Arkansas Highway 158

Highway 158
Route information
Maintained by AHTD
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] (0.53 km)
South end:	US 49
North end:	agricultural facility
Highway system
Arkansas Highway System Interstate US State Business Spurs Scenic Heritage Trails ← AR 157 AR 159 →

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.

Route description

Highway 158 serves Black Oak

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.^[1]

Major intersections

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Poinsett	Greenfield	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)
Craighead		0	0	AR 163 north	AR 163 concurrency ends
	Bay	5.4	8.7	AR 463 north	AR 463 concurrency begins
		AR 463 concurrency south, 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
		0	0	AR 463 south	AR 463 concurrency ends
	Lunsford	5.6	9.0	AR 69 south (Trumann Hwy)	AR 69 northern terminus
	Bowman	10.5	16.9	AR 18 west	Concurrency begins
	AR 18 / AR 135 concurrency east, 14.8 miles (23.8 km)
	Caraway	0	0	AR 135 south	Concurrency ends
		1.0	1.6	AR 139 north (N New York Ave)	AR 139 southern terminus
Mississippi	Floodway	11.0	17.7	AR 77 north	AR 77 concurrency begins
	AR 77 concurrency south, 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
		0	0	AR 77 south	AR 77 concurrency ends
		5.9	9.5	AR 181
		8.0	12.9	AR 191 south	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
		14.8	23.8	US 61	Eastern terminus
AR 158 main segment ends, AR 158 rural segment begins at U.S. Route 49
Poinsett/Craighead line		0	0	US 49	Southern terminus
Craighead		0.3	0.5	Agricultural facility	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

Route map: Bing / Google

1. "[Arkansas] State Highways 2009 (Database)." April 2010. AHTD: Planning and Research Division. Database. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
2. General Highway Map - Poinsett County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/20/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
3. General Highway Map - Craighead County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (11/12/09 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
4. General Highway Map - Mississippi County, Arkansas (PDF) (Map) (1/11/10 ed.). Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
5. Official Highway Service Map (Map) (1936 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
6. Official Highway Map (Map) (1953 ed.). Arkansas State Highway Commission. Retrieved May 3, 2011.