Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18

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Three auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18 exist in Northeast Arkansas, with one former alignment.[1]

Newport spur

Highway 18S

LocationNewport Municipal Airport
Length1.00 mi[1] (1.61 km)

Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a spur route that runs to Newport Municipal Airport. The route is 1.00 mile (1.61 km) in length, and two-lane, undivided.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jackson County.

Locationmi[2]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 AR 18Northern terminus
Newport1.001.61 AR 980 (Victory Blvd)Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Jonesboro spur

Commerce Drive

LocationJonesboro
Length1.21 mi[1] (1.95 km)

Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a spur route in Jonesboro known as Commerce Drive.[3] The route is 1.12 miles (1.80 km) in length, connecting Highway 18 to I-555. Commerce Drive is two-lane undivided.[1]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Jonesboro, Craighead County.

mi[4]kmDestinationsNotes
0.00.0 US 78 east / AR 18 (Highland Drive) – BlythevilleNorthern terminus; north end of US 78 overlap
1.211.95 I-555 / US 78 west (Joe N Martin Expressway) – MemphisSouthern terminus; south end of US 78 overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Manila business route

Lake Street

LocationManila
Length0.349 mi[5] (562 m)
ExistedMarch 7, 1962[6]–present

Highway 18 Business (AR 18B, Ark. 18B, Hwy. 18B, and Lake Street) is a business route in the small town of Manila. It connects AR 18 to AR 77 (Beauchamp Street).[7]

History

The Arkansas State Highway Commission created AR 18B on March 7, 1962 from a former alignment of AR 77 through downtown Manila.[6] It was extended along another former alignment of AR 77 on June 23, 1965,[8] now running along Baltimore Avenue and Lake Street.[9]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Manila, Mississippi County.

mi[5][10]kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000 AR 18Western terminus
0.3490.562 AR 77 (Beauchamp St)Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Mississippi County spur route

Highway 18S

LocationMississippi County, Arkansas
Length5 mi[11] (8.0 km)
Existed1948–1957

Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a former spur route between Leachville and Manilla in Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Major intersections

The entire route was in Mississippi County.

LocationmikmDestinationsNotes
00.0 AR 18Northern terminus
58.0 AR 18Southern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  2. ^ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Jackson County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  3. ^ Map of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas (Map) (2006-11-30 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  4. ^ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Craighead County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Transportation Planning and Policy Division (March 23, 2022). State Highway Route and Section Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1045.
  7. ^ Transportation Planning and Policy Division (April 1, 2022) [May 3, 2006]. General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas Department of Transportation. OCLC 914805629. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 674-676.
  9. ^ Division of Planning and Research (March 1, 1967) [1956]. General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:62,500. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. OCLC 1112073387. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
  10. ^ Arkansas Centerline File (GIS Map) (Map) (Updated ed.). Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services. May 13, 2022 [September 29, 2014]. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via GIS Office.
  11. ^ Arkansas State Highway Commission (1952). Official Highway Map of Arkansas (TIF) (Map). 1:823,680. Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. § B12. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Arkansas GIS Office.

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