Mississippi Highway 587

Mississippi Highway 587 is a state highway in Mississippi. It runs north-south for approximately, beginning at the junction of U.S. Route [98 in Mississippi|U.S. Highway 98], just past the community of Foxworth and ending in Monticello at US 84. MS 587 serves the counties of Lawrence and Marion.

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. The route north of Marion County, Mississippi|Morgantown] was removed from the map in 1967, and was added back in 1984, but not state maintained. It became state maintained by 1998. 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.