US 287 begins at the intersection of Woodworth Boulevard and
SH 87 in
Port Arthur and runs northwest, running concurrent with
US 69 and
US 96. At the cloverleaf interchange with
SH 73, the route becomes a freeway and remains so heading towards
I-10 in
Beaumont. It runs concurrent with I-10 heading through Beaumont until separating from the interstate north of the city. In
Lumberton, US 287 separates from US 96, remaining concurrent with US 69 until reaching
Woodville, where it splits after intersecting
US 190. The highway continues northwest, running through
Chester and intersecting
US 59 in
Corrigan. In
Crockett, US 287 becomes concurrent with
SH 19 and remains so until reaching
Palestine, where it splits from the state highway northwest of town. The route continues west, passing by the Richland-Chambers Reservoir until reaching
I-45 in
Corsicana. It remains concurrent with I-45 until reaching exit 247 southeast of
Ennis and heading west. In
Waxahachie, the highway interchanges
US 77 and
I-35E. In
Midlothian, it interchanges with
US 67 before continuing northwest as a freeway towards the
Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, heading through
Mansfield. The route then reaches
I-20 northeast of
Kennedale and runs concurrent with I-20 until reaching
I-820, where it runs concurrent with the beltway for about . The highway then runs northwest toward
Fort Worth, also known as the
Martin Luther King Jr. Freeway. Near downtown Fort Worth, the highway interchanges with
I-30 and runs concurrent with
Spur 280 until reaching
I-35W, where it runs concurrent with it until exit 60 north of I-820. The route continues northwest, running concurrent with
US 81 and remains as a freeway. It loops around
Rhome and is concurrent with
SH 114 for about . It then runs through
Decatur and interchanges
US 380. It continues northwest until separating from US 81 in
Bowie. In
Henrietta, US 287 becomes concurrent with
US 82. In
Wichita Falls, the route interchanges and becomes concurrent with
US 281 and becomes concurrent as well as
US 277 heading through the city. US 82 splits from US 287 at the US 277 interchange.
I-44 begins at Bellevue Park and the route remains concurrent with it until reaching
Spur 325, where it becomes independent while US 277 and US 281 remains concurrent with I-44. The highway then passes through
Iowa Park,
Electra, and
Harrold. In
Oklaunion, the route becomes concurrent with
US 183 and
US 70. US 183 separates at the
US 283 interchange and US 70 separates from US 287 west of
Vernon. The highway continues northwest, heading toward
Amarillo. In
Childress, the highway intersects
US 62 and
US 83. Between Childress and Amarillo, US 287 passes through
Estelline. The reduction of the speed limit from to at the city limits has given the city the reputation of being a
speed trap. In Amarillo, the highway runs concurrent with
I-40 until reaching
I-27, becoming concurrent with
US 60 and
US 87 heading through downtown. US 60 becomes concurrent with
I-40 Business while US 87 and US 287 continues north. US 287 splits from US 87 in
Dumas. The highway continues north through
Cactus and intersects
US 54 in
Stratford. The route continues northwest and crosses into
Oklahoma from
Kerrick. ==History==