The FBE begins at an intersection with
SR 180 (Canal Road) in the northwestern part of
Orange Beach. It travels to the north-northwest and curves to the northwest. It crosses over
Portage Creek and the
Gulf Intracoastal Waterway on an unnamed
toll bridge. This bridge also crosses over County Route 4 (CR 4; Brown Lane). Just after the bridge ends, the highway has a tollbooth. Immediately after the tollbooth is an intersection with the eastern terminus of CR 4. The highway curves to a nearly due north direction and crosses over an unnamed branch of Portage Creek. It then leaves the city limits of Orange Beach. The FBE then curves to the west before a crossing of Cotton Creek. Upon crossing the creek, it curves to the north-northwest. It has an intersection with CR 8, which is only accessible from the southbound lanes of the FBE. It passes the campus of
Columbia Southern University. At an intersection with CR 12, the highway enters
Foley. Approximately later is an intersection with CR 20 (Miflin Road). Here, the Alabama's Coastal Connection designation turns to the east, while the FBE continues to the north. It curves to the northeast and crosses over Wolf Creek before curving back to the north. It then intersects
U.S. Route 98 (US 98). Then, the highway curves to the west and has an intersection with the northern terminus of CR 28 and the southern terminus of the
Baldwin Beach Express (BBE). It has an intersection with CR 73 just before reaching its northern terminus, an intersection with
SR 59. ==History==