Arkansas Highway 18
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by AHTD | ||||
Length | 93.43 mi[1][2][3][4] (150.36 km) | |||
Existed | 1926–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | AR 69, Jacksonport | |||
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East end | Mississippi River, Tennessee state line | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Arkansas | |||
Counties | Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Arkansas Highway 18 (AR 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 | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
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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 line | 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 | |||
AR 139 south – Caraway | East end of AR 139 overlap | ||||
Mississippi | Leachville | AR 119 north to AR 77 – Leachville | |||
Manila | AR 18B east (Lake Street) – Manila Business District | ||||
AR 77 north – Leachville | 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 | End State Maintenance | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Special routes
See also
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Arkansas Highway 18 at Wikimedia Commons