Route 18 is a highway in western
Missouri
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. Its eastern terminus is at the intersection of
Route 13/
Route 52
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* Kings Highway (Australia)
* Isis Highway ( Childers to Ban Ban Springs) - Queensland State Route 52 (Wide Bay–Burnett Region)
* Gillies Highway - Queensland State Route 52 (Far North Queensl ...
and
Route 7 in
Clinton. Its western terminus is at the
Kansas
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state line near
Drexel. It continues into Kansas as a
county road
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.
Route description
Route 18 begins at the
Kansas
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state line just west of
Drexel. It runs for three miles (5 km) along the
Cass
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* Cass, ...
/
Bates County line. Route 18 then turns south to
Merwin, where it turns back east. It then runs through
Adrian
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, before having a
diamond interchange
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Design
The freeway itself is grade-separated from the minor road, one crossing the other over a bridge. Approaching the ...
with the
Interstate 49
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/
U.S. Route 71
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freeway.
Route 18 then runs south of
Altona and through
Ballard. It then runs through
Clinton. Route 18 then ends at
Routes 7,
13, and
52.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Bates County, Missouri
Transportation in Henry County, Missouri