Arkansas Highway 158 Explained

State:AR
Type:AR
Route:158
Map:Arkansas 158.png
Established:1936
Length Mi1:44.24
Length Ref1:[1]
Direction A1:South
Direction B1:North
Terminus A1:, Greenfield
Terminus B1:, Luxora
Length Mi2:0.33
Direction A2:South
Direction B2:North
Terminus B2:agricultural facility
Previous Type:AR
Previous Route:157
Next Type:AR
Next Route:159

Arkansas Highway 158 (AR 158, Hwy. 158) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of 44.24miles runs east from Highway 1 to US Route 61 (US 61) in Luxora. A short route of 0.33miles runs from U.S. Route 49 across railroad tracks in rural Craighead County.

Route description

Greenfield to Luxora

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

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

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.

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.|colspan=6 align=center| concurrency north, 7miles|colspan=4 align=center| concurrency south, 1.4miles|colspan=5 align=center| concurrency east, 14.8miles|colspan=5 align=center| concurrency south, 1.5miles|colspan=6 align=center| AR 158 main segment ends, AR 158 rural segment begins at U.S. Route 49

See also

Notes and References

  1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
  2. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map - Poinsett County, Arkansas . 11/20/09 . May 3, 2011.
  3. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map - Craighead County, Arkansas . 11/12/09 . May 3, 2011.
  4. Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department . General Highway Map - Mississippi County, Arkansas . 1/11/10 . May 3, 2011.
  5. Arkansas State Highway Commission . Official Highway Service Map . 1936 . May 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120328190014/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1936.tif . March 28, 2012 .
  6. Arkansas State Highway Commission . Official Highway Map . 1953 . May 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013002608/http://www.arkansashighways.com/planning_research/mapping_graphics/archived_tourist_maps/1953.tif . October 13, 2011 .