Arkansas Highway 18
Highway 18 | ||||
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AR 18 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Length | 93.43 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) | |||
| Existed | April 1, 1926[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  AR 69, Jacksonport | |||
| East end | Mississippi River, Tennessee state line | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Counties | Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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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 I-57/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 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.
| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson | | 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 69 – Newport, Newark | |
| Diaz | 0.931 | 1.498 |   AR 17 north | West end of AR 17 overlap | |
 AR 157 north – Campbell Station | |||||
| 0.000 | 0.000 |  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 | ||||
  I-57 / US 67 – Jonesboro, Bald Knob, Little Rock | I-57/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 – Stegall | ||||
| 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 226B | Former AR 226 | ||
 US 78 / AR 226 to US 67 – Jonesboro | |||||
| Three Way | 30.582 | 49.217 |  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 Avenue | US 63 exit 47 | ||||
| AR 226 west (Wood Springs Road) / Strawfloor Road | US 63 exit 46 | ||||
| 0.000 | 0.000 | 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 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 (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 | ||||
| Mississippi | Leachville |   AR 119 north to AR 77 – Leachville | |||
| Manila |  AR 18B east (Lake Street) – Manila Business District | ||||
| 35.096 | 56.482 | 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 | |||
| 53.160 | 85.553 |   US 61 (Division Street) to West Main Street / I-55 – Blytheville Business District | |||
| AR 239 south (Ruddle Street) | |||||
| 55.730 | 89.689 | I-55 / US 78 south – St. Louis, Memphis | I-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 | ||||
| Barfield | 62.249 | 100.180 |  CR E234 | End State Maintenance | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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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
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Jackson County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1789.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 913–916.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 561.
- ^ "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