Three auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18 exist in Northeast Arkansas, with one former alignment.[1]
Newport spur
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| Location | Newport Municipal Airport |
| Length | 1.00 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.
| Location | mi[2] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newport | 1.00 | 1.61 |  AR 980 (Victory Boulevard) – Airport | Western terminus | |
| | 0.0 | 0.0 |  AR 18 | Eastern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Jonesboro spur
edit| Highway 18S | |
|---|---|
| Location | Jonesboro |
| Length | 1.21 mi[1] (1.95 km) |
Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a spur route in Jonesboro known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.[3] The route is 1.12 miles (1.80 km) in length, connecting Highway 18 to I-555. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is two-lane undivided. Its entire length is concurrent with US 78.[1]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Jonesboro, Craighead County.
| mi[4] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | 0.0 |    I-555 / US 78 west – Memphis | Western terminus; west end of US 78 overlap; I-555 exit 39 | ||
| 1.21 | 1.95 | AR 18 (US 78 east) – Blytheville | Eastern terminus; east end of US 78 overlap | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Manila business route
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| Location | Manila |
| Length | 0.349 mi[5] (562 m) |
| Existed | March 7, 1962[6]–present |
Arkansas Highway 18 Business is a business route in the small town of Manila. It connects Highway 18 to Highway 77 (Beauchamp Street).[7]
- History
The Arkansas State Highway Commission created Highway 18B on March 7, 1962 from a former alignment of Highway 77 through downtown Manila.[6] It was redesignated along another former alignment of Highway 77 on June 23, 1965,[8] now running along West Lake Street.[9]
- Major intersections
The entire route is in Manila, Mississippi County.
| mi[5][10] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.000 | 0.000 | AR 18 (US 78) | Western terminus | ||
| 0.349 | 0.562 |  AR 77 (Beauchamp Street) | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Mississippi County spur route
edit| Highway 18S | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mississippi County, Arkansas |
| Length | 5 mi[11] (8.0 km) |
| Existed | 1948–1957 |
Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a former spur route between Leachville and Manila in Mississippi County, Arkansas.
- Major intersections
The entire route was in Mississippi County.
| Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manila | 5 | 8.0 | AR 18 | Southern terminus | |
| Leachville | 0 | 0.0 | AR 18 | Northern terminus | |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Jackson County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ Map of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas (Map) (2006-11-30 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map (PDF) (Map) (Craighead County ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 1045.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Minutes" (1953–69), p. 674-676.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Works cited
edit- "Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission" (PDF). Little Rock: Arkansas State Highway Commission. 1953–1969. p. 2255. OCLC 21798861. Retrieved November 27, 2022.