The business routes in the US state of Texas are traditionally short spurs or loops that connect the main route, in this case, U.S. Highway  287 (US 287), to the center or commercial district of a city.

The route was designated on January 20, 1977 as Texas State Highway Loop 531, but was changed to the current business route designation on September 26, 2003.

US 287-P) is a 38.613-mile-long (62.142 km) route that runs through Mansfield, downtown Fort Worth and Saginaw.

The highway is known as Main Street while in Mansfield, Mansfield Highway while in southern Fort Worth, Kennedale Parkway in Kennedale, Riverside Drive and Rosedale Street in central Fort Worth, Commerce Street in downtown Fort Worth, Main Street in northern Fort Worth, and Saginaw Boulevard in Saginaw.

The highway was originally designated on December 17, 1970 as Texas State Highway Loop 496 (signed as a business route of US 81 and US 287, depending on the US Route that followed that corridor).

On June 21, 1990, Loop 496 was changed to its current business route designation.

The highway is, as of 2010, the longest business route of US 287, while located in Texas.

Most of the route's course is concurrent with Loop 488, which passes directly through downtown Vernon.