State Route 182 (SR 182) is a
state highway that serves as the primary east-west connection along the Alabama
shoreline
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of the
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, largely surrounded by the North American continent. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United ...
between
Gulf Shores
Gulf Shores is a resort city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 9,741.
Geography
Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico at 30°16'4.069" North, 87°42'5.285" West (30.267797, −87.70 ...
and
Orange Beach in
Baldwin County. The western terminus of SR 182 dead-ends at a private resort in Pine Beach, and the eastern terminus is located at the
Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...
state line.
Route description
![Perdido Key Florida-Alabama SR 292 west01](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/dc/Perdido_Key_Florida-Alabama_SR_292_west01.jpg)
SR 182 begins at a private resort in Pine Beach.
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 the Florida state line.
Upon entering Florida, the route continues as
State Road 292 (SR 292).
Major intersections
References
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182
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Transportation in Baldwin County, Alabama