title: New Mexico State Road 18
text: # New Mexico State Road 18
  
  State Road 18 (NM 18) is a state highway in the US state of New Mexico. Its total length is approximately 72.1 miles (116.0 km). NM 18's southern terminus is a continuation as Texas State Highway 18 (SH 18) south-southeast of Jal, and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 82 and NM 83 in Lovington.
  
  ## Major intersections
  
  The entire route is in Lea County.
  
  | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ​ | 0.000 | 0.000 | SH 18 | Southern terminus |
  | Jal | 8.933 | 14.376 | NM 128 | |
  | Eunice | 25.230 | 40.604 | NM 207 north | Southern terminus of NM 207 |
  | Eunice | 31.662 | 50.955 | NM 176 | |
  | Eunice | 37.600 | 60.511 | NM 248 south | Northern terminus of NM 248 |
  | Hobbs | 49.725 | 80.025 | US 62 / US 180 | |
  | Hobbs | 51.706 | 83.213 | NM 132 north / NM 218 east | Southern terminus of NM 132, western terminus of NM 218 |
  | Hobbs | 54.155 | 87.154 | NM 208 south | Northern terminus of NM 208 |
  | Lovington | 72.117 | 116.061 | US 82 / NM 83 east | Northern terminus, Western terminus of NM 83 |
  | 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |||||
  