Arkansas Highway 158 (AR 158, Hwy. 158) is a designation for two

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s in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of runs east from Highway 1 to

US Route 61 U.S. Route 61 or U.S. Highway 61 (U.S. 61) is a major United States highway that extends between New Orleans, Louisiana and the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River and is designated ...

(US 61) in Luxora. A short route of runs from

U.S. Route 49 U.S. Route 49 (US 49) is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with US Route 62/ Highway 1/ Highway 139 (US 62/AR 1/AR 139). Its southern terminus is ...

across railroad tracks in rural Craighead County.

Route description

Greenfield to Luxora

AR 158 begins at AR 1 in

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. The route runs east and begins to concur with AR 163 north. AR 158 then heads east, crossing US 63 and AR 463 near

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. The route continues east then north to meet

AR 18 Highway 18 (AR 18 and Hwy. 18) is an east–west state highway of in Northeast Arkansas. Route description AR 18 begins at AR 69 near Jacksonport. Brief concurrencies begins with AR 17 and US 67 (Future I-57) in Newport, and Arkansas Highw ...

in Bowman. AR 18/ AR 135/AR 158 run together until Black Oak, with AR 135/AR 158 continuing together until Caraway. The route continues east to meet AR 77 in Lennie. 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. The route was extended west to the Caraway area in 1952, but remained entirely gravel. 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

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References

External links

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