Route 87 is a state highway located in Atlantic County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs 1.70 mi (2.74 km), heading north from Atlantic City at an intersection with U.S. Route 30 to Brigantine, where it terminates at the end of the Brigantine Bridge over the Absecon Inlet, continuing as County Route 638. In Atlantic City, the route runs through the Marina District, which contains a few casinos, along Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard. Here, Route 87 intersects with Route 187 and the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector, the latter providing a limited-access route between Route 87 and the Atlantic City Expressway. Route 87 is the only road to and from Brigantine.
Route 87 southbound approaching intersection with Route 187 in Atlantic City
Signage for Route 87 southbound past Route 187 in Atlantic City
The southernmost end of Great Bay Boulevard, originally constructed by the state as Route S4A, in Little Egg Harbor Township
Route 87 northbound approaching the Justice Vincent S. Haneman Bridge over the Absecon Channel between Atlantic City and Brigantine
Atlantic County, New Jersey
Atlantic County is a county located along the Jersey Shore in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 15th-most-populous county, with a population of 274,534, a drop of 15 from the 2010 census count of 274,549. Its county seat is the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township. The county is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
Atlantic City's boardwalk, the nation's first boardwalk, at night
1906 Atlantic City train wreck recovery
