Arkansas Highway 18

Highway 18
Route information
Maintained by ArDOT
Existed	1926[1]–present
Section 1
Length	0.93 mi[2][3][4][5] (1,500 m)
West end	AR 69 near Jacksonport
East end	AR 17 in Diaz
Section 2
Length	92.83 mi[2][3][4][5] (149.40 km)
West end	AR 17 in Diaz
Major intersections	I-57 / US 67 in Newport US 78 / AR 226 in Cash I-555 / US 49 / US 63 / US 78 in Jonesboro US 49 in Jonesboro US 78 / AR 18S in Jonesboro US 61 in Blytheville I-55 / US 78 in Blytheville
East end	Mississippi River
Location
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Counties	Jackson, Poinsett, Craighead, Mississippi
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Suffixed Scenic Heritage
← 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 92.83 miles (149.40 km) runs from Highway 17 in Diaz east to the Mississippi River.

Route description

Jacksonport to Diaz

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

The route begins at Highway 17 in Diaz and runs east, before meeting I-57/US 67 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 meets 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 terminate at the Mississippi River.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

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County	Location	mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Jackson	​	0.000	0.000		AR 69 – Newport, Newark	Western terminus
	Diaz	0.931	1.498		AR 17 – Diaz, Newport	Eastern terminus
		Gap in route
		0.00	0.00		AR 17 north	Western terminus; southern terminus of AR 18
	Newport–Diaz line				AR 367 – Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Newport	Former US 67
					I-57 / US 67 – Jonesboro, Bald Knob, Little Rock	Exit 85 on I-57
					AR 267 south (Commerce Boulevard)	Northern terminus of AR 267
	Newport				AR 980 – Airport, Arkansas State University-Newport
	​				AR 18S west – Newport Airport, Arkansas State University-Newport	Eastern terminus of AR 18S
	​				AR 384 west – Stegall	Eastern terminus of AR 384
	Grubbs				AR 37 north – Tuckerman	Western end of AR 37 concurrency
	​				AR 37 south to AR 14	Eastern end of AR 37 concurrency
Poinsett	Uno				AR 214 east to US 49 – Bayou DeView WMA	Western terminus of AR 214
Craighead	Cash				US 78 / AR 226 to US 67 – Jonesboro
	Three Way	30.58	49.21		AR 91 north	Western end of AR 91 concurrency
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	Herman			AR 349 south – Gibson	Northern terminus of AR 349
	Jonesboro			Western end of freeway section
				49	I-555 north / US 63 north / AR 91 south (Dan Avenue) – Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, Hardy	Eastern end of AR 91 concurrency; western end of I-555/US 63 concurrency
				47	Washington Avenue
				46	AR 226 west (Wood Springs Road) / Strawfloor Road	Eastern terminus of AR 226
		0.00	0.00	45	I-555 south / US 49 / US 63 south / US 78 (Southwest Drive) – Memphis, Waldenburg, Brinkley, Craighead Forest Park	Eastern end of I-555/US 63 concurrency
				Eastern end of freeway section
					AR 1B south to I-555	Northern terminus of AR 1B
					US 49 (Red Wolf Boulevard)
					AR 351 south (Industrial Drive)	Northern terminus of AR 351
					AR 18S west (US 78 west)	Western end of US 78 concurrency; 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
Mississippi	Leachville				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
		35.10	56.49		AR 77 north – Leachville	Southern terminus of AR 7
					AR 77 south – Athelstan	Northern terminus of AR 77
	​				AR 181 south – Victoria	Northern terminus of AR 181
	Dell				AR 181 north – Dell Business District	Southern terminus of AR 181
	​				AR 312 east	Western terminus of AR 312
	​				AR 239 north – Half Moon	Southern terminus of AR 239
	Blytheville				AR 151 north – Gosnell	Southern terminus of AR 151
		53.16	85.55		US 61 (Division Street) to I-55 – Blytheville Business District
					AR 239 south (Ruddle Street)	Northern terminus of AR 239
		55.73	89.69		I-55 / US 78 east – St. Louis, Memphis	Eastern end of US 78 concurrency; exit 67 on I-55
					AR 151 south (South Promise Land Road)	Northern terminus of AR 151
					AR 980 – Airport
	​				AR 312 east – Number Nine	Western terminus of AR 312
	​				AR 137S north – Armorel	Southern terminus of AR 137S
	Barfield	62.25	100.18		Mississippi River	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

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.[6] The highway was rerouted between Leachville and Manilla on July 10, 1957, with Highway 18 taking over the former alignment of Highway 18S.[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

Main article: Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18

See also

• List of state highways in Arkansas

References

1. 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. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Jackson County map Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Craighead County map Archived 2011-09-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on August 27, 2009.
5. 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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