Auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18 explained

See main article: Arkansas Highway 18. Three auxiliary routes of Arkansas Highway 18 exist in Northeast Arkansas, with one former alignment.

Newport spur

State:	AR
Route:	18
Type:	AR-Spur
Length Mi:	1.00
Length Round:	2
Length Ref:	^[1]
Location:	Newport Municipal Airport

Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a spur route that runs to Newport Municipal Airport. The route is 1miles in length, and two-lane, undivided.

Major intersections

Jonesboro spur

State:	AR
Route:	18
Type:	AR-Spur
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Length Mi:	1.21
Length Round:	2
Location:	Jonesboro

Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a spur route in Jonesboro known as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.^[2] The route is 1.12miles in length, connecting Highway 18 to I-555. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive is two-lane undivided. Its entire length is concurrent with U.S. Route 78 (US 78).

Major intersections

Manila business route

State:	AR
Route:	18
Lake Street
Type:	AR-Bus
Length Mi:	0.349
Length Ref:	^[3]
Formed:	March 7, 1962^[4]
Location:	Manila

Highway 18 Business (AR 18B, Ark. 18B, Hwy. 18B, and Lake Street) is a business route in the small town of Manila. It connects US 78/AR 18 to AR 77 (Beauchamp Street).^[5]

HistoryThe Arkansas State Highway Commission created AR 18B on March 7, 1962 from a former alignment of AR 77 through downtown Manila. It was extended along another former alignment of AR 77 on June 23, 1965,^[6] now running along Baltimore Avenue and Lake Street.^[7]

Major intersections

Mississippi County spur route

State:	AR
Route:	18
Type:	AR-Spur
Length Mi:	5
Length Ref:	^[8]
Length Round:	1
Formed:	1948
Decommissioned:	1957
Location:	Mississippi County, Arkansas

Arkansas Highway 18 Spur is a former spur route between Leachville and Manila in Mississippi County, Arkansas.

Major intersections

References

Works cited

• Web site: Minutes of the Meeting of the Arkansas State Highway Commission . PDF . 1953–1969 . Arkansas State Highway Commission . Little Rock . November 27, 2022 . 21798861 . 2255 . .

Notes and References

1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved June 8, 2011.
2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . Map of Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas . 2006-11-30 . June 8, 2011.
3. ((Transportation Planning and Policy Division)) . Arkansas Department of Transportation . State Highway Route and Section Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas . Little Rock . March 23, 2022 . 1:62,500 . November 27, 2022 .
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5. ((Transportation Planning and Policy Division)) . Arkansas Department of Transportation . General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas . Little Rock . May 3, 2006 . April 1, 2022 . Revised . 1:62,500 . 914805629 . November 16, 2022 .
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7. Division of Planning and Research . Arkansas State Highway Commission . General Highway Map, Mississippi County, Arkansas . Little Rock . 1956 . March 1, 1967 . Revised . 1:62,500 . 1112073387 . November 27, 2022 .
8. 1952 . B12 . November 27, 2022 .