Highway 118 (Arkansas)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Major intersections
County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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Crittenden | Earle | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 64 / AR 149 south (Second St) – Parkin, Crawfordsville | Western terminus | ||
Heafer | 9.42 | 15.16 | AR 42 – Turrell | ||||
Poinsett | Tyronza | 17.30 | 27.84 | AR 322 west – Mount Olive | |||
17.42 | 28.03 | I-555 – Memphis, Jonesboro | |||||
| 21.50 | 34.60 | AR 135 – Tyronza, Lepanto | ||||
Mississippi | Whitton | 24.51 | 39.45 | AR 308 east – Birdsong | AR 308 western terminus | ||
| 25.77 | 41.47 | AR 77 – Turrell, Etowah | ||||
| 29.92 | 48.15 | I-55 – Turrell, Blytheville | ||||
Joiner | 31.74 | 51.08 | US 61 – Frenchman's Bayou, Wilson | ||||
Black Cat Landing | 41.43 | 66.68 | CR 495 | Eastern terminus | |||
Gap in route | |||||||
Crittenden | West Memphis | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 70 (Broadway Ave) – Jennette, Memphis | Western terminus | ||
0.99 | 1.59 | I-40 (US 79) to I-55 – Memphis, Little Rock | |||||
Marion | 4.29 | 6.90 | US 64 (Old Military Rd) – Crawfordsville | Eastern terminus | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ Planning and Research Division (March 28, 2012). "Arkansas Road Log Database". Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Archived from the original (MBD) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Crittenden County map Archived 2012-02-26 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on September 13, 2009.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Poinsett County map Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on September 13, 2009.
- ^ Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. AHTD Mississippi County map Archived 2021-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on September 13, 2009.
External links
Media related to Arkansas Highway 118 at Wikimedia Commons