Texas State Highway 18

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State Highway 18

Length:

82.5^[1] mi (134.4 km)

Formed:

before 1958

North end:

NM 18

Major
junctions:

I-20

South end:

BUS I-10/US 285 in Fort Stockton

Highways in Texas
< SH 17		SH 19 >
< SH 87	SH 88		SH 89 >

State Highway 18, or SH 18, runs from the Texas-New Mexico boundary north of Kermit to Fort Stockton in west Texas. This route was designated in 1958 over the northern half of what was previously SH 82.

[edit] Previous routes

SH 18 was one of the first 26 Texas state routes proposed in 1917. The original proposal was a route through the Southern Plains from Yoakum County to Lubbock, then southeast to Albany. By 1933, the route had been changed significantly. The eastern section of the route from Spur to Albany was intact, but the previous westward route veered northward instead to Estelline. By 1939 it was extended farther northward to Pampa, overtaking SH 88, while the portion from Matador to Albany was reassigned to various state highways and U.S. Highway 380. SH 18 was extended further north to Perryton in 1940, and in 1947 was renamed SH 70 when SH 70 was extended into Matador from the south.

SH 18A was an alternate route along SH 18. It covered a shorter route between Spur and Crosbyton during the 1920s.

SH 18B was a more southerly route proposed in 1919. It was to branch off from SH 18 in Brownfield, travel southeast to Lamesa, then run due east to Albany. It is unknown if it had been built before being reassigned by 1933 to SH 83.

[edit] Counties and junctions

County	Junction	Notes
Winkler	SH 115 – Kermit
Winkler	SH 302 – Kermit
Ward	BUS I-20 – Monahans
	I-20 – Monahans
	SH 329 – Grandfalls
Pecos	I-10 – Ft. Stockton
Pecos	BUS I-10/US 285 – Fort Stockton