State Route 187 or SR-187 is a 22.995 miles (37 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 through central Franklin

Franklin County, Alabama

Franklin County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Benjamin Franklin, famous statesman, scientist, and printer. As of 2010, the population was 31,704...

 and Marion Counties

Marion County, Alabama

Marion County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Marion County was created by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly on February 13, 1818. The county is located in the northwestern part of the state, bounded on the west by the state of Mississippi. It encompasses . Marion County...

. SR-187 intersects US-43 at its southern terminus and SR-24

Alabama State Route 24

State Route 24 is a long route in the northwestern and north-central part of the state. The western terminus of the route is near Red Bay at the Mississippi state line, where it continues as Mississippi Highway 23. The eastern terminus of the route is at the junction with State Route 67 at Decatur...

 at its northern terminus.

Route description

State Route 187 begins just north of Hamilton

Hamilton, Alabama

Hamilton is a city in Marion County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 6,786. The city is the county seat of Marion County.-Geography:Hamilton is located at , along the Buttahatchee River....

 at its intersection with US-43. From this point, the route travels in a northerly direction except for a brief turn to the east where it meets SR-172

Alabama State Route 172

State Route 172 or SR-172 is a state highway that serves as an east-west connection between Vina and Bear Creek through Franklin and Marion Counties. SR-172 intersects SR-19 at its western terminus and SR-13 at its eastern terminus.-Route description:...

 in Hodges

Hodges, Alabama

Hodges is a town in Franklin County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 261.-Geography:Hodges is located at .According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....

. From Hodges, SR-187 returns to its northerly routing in route to its northern terminus at SR-24 in Belgreen

Belgreen, Alabama

Belgreen is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Franklin County, Alabama, United States, located west of Russellville and around east of Red Bay on Alabama Highway 24. As of the 2010 census, its population was 129...

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Major intersections

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