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 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. 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
Jackson​0.0000.000 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
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 – 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

Main article: Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18

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

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