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Arkansas Highway 18

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Highway 18 marker
Highway 18
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
ExistedApril 1, 1926[1]–present
Section 1
Length0.93 mi[2][3][4][5] (1,500 m)
West end AR 69 near Jacksonport
East end AR 17 in Diaz
Section 2
Length93.1 mi[2][3][4][5] (149.8 km)
West end AR 17 in Diaz
Major intersections
East endMississippi River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountiesJackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi
Highway system
← AR 17→ AR 19

Arkansas Highway 18 (AR 18) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. One segment of 0.93 miles (1.50 km) runs from Highway 69 east of Jacksonport east to Highway 17 in Diaz. A second segment of 93.1 miles (149.8 km) runs from Highway 17 in Diaz east to the Mississippi River.

Route description

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Jacksonport to Diaz

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Highway 18 begins at Highway 69 east of Jacksonport and heads north for 0.93 miles (1.50 km) until it reaches the intersection of Highway 17 in Diaz, where it terminates.

Diaz to Misssissippi River

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The route begins at Highway 17 in Diaz and runs east, before meeting I-57/US 67/US 167 in Newport. Highway 18 continues east to Highway 37 in Grubbs before turning north at Uno to Highway 226 in Cash. The route joins Highway 91 and becomes King's Highway.

Highway 18 bridge over the St. Francis River in Lake City, July 1988

Highway 18/Highway 91 run together with US 63 into Jonesboro. Highway 18 breaks and runs as Highland Drive, meeting US 49/Highway 1. Then later, it meets US 78 where it begins concurrency with. After Jonesboro, US 78/Highway 18 meets Highway 158 and Highway 135 in Lake City. The four routes continue east to Black Oak, when US 78/Highway 18 turns north. US 78/Highway 18 briefly runs with Highway 139 in Monette before continuing east. Highway 18B is created in Manila, and US 78/Highway 18 meets Highway 77.

Both routes briefly meets Highway 181 near Dell before turning northeast to Blytheville. US 78/Highway 18 meet Highway 151 and US 61 in downtown Blytheville. The route continues east to cross over I-55 (exit 67) in a frontage road interchange where US 78 departs from the highway to enter I-55. Highway 18 and Highway 312 meet briefly south of the Blytheville Municipal Airport. The route continues east to end at the Mississippi River.

Major intersections

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Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

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CountyLocationmikmExitDestinationsNotes
Jackson​0.0000.000 AR 69 – Newport, NewarkWestern terminus
Diaz0.9311.498 AR 17 – Diaz, NewportEastern terminus
Gap in route
0.0000.000
 AR 17 north		Western terminus; southern terminus of AR 18
Newport–Diaz line AR 367 – Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, NewportFormer US 67
I-57 / US 67 – Jonesboro, Bald Knob, Little RockExit 85 on I-57

 AR 267 south (Commerce Boulevard)		Northern terminus of AR 267
Newport AR 980 – Airport, Arkansas State University-Newport
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 AR 18S west – Newport Airport, Arkansas State University-Newport		Eastern terminus of AR 18S
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 AR 384 west – Stegall		Eastern terminus of AR 384
Grubbs
 AR 37 north – Tuckerman		West end of AR 37 overlap
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 AR 37 south to AR 14		East end of AR 37 overlap
PoinsettUno

 AR 214 east to US 49 – Bayou DeView WMA		Western terminus of AR 214
CraigheadCash
 US 78 / AR 226 to US 67 – Jonesboro
Three Way30.58249.217
 AR 91 north		West end of AR 91 overlap
Module:Jctint/USA warning: Unused argument(s): ctdab
Herman
 AR 349 south – Gibson		Northern terminus of AR 349
JonesboroWestern end of freeway section
49


 I-555 north / US 63 north / AR 91 south (Dan Avenue) – Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Hardy		East end of AR 91 overlap; west end of I-555/US 63 overlap
47Washington Avenue
46
 AR 226 west (Wood Springs Road) / Strawfloor Road		Eastern terminus of AR 226
0.0000.00045

 I-555 south / US 49 / US 63 south / US 78 (Southwest Drive) – Memphis, Waldenburg, Brinkley, Craighead Forest Park		East end of I-555/US 63 overlap
Eastern end of freeway section
South Main Street – Business DistrictFormer US 49B


 AR 1B south to I-555		Northern terminus of AR 1B
South Caraway RoadFormer AR 173
US 49 (Red Wolf Boulevard)

 AR 351 south (Industrial Drive)		Northern terminus of AR 351

 AR 18S west (US 78 west)		West end of US 78 overlap; eastern terminus of AR 18S
Lake City
 AR 158 west – Lunsford		Eastern terminus of AR 158

 AR 135 north – Paragould		Southern terminus of AR 135
Black Oak
 AR 135 south – Caraway, Lepanto		Northern terminus of AR 135
Monette
 AR 139 north (Edmonds Street)		Southern terminus of AR 139

 AR 139 south – Caraway		Northern terminus of AR 139
MississippiLeachville

 AR 119 north to AR 77 – Leachville		Southern terminus of AR 119
Manila
 AR 18B east (West Lake Street) – Manila Business District		Western terminus of AR 18B; former AR 77
35.09656.482
 AR 77 north – Leachville		Southern terminus of AR 7

 AR 77 south – Athelstan		Northern terminus of AR 77
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 AR 181 south – Victoria		Northern terminus of AR 181
Dell
 AR 181 north – Dell Business District		Southern terminus of AR 181
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 AR 312 east		Western terminus of AR 312
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 AR 239 north – Half Moon		Southern terminus of AR 239
Blytheville
 AR 151 north – Gosnell		Southern terminus of AR 151
53.16085.553
 US 61 (Division Street) to I-55 – Blytheville Business District

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

 AR 151 south (South Promise Land Road)		Northern terminus of AR 151
AR 980 – Airport
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 AR 312 east – Number Nine		Western terminus of AR 312
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 AR 137S north – Armorel		Southern terminus of AR 137S
Barfield62.249100.180Mississippi RiverEastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

History

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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.[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 the Mississippi River on April 24, 1963, as part of a major expansion of the state highway system.[8]

Auxiliary routes

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Main article: Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18

See also

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References

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  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 Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  4. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Archived 2021-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
  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. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1789.
  8. ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), pp. 913–916.
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