State Route 587, also known as SR 587, is a state highway in south-central
Arizona
Arizona is a U.S. state, state in the Southwestern United States, Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. It also borders Nevada to the nort ...
that travels from its junction with
State Route 87 just south of
Sun Lakes directly south to
Interstate 10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States. It is the fourth-longest Interstate in the country at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. It was part of the origina ...
in
Bapchule. The entire highway is just six miles (10 km) long, traveling entirely within the
Gila River Indian Reservation
Gila River Indian Reservation was a reservation established in 1859 by the United States government in New Mexico Territory, to set aside the lands of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Piipaash (Maricopa) people along the Gila River, in what i ...
, and serves as a shortcut from the far southern suburbs of the
Phoenix metropolitan area to Interstate 10.
This highway was formerly part of
State Route 387 and
State Route 93.
Route description
SR 587 is a highway connecting I-10 with SR 87 south of the Phoenix metropolitan area. The entire route is located within the
Gila River Indian Reservation
Gila River Indian Reservation was a reservation established in 1859 by the United States government in New Mexico Territory, to set aside the lands of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and the Piipaash (Maricopa) people along the Gila River, in what i ...
. The southern terminus of SR 587 is located at exit 175 of I-10 south of
Sweetwater. The highway heads north from this interchange towards
Chandler. It intersects with
BIA Route 68 and
BIA Route 60, along its route. The highway reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with SR 87 south of Chandler.
History
The routing of SR 587 existed as early as 1938 as an improved road. The route was not part of the state highway system at this time. By 1951, this road became part of
SR 387. By 1961, the route had become part of
SR 93, a proposed extension of
US 93
U.S. Route 93 (US 93) is a major north–south U.S. Numbered Highway in the western United States, that connects U.S. Route 60 (US 60) in Wickenburg, Arizona, with British Columbia Highway 93 at the Canadian border (north of ...
. The route was redesignated to SR 587 on December 17, 1984 when SR 93 was removed from the state highway system.
Junction list
References
External links
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SR 587 at Arizona Roads
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Transportation in Pinal County, Arizona
Transportation in Maricopa County, Arizona