Mississippi Highway 487
Appearance
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Maintained by MDOT and Town of Sebastopol | ||||
Length | 25.944 mi[1] (41.753 km) | |||
Existed | 1950–present | |||
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Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Mississippi | |||
Counties | Leake, Scott | |||
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Mississippi Highway 487 (MS 487) is a state highway mostly within Leake County, Mississippi that travels in a arc-shape for about 26 miles (42 km). The highway is signed north-south though the overall direction runs from west to east from Lena to Sebastopol, Scott County; its purported northern terminus is lower in latitude than its southern terminus.
Route description
Within the town limits of Lena, MS 487 branches off of
census designated place of Standing Pine, part of the Choctaw reservation. Turning more towards the southeast, the highway passes through the community of Rosebud where fields mainly line the road. It curves to the south, passing through the community of Salem. Before reaching the county line, MS 487 passes a funeral home and medical clinic. At the Scott County line, state maintenance ends and the remaining 0.221 miles (0.356 km) of the highway is maintained by the town of Sebastopol, whose town limit is also at the county line.[2] Continuing south, the road passes some houses and a small restaurant. MS 487 ends at an intersection in the town center with MS 21 and MS 492, the latter of which has a segment terminus at this intersection as well.[3]
History
The first segment of MS 487 formally designated was the section road between Lena and MS 35 in 1950.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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Leake | Lena | 0.000 | 0.000 | ![]() | Southern terminus |
Tuscola | 5.863 | 9.436 | ![]() ![]() | Eastern terminus of MS 500 | |
| 10.759 | 17.315 | ![]() | ||
Scott | Sebastopol | 25.944 | 41.753 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Northern terminus; western terminus of MS 492 segment |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b "MS Highways". Mississippi Geospatial Data Catalog. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi Department of Transportation Planning Division (December 31, 2019). Mississippi Public Roads Selected Statistics Extent, Travel, and Designation (PDF) (Report). Mississippi Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ Google (November 7, 2021). "Mississippi Highway 487" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1949). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1950). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1946). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1948). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1956). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ Mississippi State Highway Commission (1957). Official Road Map State of Mississippi (PDF) (Map). Jackson: Mississippi State Highway Commission. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
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