Arkansas Highway 18

Highway 18
Highway 18
Route information
	Maintained by AHTD
Length	93.43 mi (150.36 km)
Existed	1926–present
Major junctions
West end	AR 69, Jacksonport
	US 67, Newport; US 63, Jonesboro; US 49 / AR 1, Jonesboro; US 61, Blytheville; I-55, Blytheville
East end	Mississippi River, Tennessee state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi
Highway system
	Arkansas Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Business; Spurs; Suffixed; Scenic; Heritage;

Arkansas Highway 18 is a state highway of 93.43 miles (150.36 km) in Northeastern Arkansas.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Route description

AR 18 begins at AR 69 near Jacksonport. Brief concurrencies begins with AR 17 and US 67 in Newport, and Arkansas Highway 18S leads to Newport Municipal Airport as AR 18 continues east. The route runs east to AR 37 in Grubbs before turning north at Uno to AR 226 in Cash. AR 18 joins AR 91 and becomes King's Highway.

AR 18/AR 91 run together with US 63 into Jonesboro. AR 18 breaks and runs as Highland Dr., meeting US 49/AR 1. After Jonesboro, AR 18 meets AR 158 and AR 135 in Lake City. The three routes continue east to Black Oak, when AR 18 turns north. AR 18 briefly runs with AR 139 in Monette before continuing east. AR 18B is created in Manila, and AR 18 meets AR 77.

The route briefly meets AR 181 near Dell before turning northeast to Blytheville. AR 18 meets AR 151 and US 61 in downtown Blytheville. The route continues east to cross over Interstate 55 (exit 67) in a frontage road interchange. AR 18 and AR 312 meet briefly south of the Blytheville Municipal Airport. The route continues to terminate at the Mississippi River at the Tennessee state line.

Major intersections

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Jackson		AR 69 – Newport, Newark
	Diaz	AR 17 north	West end of AR 17 overlap
		AR 157 north
		CR 289 – Newport	Former AR 17 south; east end of AR 17 overlap
	Newport / Diaz	AR 367 – Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Newport
		US 67 – Jonesboro, Bald Knob, Little Rock	US 67 exit 85
		AR 267 south (Commerce Boulevard)
	Newport	AR 980 east – Airport, Arkansas State University-Newport
		AR 18S west – Newport Airport, Arkansas State University-Newport
		AR 384 west / CR 38
	Grubbs	AR 37 north – Tuckerman	West end of AR 37 overlap
		AR 37 south to AR 14	East end of AR 37 overlap
Poinsett	Uno	AR 214 east to US 49 – Bayou DeView WMA
Craighead	Cash	AR 226 to US 67 – Jonesboro
	Three Way	AR 91 north	West end of AR 91 overlap
	Herman	AR 349 south – Gibson
	Jonesboro	US 63 north / AR 91 south – Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Hardy	East end of AR 91 overlap; west end of US 63 overlap; AR 18 west follows exit 49
		Washington Avenue	US 63 exit 47
		AR 226 west (Wood Springs Road)	US 63 exit 46
		US 49 (Southwest Drive) / US 63 south – Memphis, Waldenburg, Brinkley, Craighead Forest Park	East end of US 63 overlap; AR 18 east follows exit 45
		Crowley's Ridge Pkwy. (South Main Street) – Business District	Former US 49B north; west end of CRP overlap
		AR 1B south / Crowley's Ridge Pkwy. (Harrisburg Road) to US 63	East end of CRP overlap
		South Caraway Road	Former AR 173
		US 49 / AR 1 (Stadium Boulevard)
		US 63B south (East Nettleton Avenue) to US 63
		AR 351 south (Industrial Drive)
		AR 18S west (Commerce Drive) to US 49 south / US 63
		AR 158 west – Lunsford
	Lake City	AR 135 north – Paragould	West end of AR 135 overlap
	Black Oak	AR 135 south – Caraway, Lepanto	East end of AR 135 overlap
	Monette	AR 139 north (Edmonds Street)	West end of AR 139 overlap
	Monette	AR 139 south – Caraway	East end of AR 139 overlap
Mississippi		AR 119 north – Leachville
	Manila	AR 18B east (Lake Street) – Manila Business District
		AR 77 north	West end of AR 77 overlap
		AR 77 south – Athelstan	East end of AR 77 overlap
		AR 18B west (Baltimore Street) – Manila Business District
		AR 181 south – Victoria
	Dell	AR 181 north – Dell Business District
		AR 312 east
		AR 239 north – Half Moon
	Blytheville	AR 151 north – Gosnell	West end of AR 151 overlap
		US 61 (Division Street) to I-55 – Blytheville Business District	One-block overlap with southbound US 61 on both directions of AR 18
		AR 239 south (Ruddle Street)
		I-55 – St. Louis, Memphis	I-55 exit 67
		AR 151 south (South Promise Land Road)	East end of AR 151 overlap
		AR 980 – Airport
		AR 312 east – Number Nine
		AR 137S north – Armorel
	Barfield	CR E234
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

Bannered routes

References

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^ ^a ^b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Jackson County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.

[jac-1] Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Jackson County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.

[poi-2] Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.

[cra-3] Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.

[mis-4] Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.

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