North Carolina Highway 18

North Carolina Highway 18
North Carolina Highway 18
	Route of NC 18 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by NCDOT
Length	145.5 mi (234.2 km)
Existed	1921–present
Major junctions
South end	SC 18 at the South Carolina state line
	US 74 / NC 226 in Shelby; I-40 in Morganton; US 70 in Morganton; US 64 in Morganton; US 321 in Lenoir; US 64 / NC 90 in Lenoir; US 421 / NC 16 in Wilkesboro; US 21 in Sparta;
North end	NC 89 near Lowgap
Location
Country	United States
State	North Carolina
Counties	Cleveland, Lincoln, Catawba, Burke, Caldwell, Wilkes, Alleghany, Surry
Highway system
	North Carolina Highway System; Interstate; US; State; Scenic;

North Carolina Highway 18 (NC 18) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Traveling north–south through the Foothills region, it connects the cities of Shelby, Morganton, Lenoir, Wilkesboro and North Wilkesboro.