Alabama State Route 180

State Route 180 marker

State Route 180
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length: 32.184 mi[1] (51.795 km)
Major junctions
West end: Mobile Bay Ferry
  SR-59
SR-135
SR-161
East end: East Oak Ridge Drive in Orange Beach
Location
Counties: Baldwin
Highway system
  • Alabama State Routes
SR-179SR-181

State Route 180 is a 32.184-mile (51.795 km) state highway that serves as a west-to-east highway in Baldwin County, and travels between the cities of Fort Morgan and Orange Beach. It, along with State Route 182, is one of two state routes in the southern part of the county between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf of Mexico. It goes through Gulf Shores, but the route does not reach the Florida border.

Route description

State Route 180 begins at the Mobile Bay Ferry at Fort Morgan.[2] From this point, the route travels in an easterly course paralleling the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico through both Gulf Shores and Orange Beach en route to its eastern terminus at East Oak Ridge Drive.[3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Baldwin County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Fort Morgan0.00.0 Mobile Bay FerryWestern terminus
Gulf Shores20.75033.394 SR-59
21.08433.931 SR-135Northern terminus of SR-135
Orange Beach28.35945.639 SR-161Northern terminus of SR-161
32.18451.795East Oak Ridge DriveEastern terminus

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Milepost Map of Baldwin County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. Alabama Department of Transportation. 1999.
  2. Google (May 1, 2010). "SR-180 western terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
  3. Google (May 1, 2010). "SR-180, full route" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved May 1, 2010.