Tennessee State Route 18

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State Route 18

Tennessee State Route 18
SR 18 mainline in red
Route information
Maintained by TDOT
Length46.35 mi [1]  (74.59 km)
ExistedOctober 1, 1923 [2] –present
Major junctions
South endEllipse sign 7.svg MS 7 at Mississippi State Line
Major intersections
North endUS 45.svg US 45 at Jackson
Location
Country United States
State Tennessee
Counties Fayette, Hardeman, Madison
Highway system
Secondary Tennessee 17.svg SR 17 Tennessee 19.svg SR 19

State Route 18 (abbreviated SR 18) is a primary state highway in south-central West Tennessee. SR 18 is a two-lane facility throughout the majority of its length through the state with the exception being in Bolivar, Tennessee. SR 18 has a short concurrency with US 64 and also with SR 125 at Bolivar.

Contents

Route description

Fayette County [3]

SR 18 begins in extreme southeastern Fayette County in West Tennessee at the northern terminus of Mississippi Highway 7, [4] approximately 1.2 miles north of Michigan City, Mississippi, as a rural two lane route. This route continues in a northeasterly direction through rural Fayette County and briefly overlaps SR 57 at the communities of La Grange and Grand Junction near the Hardeman county line.

Hardeman County [3]

At Bolivar, SR 18 continues its northeasterly trek through the city as Tennessee Street and is also overlapped with US 64. SR 18 is a four-lane undivided highway while overlapped with US 64 and passes nearby the site of the Western State Mental Health Institute on the western outskirts of the city. At the Hardeman County Courthouse, SR 18 breaks away from US 64 and turns left on North Main Street. Also at this location, SR 125 begins a 3.12-mile (5.02 km) hidden overlap with SR 18 at the courthouse. Outside the Bolivar city limits, SR 18/SR 125 continue north through the Hatchie River bottoms before reaching the community of Shandy. At Shandy, the SR 18 & SR 125 overlap ends with SR 125 turning north on Silerton Road toward Chickasaw State Park. SR 18 in northern Hardeman County traverses sparsely populated farmland and swampland and intersects with SR 138 and SR 100. The junction of SR 18 & SR 100 is a grade-separated diamond interchange where SR 18 expands briefly to a four-lane divided highway. North of this intersection, SR 18 resumes its northbound routing towards Jackson as a rural two-lane highway.

Madison County [3]

SR 18 continues as a two-lane route through rural southwestern Madison County and passes through the community of Medon and Malesus just south of the Jackson city limits. In Jackson, the route ends at an expansive signalized intersection with US 45 and hidden SR 5, known locally as South Highland Avenue.

History

Little has changed along SR 18 since its designation as a state route. Prior to 1981, SR 18 had one alternate route near Grand Junction which was originally signed as State Route 18A. [5] This entire route was renamed to what is now known as Tennessee State Route 368. [3]

SR 18 roughly follows the original route of the Mississippi Central Railroad.

Future

In Hardeman County, an Environmental Impact Statement is currently underway to determine the feasibility of widening SR 18 from its current two-lane status to a divided four-lane highway. [6] This work is part of a larger effort by TDOT to widen SR 18 from Bolivar north to Jackson as directed in House Joint Resolution 16 of the 98th Tennessee General Assembly. [7]

Major intersections

CountyLocationmi [8] kmDestinationsNotes
Fayette 0.000.00South plate.svg
Ellipse sign 7.svg
MS 7 south Holly Springs
Continuation into Mississippi
La Grange 3.976.39West plate.svg
Tennessee 57.svg
SR 57 west Moscow, Memphis
Southern end of SR 57 overlap
4.256.84East plate.svg
Tennessee 57.svg
SR 57 east Grand Junction, Eastview
To Pickwick Landing State Park, Northern end of SR 57 overlap
Hardeman Grand Junction 6.2710.09South plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 368.svg
SR 368 south Grand Junction
Old SR 18 ALT; northern terminus of SR 368
Bolivar 22.9236.89West plate.svg
US 64.svg
US 64 west (W Market Street/SR 15) Somerville, Memphis
Southern end of US 64 overlap
23.6338.03East plate.svg
US 64.svg
South plate.svg
Tennessee 125.svg
US 64 east (E Market Street/SR 15) / SR 125 south (Main Street) Selmer
Northern end of the overlap with US 64; southern end of hidden overlap with SR 125
26.7543.05North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 125.svg
SR 125 north (Silerton Road) Silerton
Northern end of SR 125 overlap; to Chickasaw State Park
30.0048.28North plate.svg
Secondary Tennessee 138.svg
SR 138 north (Pine Top Road) Toone
Southern terminus of SR 138
32.4652.24Tennessee 100.svg SR 100  Whiteville, Henderson Interchange
Madison Medon 39.5263.60Riverside Drive
Jackson 47.0675.74US 45.svg US 45 (South Highland Avenue/SR 5) Henderson, DowntownNorthern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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References

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  1. TDOT Region 4 Pavement Condition Data
  2. Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Tennessee Department of Transportation County Maps and City Maps
  4. MDOT Benton County, MS Highway Map Archived 2007-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1981 Tennessee Official Transportation Map. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Transportation. 1981–1982.
  6. Tennessee Department of Transportation, SR 18 Improvement Website
  7. 98th Tennessee General Assembly, House Joint Resolution No. 16, 1993
  8. retrieved from DeLorme Street Atlas USA