History
Route 187 originates as a former alignment of State Highway Route S-4-A dating back to the 1927 state highway renumbering. State Highway Route S-4-A was proposed to be an extension along Great Bay Boulevard from Tuckerton to Atlantic City. Route S-4-A was never constructed across the waterway and in 1945, the route was changed from State Highway Route S-4-A to Route S-56. Route S-56 remained intact until the 1953 state highway renumbering, when it was renumbered to Route 87. Route 87 ran along Brigantine Boulevard until the 1970s, when the route was realigned onto Huron Avenue. The route later became Route 187, running from U.S. Route 30 to Route 87. However, the southern terminus was truncated when the Atlantic City–Brigantine Connector was constructed in 2001, which severed Route 187 from Route 30. Route 187 now ends at the off-ramp to U.S. Route 30.
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