Alabama State Route 137
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State Route 137 or SR-137 is a 13.997 miles (22.5 km) state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 that serves as a north-south connection between the Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

 state line near Wing and Andalusia
Andalusia, Alabama
Andalusia is a city in and the county seat of Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 8,794.According to the 2007 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 8,705...

 through southwest Covington County
Covington County, Alabama
Covington County, Alabama, is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Brigadier General Leonard Covington of Maryland. As of 2010 the population was 37,765...

. SR-137 serves as a continuation of Florida State Road 189
Florida State Road 189
Florida State Road 189 is a north–south highway in the panhandle of Florida. It leads from U.S. Route 98 in downtown Fort Walton Beach to just east of State Road 85 at the Eglin AFB West Gate where its southern section terminates...

 upon crossing into Alabama at its southern terminus and ends at US-29.

Route description

State Route 137 begins at the Florida state line where FL-189 transitions to SR-137 south of Wing. From this point, SR-137 follows a northerly course through the Conecuh National Forest
Conecuh National Forest
The Conecuh National Forest in southern Alabama covers 83,000 acres , along the Alabama - Florida line in Covington and Escambia counties. Topography is level to moderately sloping, broad ridges with stream terraces and broad floodplains....

in route to its northern terminus at US-29 southwest of Andalusia.

Major intersections

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