Route 158 is a short highway in
Butler County, Missouri
Butler County is a County (United States), county located in the southeast Ozark Foothills Region in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 Census, the county's population was 42,130. The largest city and county s ...
. The eastern terminus is at
Route 142 and the road runs straight west for 6 miles (10 km). The western terminus is at the intersection of
U.S. Route 67
U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues ...
(Future
Interstate 57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...
) and
U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465 mile (2,358 km) long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 five miles (8 km) west of Tuba City, Arizo ...
about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of
Poplar Bluff
Poplar Bluff is a medium city in Butler County in Southeast Missouri, United States. It is the county seat of Butler County and is known as "The Gateway to the Ozarks" among other names. The population was 16,225 at the 2020 census. The Poplar B ...
. The town of
Harviell is the only town on the highway.
Route description
Route 158 begins at an intersection with
US 67
U.S. Route 67 is a major north–south U.S. highway which extends for 1,560 miles (2,511 km) in the Central United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the United States-Mexico border in Presidio, Texas, where it continues ...
/
US 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a 1,465 mile (2,358 km) long east–west United States highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 five miles (8 km) west of Tuba City, Arizo ...
(Future
I-57
Interstate 57 (I-57) is a north–south Interstate Highway in Missouri and Illinois that parallels the old Illinois Central Railroad for much of its route. It runs from Sikeston, Missouri, at I-55 to Chicago, Illinois, at I-94. I-57 ess ...
) in
Butler County, where the road continues west as part of US 160. From the western terminus, the route heads east as a two-lane, undivided road, passing through a mix of farms and woods with some homes. Route 158 reaches the community of
Harviell, where it passes to the south residences and crosses
Union Pacific
The Union Pacific Railroad , legally Union Pacific Railroad Company and often called simply Union Pacific, is a freight-hauling railroad that operates 8,300 locomotives over routes in 23 U.S. states west of Chicago and New Orleans. Union Pac ...
's Hoxie Subdivision. Past Harviell, the road runs through farmland and intersects Route BB. Farther east, Route 158 comes to its eastern terminus at an intersection with
Route 142.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Butler County, Missouri