Alabama State Route 188

State Route 188 (SR 188) is a 19.686-mile (31.682 km) state highway that serves as an east-west connection through southern Mobile County. SR 188 intersects Interstate 10 (I-10) at its western terminus and SR 193 at its eastern terminus.

State Route 188
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Length	19.686 mi[1] (31.682 km)
Major junctions
West end	I-10 / CR 11 in Grand Bay
Major intersections	US 90 in Grand Bay
East end	SR 193 in Alabama Port
Location
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Counties	Mobile
Highway system
Alabama State Highway System Interstate US State
← SR 187 → SR 189

Route description

State Route 188 south of I-10

Eastern terminus

SR 188 begins just north of its intersection with I-10 just north of Grand Bay.^[2] From this point, the route travels in a southerly direction through a brief concurrency with US 90 before taking a southeasterly course upon leaving Grand Bay.^[3] SR 188 continues its southeasterly course just prior to reaching Bayou La Batre where it turns to the south and remains in a north-south orientation.^[4] Upon its exit from Bayou La Batre, SR 188 returns to its easterly course to pass through Coden and Heron Bay before reaching its eastern terminus at SR 193 in Alabama Port.^[5]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mobile County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Grand Bay	0.000– 0.126	0.000– 0.203	I-10 / CR 11 north (Grand Bay Wilmer Road) – Pascagoula, Mobile	I-10 exit 4; western terminus; road continues north as CR 11
	1.491	2.400	US 90 west (SR 16 west) – Pascagoula	Beginning of brief US 90 concurrency
	1.670	2.688	US 90 east (SR 16 east) – Mobile	End of brief US 90 concurrency
Alabama Port	19.686	31.682	SR 193 (Dauphin Island Parkway) – Tillmans Corner, Dauphin Island	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus