Alabama State Route 180 Gulf of Mexico through both Gulf Shores and Orange Beach en route to its eastern terminus at East Oak Ridge Drive. Alabama State Route 180 State Route 180 is a 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 begins at the
Cottonwood, Alabama Cottonwood, Alabama Cottonwood is a town in Houston County, Alabama, United States. One source said the town incorporated in 1901, although the 1910 U.S. Census stated 1903. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census the population was 1,289, up from 1,170 in 2000. Cottonwood is located in southern Houston County at (31.053646, -85.302409). Alabama State Route 53 passes through the center of town, leading north to Dothan and southeast to the Florida state line. Malone, Florida, is southeast of Cottonwood. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of