State Route 18

State Route 18 is a U.S. state highway that passes west to east through parts of King County and adjacent Linden County, Georgia. It has a total length of 148 miles. Highway 18 was featured in the AMC survival horror series The Walking Dead, and played a key role in the pilot episode, "Days Gone Bye".

Description & History
The highway is located two miles west of the State Route 85 intersection and also intersects Old French Road. The Linden County Sheriff's Office responded to a call involving two armed criminals, and contacted the King County Sheriff's Office for assistance. Rick Grimes and Shane Walsh responded to the call and laid down a spike strip across the highway in the hopes of intercepting the criminals. This was four miles west of State Road 85.

Linden County police cruisers pursued the vehicle until it ran over the spike strip, which tore through the tires, forcing the car to skid off the road and overturn into a field. The injured criminal exited the vehicle and opened fire on the King County officers standing on the other side of the street. He managed to shoot Rick Grimes in the side, before falling in a hail of bullets. A second gunman emerged from the same vehicle and traded shots with the officers until he too was gunned down. A third man came out of the car while Rick was distracted with Shane and shot him in the back. The officers brought this man down as well.