Arkansas Highway 118 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:118
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:AR 118 highlighted in red
Length Mi1:41.43
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:West
Direction B1:East
Terminus A1: in Earle
Terminus B1: at Black Cat Landing
Length Mi2:4.29
Direction A2:West
Direction B2:East
Terminus A2: in West Memphis
Terminus B2: in Marion
Counties:Crittenden, Poinsett, Mississippi
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:117
Next Type:AR
Next Route:119

Highway 118 (AR 118, Ark. 118, and Hwy. 118) is a designation for two state highways in the Upper Arkansas Delta. One route of 41.43miles begins at US Highway 64 (US 64) and Highway 149 east to Mississippi County Road 495 (CR 495) near the Mississippi River levee. A second route of 4.29miles runs from US 70/US 79 in West Memphis to US 64 in Marion. Both routes are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD).

Route description

Earle to Joiner

Highway 118 begins at US 64 in the northeast corner of Earle within Crittenden County in the Arkansas Delta. The route runs northeast to Heafer, where it has an intersection with Highway 42 before curving due north and running as a section line road and entering Poinsett County.[2]

Entering Poinsett County, Highway 118 runs north to Highway 322, which serves as a frontage road for Interstate 555 in southern Tyronza. Highway 118 meets I-555 at an exit before entering downtown Tyronza. The highway passes three historic properties and continues north before turning due east and entering Mississippi County.[3]

Now heading west, AR 118 meets AR 135, AR 308, and AR 77 before crossing Interstate 55. After I-55, AR meets US 61 in Joiner. The route continues east to Black Cat, the Mississippi River and Tennessee.[4]

West Memphis to Marion

Highway 118 begins at US 70 in West Memphis near Mid-South Community College. The route heads north to an interchange with Interstate 40 (I-40), as well as unsigned US 79. The highway continues north to Marion, running along the western city limits before an intersection with US 64.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arkansas Road Log Database . Planning and Research Division . March 28, 2012 . Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . MBD . April 13, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110623010127/http://arkansashighways.com/planning_research/technical_services/databases/Road%20Log%20Database.zip . June 23, 2011 .
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Crittenden County map Retrieved on September 13, 2009.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Retrieved on September 13, 2009.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Retrieved on September 13, 2009.