State Route 173 or SR-173 is a 14.462 miles (23.3 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 Headland

Headland, Alabama

Headland is a city in Henry County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2000 census the population was 3,523. Ray Marler is the current mayor.-Geography:...

 and Abbeville

Abbeville, Alabama

Abbeville is a city in Henry County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Dothan, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area. At the 2010 census, the population was 2,688. The city is the county seat of Henry County. It is the first city alphabetically, both by city and state, in the Rand McNally...

 in Henry County

Henry County, Alabama

Henry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Patrick Henry, famous orator and Governor of Virginia. As of 2010, its population was 17,302...

. SR-173 intersects US-431 at its southern terminus and SR-27

Alabama State Route 27

State Route 27 is a long route in the southeastern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at the Florida-Alabama state line, where the route serves as a continuation of Holmes County Road 185...

at its northern terminus.

Route description

State Route 173 begins at its intersection with US-431 in Headland. From this point, SR-173 travels briefly towards the southwest before turning to the north as it leaves the town. From Headland, SR-173 follows a northerly track through its northern terminus at SR-27.

Major intersections

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