State Route 180 (SR 180) is a 28.359-mile-long (45.639 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.
 State Route 180 | ||||
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 SR 180 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 28.359 mi[1] (45.639 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   SR 193 / Mobile Bay Ferry in Fort Morgan | |||
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| East end | East Oak Ridge Drive in Orange Beach | |||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Baldwin | |||
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Route description
editState 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
editThe entire route is in Baldwin County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Fort Morgan | 0.000 | 0.000 |  Mobile Bay Ferry to SR 193 – Dauphin Island | Western terminus | |
| Gulf Shores | 20.750 | 33.394 |  SR 59 – Downtown, Foley | ||
| 21.084 | 33.931 |   SR 135 south | Northern terminus of SR 135 | ||
| Orange Beach | 25.449 | 40.956 |    Foley Beach Express north to I-10 / I-65 – Foley | Southern terminus of the Foley Beach Express | |
| 28.359 | 45.639 |  SR 161 south | Eastern terminus; northern terminus of SR 161 | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
editKML is from Wikidata
- ^ a b Milepost Map of Baldwin County (PDF) (Map). Cartography by ALDOT Bureau of Transportation Planning, Survey & Mapping Division. Alabama Department of Transportation. January 2019.
- ^ "SR-180 western terminus" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "SR-180, full route" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved May 1, 2010.