Arkansas Highway 158 (AR 158, Hwy. 158) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of 44.24 miles (71.20 km) runs east from Highway 1 to US Route 61 (US 61) in Luxora.[1] A short route of 0.33 miles (0.53 km) runs from U.S. Route 49 across railroad tracks in rural Craighead County.
Highway 158 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ArDOT | ||||
| Existed | 1936–present | |||
| Section 1 | ||||
| Length | 44.24 mi[1] (71.20 km) | |||
| South end |  AR 1, Greenfield | |||
| North end |  US 61, Luxora | |||
| Section 2 | ||||
| Length | 0.33 mi[1] (530 m) | |||
| South end |  US 49 | |||
| North end | agricultural facility | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Arkansas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description edit
Greenfield to Luxora edit
AR 158 begins at AR 1 in Greenfield.[2] The route runs east and begins to concur with AR 163 north. AR 158 then heads east, crossing US 63 and AR 463 near Bay. The route continues east then north to meet AR 18 in Bowman. AR 18/AR 135/AR 158 run together until Black Oak, with AR 135/AR 158 continuing together until Caraway.[3]
The route continues east to meet AR 77 in Lennie.[4] AR 158 runs east to cross Interstate 55 and US 61 before Luxora. The route terminates at US 61 in north Luxora.
Craighead County edit
The route begins at US 49 and runs briefly east across the Union Pacific Railroad tracks. The route then curves north parallel to US 49, with the roadway terminating at an agricultural facility.
History edit
The route was first designated AR 158 in 1936. The highways was a gravel/stone road from AR 77 east to Luxora.[5] The route was extended west to the Caraway area in 1952, but remained entirely gravel.[6] A segment of AR 158 was added from Bay to Lunsford around 1960. The short route was added to the state highway system in 1979.[1]
Major intersections edit
Mile markers reset at concurrencies.
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Poinsett | Greenfield | 0 | 0.0 | AR 1 | Western terminus |
| | 2.9 | 4.7 |   AR 163 south | AR 163 concurrency begins | |
| AR 163 concurrency north, 7.0 miles (11.3 km)
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| Craighead | | 0 | 0.0 |  AR 163 north – Jonesboro | AR 163 concurrency ends |
| Bay | 5.4 | 8.7 |  AR 463 north – Jonesboro | AR 463 concurrency begins | |
| AR 463 concurrency south, 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
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| 0 | 0.0 | AR 463 south – Trumann | AR 463 concurrency ends | ||
| Lunsford | 5.6 | 9.0 |  AR 69 south (Trumann Hwy) – Trumann | AR 69 northern terminus | |
| Lake City | 10.5 | 16.9 |    US 78 west / AR 18 west – Jonesboro | Concurrency begins | |
 US 78 / AR 18 / AR 135 concurrency east, 14.8 miles (23.8 km)
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| Caraway | 0 | 0.0 | AR 135 south – Lepanto | Concurrency ends | |
| 1.0 | 1.6 |  AR 139 north (N New York Ave) – Monette | AR 139 southern terminus | ||
| Mississippi | Floodway | 11.0 | 17.7 |  AR 77 north – Manila | AR 77 concurrency begins |
| AR 77 concurrency south, 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
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| | 0 | 0.0 |   AR 77 south to AR 140 – Carrolls Corner, Athelstan | AR 77 concurrency ends | |
| | 5.9 | 9.5 |  AR 181 | ||
| | 8.0 | 12.9 |  AR 119 south to AR 140 | AR 191 northern terminus | |
| | 9.4 | 15.1 |  I-55 – Blytheville, Memphis | ||
| New Salem | 11.0 | 17.7 |  AR 325 south | AR 325 northern terminus | |
| Luxora | 13.5 | 21.7 | US 61 – Blytheville, Osceola | ||
| 14.8 | 23.8 | US 61 – Blytheville | Eastern terminus | ||
| AR 158 main segment ends, AR 158 rural segment begins at U.S. Route 49 | |||||
| Poinsett–Craighead county line | | 0 | 0.0 | US 49 | Southern terminus |
| Craighead | | 0.3 | 0.48 | Agricultural facility | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map - Poinsett County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/20/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map - Craighead County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/12/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ General Highway Map - Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/11/10 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Official Highway Service Map (Map) (1936 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Archived from the original on March 28, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- ^ Official Highway Map (Map) (1953 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Archived from the original on October 13, 2011. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
External links edit
Media related to Arkansas Highway 158 at Wikimedia Commons