Arkansas Highway 18

Highway 18 (AR 18 and Hwy. 18) is an east–west state highway of 93.43 miles (150.36 km) in Northeast Arkansas.[1][2][3][4]

Highway 18
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length93.43 mi[1][2][3][4] (150.36 km)
ExistedApril 1, 1926[5]–present
Major junctions
West end AR 69, Jacksonport
 
East endMississippi River, Tennessee state line
Location
CountiesJackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi
Highway system
← AR 17→ AR 19

Route description

AR 18 begins at AR 69 near Jacksonport. Brief concurrencies begins with AR 17 and US 67 (Future I-57) 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 bridge over the St. Francis River in Lake City, July 1988

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

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

CountyLocationmikmDestinationsNotes
Jackson​0.0000.000 AR 69 – Newport, Newark
Diaz0.9311.498 AR 17 northWest end of AR 17 overlap
AR 157 north – Campbell Station
0.0000.000 AR 17 north / CR 289 (Main Street) – NewportSouthern terminus of AR 17; east end of AR 17 overlap
Newport–Diaz line AR 367 – Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Newport
Future I-57 / US 67 – Jonesboro, Bald Knob, Little RockUS 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 – Stegall
Grubbs AR 37 north – TuckermanWest end of AR 37 overlap
​ AR 37 south to AR 14East end of AR 37 overlap
PoinsettUno AR 214 east to US 49 – Bayou DeView WMA
CraigheadCash AR 226 to US 67 – Jonesboro
Three Way30.58249.217 AR 91 northWest end of AR 91 overlap
Herman AR 349 south – Gibson
Jonesboro I-555 north / US 63 south / AR 91 – Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, HardyEast end of AR 91 overlap; west end of I-555/US 63 overlap; AR 18 west follows exit 49
Washington AvenueUS 63 exit 47
AR 226 west (Wood Springs Road) / Strawfloor RoadUS 63 exit 46
0.0000.000 US 49 (Southwest Drive) / I-555 south / US 63 – Memphis, Waldenburg, Brinkley, Craighead Forest ParkEast end of I-555/US 63 overlap; AR 18 east follows exit 45
Crowley's Ridge Pkwy. (South Main Street) – Business DistrictFormer US 49B north; west end of CRP overlap
AR 1B south / Crowley's Ridge Pkwy. (Harrisburg Road) to US 63East end of CRP overlap
South Caraway RoadFormer AR 173
US 49 / AR 1 (Red Wolf Boulevard)
US 63B south (East Nettleton Avenue) to I-555 / US 63
AR 351 south (Industrial Drive)
AR 18S west (Commerce Drive) to US 49 south / I-555 / US 63
Lake City AR 158 west – Lunsford
AR 135 north – ParagouldWest end of AR 135 overlap
Black Oak AR 135 south – Caraway, LepantoEast end of AR 135 overlap
Monette AR 139 north (Edmonds Street)West end of AR 139 overlap
AR 139 south – CarawayEast end of AR 139 overlap
MississippiLeachville AR 119 north to AR 77 – Leachville
Manila AR 18B east (Lake Street) – Manila Business District
35.09656.482 AR 77 north – LeachvilleWest end of AR 77 overlap
AR 77 south – AthelstanEast 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 – GosnellWest end of AR 151 overlap
53.16085.553 US 61 (Division Street) to I-55 / West Main Street – Blytheville Business District
AR 239 south (Ruddle Street)
55.73089.689 I-55 – St. Louis, MemphisI-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
Barfield62.249100.180 CR E234End State Maintenance
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

Highway 18 was created during the 1926 Arkansas state highway numbering from Diaz to Barfield similar to the present-day alignment.[5] The designation was shifted onto Nettleton Cut-Off Road in Jonesboro on March 9, 1955.[6] The highway was rerouted between Leachville and Manilla on July 10, 1957, with Highway 18 taking over the former alignment of Highway 18 Spur.[7] It was extended to Barfield Landing on April 24, 1963 as part of a major expansion of the state highway system.[8] The western terminus was extended west to Highway 69 in Jacksonport on November 23, 1966.[9]

Auxiliary routes
Main article: Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18

See also

References
  1. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Jackson County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  5. Arkansas State Highway Department (April 1, 1926). State of Arkansas Showing System of State Highways (TIF) (Map). 1:500,000. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 23, 2017 – via Arkansas GIS Office.
  6. "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. pp. 1964–1965. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1789.
  8. "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 913-916.
  9. "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 561.

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