Louisiana Highway 87
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Route of LA 87 highlighted in red
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| Maintained by Louisiana DOTD | ||||
| Length: | 42.044 mi (67.663 km) | |||
| Existed: | 1955 renumbering – present | |||
| Tourist routes: |
 Bayou Teche Scenic Byway
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| West end: |
 LA 86 in New Iberia
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| East end: | Local road north of Centerville | |||
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| Parishes: | Iberia, St. Mary | |||
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| Location: | New Iberia |
| Length: | 0.491 mi (0.790 km) |
| Existed: | 1957–present |
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Louisiana Highway 87 (LA 87) is a state highway located in southern Louisiana. It runs 42.04 miles (67.66 km) in a northwest to southeast direction from LA 86 in New Iberia to the junction of two local roads north of Centerville.
The route parallels Bayou Teche downstream from New Iberia through Iberia Parish and into neighboring St. Mary Parish. It is the east bank counterpart to the busier LA 182 (the former path of U.S. Highway 90), along which most of the area's populated communities are located. A succession of bridges connect LA 87 with these communities, which include Jeanerette, Baldwin, and Franklin. Points of interest along LA 87 include the Bayside antebellum plantation house opposite the Hubertville section of Jeanerette, as well as several sites associated with the Chitimacha Indian tribe at Charenton.
LA 87 was designated in the 1955 Louisiana Highway renumbering, joining together four shorter former routes created between 1926 and 1930. Two years later, a spur was designated when the original swing bridge was constructed on Lewis Street in New Iberia. It has since been replaced by a vertical lift bridge known as the Elias "Bo" Ackal Memorial Bridge, which was constructed in 2007 at the same location.
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