Highway 18 (AR 18 and Hwy. 18) is an east–west state highway of in Northeast Arkansas.

Route description

AR 18 begins at AR 69 near Jacksonport. Brief concurrencies begins with AR 17 and

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) 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 AR 226 in

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. AR 18 joins AR 91 and becomes King's Highway.

AR 18/AR 91 run together with

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into Jonesboro. AR 18 breaks and runs as Highland Dr., meeting US 49/ AR 1. After Jonesboro, AR 18 meets AR 158 and AR 135 in Lake City. The three routes continue east to

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, when AR 18 turns north. AR 18 briefly runs with AR 139 in Monette before continuing east. AR 18B is created in

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, and AR 18 meets AR 77. The route briefly meets AR 181 near Dell before turning northeast to Blytheville. AR 18 meets AR 151 and

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in downtown Blytheville. The route continues east to cross over

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(exit 67) in a

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interchange. AR 18 and AR 312 meet briefly south of the Blytheville Municipal Airport. The route continues to terminate at the

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at the

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state line.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at some concurrencies.

History

Highway 18 was created during the

1926 Arkansas state highway numbering In 1926, Arkansas renumbered its highways into a more traditional format. The system to be replaced was established in 1924 as Arkansas' first comprehensive highway plan.McLaren, Christie. "Arkansas Highway History and Architecture, 1910-1965.Art ...

from Diaz to Barfield similar to the present-day alignment. The designation was shifted onto Nettleton Cut-Off Road in Jonesboro on March 9, 1955. The highway was rerouted between Leachville and Manilla on July 10, 1957, with Highway 18 taking over the former alignment of Highway 18 Spur. It was extended to Barfield Landing on April 24, 1963 as part of a major expansion of the state highway system. The western terminus was extended west to Highway 69 in Jacksonport on November 23, 1966..

Auxiliary routes

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