Arkansas Highway 18

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Highway 18

AR 18 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Length93.43 mi[2][3][4][5] As of December 21, 2023, a section of AR 18 between Jonesboro and Blytheville is designated as part of U.S. Route 78.[6] (150.36 km)
ExistedApril 1, 1926[1]–present
Major junctions
West end AR 69, Jacksonport
Major intersections
East endMississippi River, Tennessee state line
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesJackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi
Highway system
AR 17 AR 19

Highway 18 (AR 18 and Hwy. 18) is an east–west state highway of 93.43 miles (150.36 km) in Northeast Arkansas.[2][3][4][5]

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 US 78 and 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. In eastern Jonesboro, AR 18 intersects US 78 and AR 18S. Starting at this intersection, US 78 runs concurrently with AR 18 east out of Jonesboro. After Jonesboro, US 78/AR 18 meets AR 158 and AR 135 in Lake City. The four routes continue east to Black Oak, when US 78 and AR 18 turn north. US 78 and AR 18 briefly run with AR 139 in Monette before continuing east. AR 18B is created in Manila, and US 78/AR 18 meets AR 77.

The route briefly meets AR 181 near Dell before turning northeast to Blytheville. US 78/AR 18 meets AR 151 and US 61 in downtown Blytheville. US 78 diverges from AR 18 at a frontage road interchange with Interstate 55 (exit 67) on the outskirts of Blytheville. From this point, US 78 runs concurrently with I-55 south towards West Memphis, while AR 18 continues east, crossing over I-55. 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
Jackson0.0000.000 AR 69 – Newport, Newark
Diaz0.9311.498
AR 17 north
West end of AR 17 overlap

AR 157 north – Campbell Station
0.0000.000
AR 17 north / CR 289 (Main Street) – Newport
Southern terminus of AR 17; east end of AR 17 overlap
NewportDiaz 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 – Tuckerman
West end of AR 37 overlap


AR 37 south to AR 14
East end of AR 37 overlap
PoinsettUno

AR 214 east to US 49 – Bayou DeView WMA
CraigheadCash AR 226BFormer AR 226

US 78 / AR 226 to US 67 – Jonesboro
Three Way30.58249.217
AR 91 north
West end of AR 91 overlap
Herman
AR 349 south – Gibson
Jonesboro

I-555 north / US 63 south / AR 91 – Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Hardy
East 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 Road
US 63 exit 46
0.0000.000

US 49 south / US 63 south / US 78 west (Southwest Drive) – Waldenburg, Brinkley, Craighead Forest Park


I-555 south / US 49 north / US 78 east (Joe N. Martin Expressway) – Memphis
East 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 63
East end of CRP overlap
South Caraway RoadFormer AR 173
US 49 / AR 1 (Red Wolf Boulevard)



AR 463 south (East Nettleton Avenue) to I-555 / US 63

AR 351 south (Industrial Drive)





US 78 west / AR 18S west (Commerce Drive) to US 49 south / I-555 / US 63
West end of US 78 overlap
Lake City
AR 158 west – Lunsford

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
MississippiLeachville

AR 119 north to AR 77 – Leachville
Manila
AR 18B east (Lake Street) – Manila Business District
35.09656.482
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
53.16085.553
US 61 (Division Street) to West Main Street / I-55 – Blytheville Business District

AR 239 south (Ruddle Street)
55.73089.689 I-55 / US 78 south – St. Louis, MemphisI-55 exit 67; east end of US 78 overlap

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.[1] The designation was shifted onto Nettleton Cut-Off Road in Jonesboro on March 9, 1955.[7] The highway was rerouted between Leachville and Manilla on July 10, 1957, with Highway 18 taking over the former alignment of Highway 18 Spur.[8] It was extended to Barfield Landing on April 24, 1963 as part of a major expansion of the state highway system.[9] The western terminus was extended west to Highway 69 in Jacksonport on November 23, 1966.[10] Following a unanimous vote by the Arkansas Highway Commission on October 25, 2023 and approval by the American Association of State Highway Officials in November of the same year, part of Highway 18 became part of a western extension of U.S. Route 78. The section of Highway 18 in question is located between Highway 18 Spur in Jonesboro and Interstate 55 in Blytheville.[11][6]

Auxiliary routes

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Jackson County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  6. ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (November 2023). "2023 Fall Meeting Report to the Council on Highways and Streets" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 5, 2023.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1789.
  9. ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 913–916.
  10. ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 561.
  11. ^ "Commission approves Highway 78 designation through Northeast Arkansas". KAIT. October 25, 2023. Retrieved October 31, 2023.

External links

Media related to Arkansas Highway 18 at Wikimedia Commons