Missouri Route 18

Route 18
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length:	55.88 mi (89.93 km)
Major junctions
East end:	Route 7/13/52 in Clinton
West end:	359th Street & State Line Road, Kansas state line
Highway system
Missouri Highways Supplemental ← Route 17 Route 19 →

Route 18 is a highway in western Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at the intersection of Route 13/Route 52 and Route 7 in Clinton. Its western terminus is at the Kansas state line near Drexel. It continues into Kansas as a county road.

Route description

Route 18's eastern terminus at Route 7/13/52 in Clinton.

Route 18 begins at the Kansas state line just west of Drexel. It runs for three miles (5 km) along the Cass/Bates County line. Route 18 then turns south to Merwin, where it turns back east. It then runs through Adrian, Missouri, before having a diamond interchange with the U.S. Route 71 freeway.^[1] Route 18 then runs south of Altona and through Ballard. It then runs through Clinton. Route 18 then ends at Routes 7, 13, and 52.

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Bates	Drexel	0.00	359th Street & State Line Road	Western terminus; Kansas state line
	Adrian	20.84	US 71	Diamond interchange[1]
Henry	Clinton	54.69	Route 13 BUS (2nd Street)
		55.88	Route 7/Route 13/Route 52	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Google, Inc.. Google Maps (Map). Cartography by NAVTEQ. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Adrian,+Bates,+Missouri,+United+States&sll=41.89727,-84.03627&sspn=0.12522,0.316544&ie=UTF8&cd=5&geocode=0,38.397450,-94.353100&ll=38.394382,-94.341445&spn=0.008241,0.019784&z=16&om=1. 
2. ^ DeLorme Street Atlas USA 2007, Toggle Measure Tool