Mississippi Highway 587
State highway in Mississippi, United States
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Mississippi Highway 587 (MS 587) is a state highway in Mississippi. It runs north-south for approximately 30 miles (48 km), beginning at the junction of U.S. Highway 98 (US 98), just past the community of Foxworth and ending in Monticello at US 84. MS 587 serves the counties of Lawrence and Marion.[2]
Mississippi Highway 587 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by MDOT | ||||
| Length | 29.976 mi[1] (48.242 km) | |||
| Existed | 1956–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  US 98 in Foxworth | |||
| North end |  MS 184 in Monticello | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Mississippi | |||
| Counties | Marion, Lawrence | |||
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History
MS 587 first appeared in maps in 1956, from US 98 to US 84. The majority of the section in Marion County was paved in hard surfacing, with the rest in gravel.[3] The route north of Morgantown was removed from the map in 1967,[4][5] and was added back in 1984, but not state maintained.[6] It became state maintained by 1998.[7][8] Between 1997 and 2005, the highway was rerouted north of Morgantown to bypass a section adjacent to Red Bluff that had been constructed on weak soil and had gradually eroded due to heavy rains and flooding.[9]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[10] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Marion | Foxworth | 0.000 | 0.000 |  US 98 / MS 35 – Tylertown, Columbia | Southern terminus |
| 0.537 | 0.864 |   MS 586 west – Darbun | Eastern terminus of MS 586 | ||
| | 12.321 | 19.829 |   MS 44 east | Western terminus of Pearl River Bridge segment of MS 44; access via connector road | |
| Lawrence | Monticello | 29.976 | 48.242 | MS 184 (East Broad Street) / Washington Street | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||