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Foley Beach Express (FBE) is a 14.0-mile-long (22.5 km) limited-access [2] two- to four-lane highway near the beaches of Baldwin County and the Gulf of Mexico in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. It serves as an alternate route for the heavily traveled State Route 59 (SR 59) in nearby Gulf Shores. [2]
Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico, and is the southernmost settlement in the state of Alabama. [2] It is served by Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway), which leads north to Foley. Route 182 (Beach Boulevard) runs east-west along the shore front, while Route 180 (Fort Morgan Road) runs parallel to it, north of Little Lagoon.
The route then continues south to SR 287, also known as the Gulf Shores Parkway. That route is an effective route for people heading to Montgomery and beyond from Gulf Shores. The routes swap right-of-ways and SR 59 continues along the Gulf Shores Parkway. The route reaches US 31 soon. The two routes engage in a concurrency to Stapleton.
Baldwin was Alabama's fastest-growing county from 2010 to 2020, with 4 of the top 10 fastest-growing cities in the state in recent years. [5] The U.S. federal government designates Baldwin County as the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL metropolitan statistical area. It is the largest county in Alabama by area and is located on the eastern side of ...
Bon Secour is over 35 miles (56 km) due east of the Alabama–Mississippi state line, near Gulf Shores, and over 45 miles (72 km) west of Pensacola, Florida. The name "Bon Secour" derives from the French phrase meaning "safe harbor" due to the secluded location on the inside coast of the Fort Morgan peninsula of southern Alabama. [2]
September 2, 1985: After moving along the Gulf of Mexico and near Alabama, while causing category 3 winds and a storm surge of 8.5 feet in Dauphin Island, [1] Hurricane Elena made its landfall in Gulfport, Mississippi. However, impact was still left behind in Alabama, like the 3.47 inches of rain falling in Robertsdale. [7] [2] [3]
SR 181 is mainly known and used by locals (many from Mobile) as a route to the beaches at Gulf Shores and Orange Beach. This route provides a way to avoid the heavy tourist traffic along SR 59. SR 181 is used to connect to US 98 east and after crossing over the bridge at Weeks Bay turning south onto CR 49 at Magnolia Springs, Alabama.
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 ...