State Route 158 (SR 158) is a primary
state highway
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in the U.S. state of
Virginia
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. Known for most of its length as Front Street, the state highway runs from
U.S. Route 58 Alternate
U.S. Route 58 Alternate (US 58 Alt.) is a alternate route to US 58 in western Virginia. The route is a northern bypass to US 58 which stays closer to the Tennessee border and serves Gate City and Bristol.
Route description Jonesville to Norto ...
(US 58 Alternate) in
Coeburn east to US 58 Alternate east of Coeburn. SR 158 comprises much of the old alignment of US 58 Alternate through Coeburn in eastern
Wise County.
Route description
SR 158 begins at a
right-in/right-out
Right-in/right-out (RIRO) and left-in/left-out (LILO) refer to a type of three-way road intersection where turning movements of vehicles are restricted. A RIRO permits only right turns and a LILO permits only left turns. "Right-in" and "left-in" r ...
interchange with westbound US 58 Alternate (Norton Coeburn Road) in the town of Coeburn. The state highway heads east as Front Street to its intersection with
SR 72 (Laurel Avenue) and SR 813 (2nd Street); the latter street connects SR 158 and eastbound US 58 Alternate. SR 158 and SR 72
run concurrently through a grade crossing of a rail spur from
Norfolk Southern Railway
The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad in the United States formed in 1982 with the merger of Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. With headquarters in Atlanta, the company operates 19,420 route miles (31 ...
's
Clinch Valley District and enter downtown Coeburn. East of downtown, SR 72 turns south onto Dungannon Road. SR 158 parallels the Clinch Valley rail line east to the east town limit of Coeburn, where the highway becomes Bull Run Road. At SR 893 (Bull Run Road), SR 158 turns south, crosses the rail line, and reaches its eastern terminus at an intersection with US 58 Alternate (Bull Run Road).
Major intersections
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Virginia Highways Project: VA 158
158
State Route 158
U.S. Route 58