it crosses State Route 46, followed by its interchange with State Route 11. Finally, it intersects with State Route 193 and reaches its terminus at the State Route 5 / State Route 7 concurrency north of Kinsman.

History

• Original state route; originally routed from Woodmere to Pennsylvania
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   state line on its current alignment to Burton
  Burton, Ohio
  Burton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-History:Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement...
  
  , State Route 168’s current alignment from Burton to Parkman, and along State Route 88’s current alignment from Parkman to the state line.
• 1926 – Western terminus moved to Cleveland along previously unnumbered roads.
• 1926 – Swapped alignments with State Route 168 east of Burton; old alignment from Parkman to state line was designated State Route 88.
• 1938 – Eastern terminus moved to its current location via previously unnumbered roads.