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U.S. Route 158 Route information Auxiliary route of US 58 Maintained by NCDOT Length: 350 mi[1] (563 km) Existed: 1932 – present Major junctions West end: US 64 / US 601 in Mocksville I-40 in Winston-Salem
US 17 in Elizabeth City
I-85 near Oxford
I-85 / US 1 in Henderson
I-95 near Roanoke Rapids
US 258 near MurfreesboroEast end: US 64 / NC 12 in Nags Head Location Counties: Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare Highway system United States Numbered Highways
List • Bannered • Divided • Replaced← NC 157 NC 159 → U.S. Route 158 is an east–west United States highway that runs for 350 miles (560 km) from Mocksville to Nags Head, entirely in the U.S. state of North Carolina.
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Route description
U.S. Route 158 is a parallel of U.S. Route 58. The route does not intersect its parent, instead intersecting its sibling, US 258. It currently runs for 350 miles (560 km) from Mocksville, at US 64/US 601 to Nags Head, North Carolina. A 10 miles (16 km) stretch skirts the Great Dismal Swamp.
From Mocksville, it parallels I-40 into Winston-Salem, where it merges with I-40 Business/US 421 freeway through the downtown area. Going northeast, it goes through Stokesdale then goes north around Reidsville with US 29 Business. From Reidsville, US 158 connects the northern counties of North Carolina, going through the cities and towns of Yanceyville, Roxboro, Oxford, Henderson, Roanoke Rapids, Murfreesboro, and Elizabeth City.
From NC 168 eastward, it carries traffic from the Norfolk region to the Outer Banks. Normally, the route is a four-lane undivided highway with a speed limit of 50 miles an hour in Dare County, from its eastern terminus to the Wright Memorial Bridge. Most of the route is otherwise a four-lane divided highway with a 55 miles per hour speed limit until NC 168 (which carries traffic to Chesapeake, Virginia), where it turns left at an at-grade intersection. It then returns to being undivided.
In Dare County, the highway runs in a north–south direction, although it is signed west–east. It acts as a bypass route for the Virginia Dare Trail (NC 12), which runs parallel to U.S. 158 to the east.
History
US 158 was established in 1932, the route between Mocksville to Murfreesboro is roughly the same as today; however, from Murfreesboro it went north into Virginia. In 1939, US 158 was rerouted east, through Elizabeth City and Kitty Hawk, to Manteo; the old route into Virginia was replaced as an extension by US 258. In 1957, US 64/US 264 were extended to Nags Head; as a result, US 258 was truncated in Nags Head; location commonly referred to as Whalebone Junction. In 1963, US 158 on Bodie Island was split into business and bypass (business route later disbanded in 1988).[2]
Junction list
County Location Mile[1] Destinations Notes Davie Mocksville 0 US 64 / US 601 – Statesville, Lexington, Cooleemee, Salisbury US 158 begins 5
To I-40 (Farmington Road) – FarmingtonHillsdale 11 NC 801 – Farmington, Cooleemee Forsyth Winston-Salem 21 I-40 – Statesville, Greensboro 22 NC 67 (Silas Creek Parkway) 23 I-40 Bus. west / US 421 north – Statesville, Yadkinville West end of I-40 Business overlap, north end of US 421 overlap US 158 overlaps with Interstate 40 Business (exits 3B to 8). 28 I-40 Bus. east / US 421 south / NC 150 east – Kernersville, Greensboro East end of I-40 Business and NC 150 overlap, south end of US 421 overlap Walkertown 21 NC 66 (Old Hollow Road) – Kernersville Guilford Stokesdale 44 NC 65 (Belews Creek Road) – Walnut Cove 44.5 NC 68 – High Point 48 US 220 – Greensboro, Madison Rockingham Reidsville 64
US 29 Bus. south / NC 87 south / Richardson Drive – Greensboro, BurlingtonSouth end of US 29 Business and NC 87 overlap 65.5 NC 65 west / NC 87 north (Harrison Street) – Wentworth, Eden North end of NC 87 overlap 67.5 Scales Street 68
US 29 Bus. north / NC 14 north – Eden, DanvilleNorth end of US 29 Business/NC 14 overlap 68.5 Market Street 70 US 29 – Greensboro, Danville South end of NC 14 overlap; also future I-785 Caswell 48 NC 150 west – Williamsburg Yanceyville 89 NC 86 north – Danville North end of NC 86 overlap 91 NC 62 – Burlington, Milton Brief .2 miles (0.32 km) concurrency 94 NC 86 south – Hillsborough South end of NC 86 overlap 98 NC 119 – Mebane, Semora Person Roxboro 111 NC 49 south – Haw River South end of NC 49 overlap 111.5 NC 57 north – Semora, Milton North end of NC 57 overlap 112 US 501 north / NC 49 north – South Boston, Virgilina North end of US 501/NC 49 overlap 112.5 NC 157 south (Hurdle Mills Road) – Hurdle Mills 113 US 501 south / NC 57 south (Durham Road) – Durham South end of US 501/NC 57 overlap Granville Oxford 135.5
US 158 Bus. east (Roxboro Road)136 NC 96 (Little Batterwhite Road) – Virgilina 137 US 15 (College Street) – Clarksville 140.5
US 158 Bus. west (Williamsboro Street)141 I-85 – Durham, Petersburg 142
US 158 Bus. east – HendersonVance Henderson 147 I-85 south – Durham South end of I-85 overlap US 158 overlaps with Interstate 85 (exits 213 to 215). 150
I-85 north / US 1 Bus. south / US 158 Bus. west – PetersburgNorth end of I-85 overlap, south end of US 1 Business overlap 152 US 1 south – Wake Forest, Raleigh South end of US 1 overlap, north end of US 1 Business overlap Middleburg 154.5 I-85 / Flemingtown Road – Henderson, Durham, Petersburg Warren Norlina 163 US 1 north / US 401 north – South Hill, Richmond North end of US 1/401 overlap 164
US 401 south / US 158 Bus. east – WarrentonSouth end of US 401 overlap Macon 169
US 158 Bus. west – WarrentonHalifax Littleton 180 NC 4 south / NC 903 north – Warrenton North end of NC 903 overlap 187 NC 903 south – Halifax South end of NC 903 overlap Roanoke Rapids 195 NC 48 (Roanoke Avenue) – Brinkleyville 196 NC 125 (Smith Church Road) – Halifax 197 I-95 – Rocky Mount, Emporia, Richmond Weldon 199 US 301 south – Halifax, Rocky Mount South end of US 301 overlap Northampton Garysburg 202 US 301 north – Emporia North end of US 301 overlap Jackson 211 NC 305 – Seaboard, Rich Square Brief .3 miles (0.48 km) concurrency Conway 224 NC 35 – Severn, Woodland 230
US 258 south / US 158 Bus. east – Murfreesboro, Woodland, Scotland NeckSouth end of US 258 overlap Hertford 232 US 258 north / NC 11 – Murfreesboro North end of US 258 overlap 234
US 158 Bus. west – MurfreesboroWinton 241 US 13 south / NC 45 south – Ahoskie South end of US 13 overlap Gates 245 NC 137 east – Gatesville 248 US 13 north – Suffolk North end of US 13 overlap 253
US 158 Bus. east – Gatesville254 NC 37 – Gatesville, Gates, Suffolk 256
US 158 Bus. west – GatesvilleSunbury 263 NC 32 – Edenton, Suffolk Pasquotank Morgans Corner 278 US 17 north – Norfolk North end of US 17 overlap 282
US 17 Byp. south – Hertford, EdentonExit 264 Elizabeth City 289
US 17 Bus. south (Road Street)289.5 US 17 south (Hughes Boulevard) South end of US 17 overlap 290
US 17 Bus. (Road Street)Camden Camden 294 NC 343 – South Mills, Old Trap Belcross 296 NC 34 north Currituck Barco 306 NC 168 north – Norfolk 315 NC 136 east – Poplar Branch Dare Kitty Hawk 334
To NC 12 – Southern Shores, Duck, CorollaNags Head 350
US 64 west to US 264 – Manteo, Wanchese
To NC 12 – Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head Beaches, Hatteras Island, Ocracoke IslandUS 158 ends at Whalebone Junction 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
Concurrency terminus • Closed/Former • Incomplete access • UnopenedBannered routes
Business loops
Currently, there are five U.S. Route 158 Business loop in North Carolina:
- Oxford – Established in 1994, the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) follows the original US 158 route through downtown Oxford, via Roxboro Road, College Street, and Williamsboro Street.[2][3]
- Henderson – Established in 1950, the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) follows the original US 158 route through downtown Henderson, via Oxford Road and Garnett Street.[2][4]
- Murfreesboro – Established in 1996, the 4.4-mile (7.1 km) follows the original US 158 route through downtown Murfreesboro, via Main Street.[2][6]
- Gatesville – Established in 1948, the 4.9-mile (7.9 km) goes through downtown Gatesville.[2][7]
Historically, three additional business loops had existed in Winston-Salem (1964–1977), Reidsville (1982-?), and Kitty Hawk-Nags Head (1963–1988).[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 158 (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=S+Main+St%2FUS-158+E&daddr=36.03098,-80.34005+to:36.2346299,-80.0114734+to:36.38552,-79.12688+to:36.33251,-78.582634+to:36.3186784,-78.5092083+to:36.35851,-78.37003+to:36.43304,-78.04253+to:36.43162,-76.45035+to:36.34427,-76.25774+to:US-158+W&hl=en&geocode=Fe6qIwIdzrgy-w%3BFQTKJQIdrhs2-ynXf5p8bLpTiDHYdj-isUKPJA%3BFYXlKAIdLx87-ykvELWcgP5SiDGclU79NX9MOw%3BFfAyKwIdoJ5I-ynJDFaRQzmtiTHmYOPXa7rxcg%3BFd5jKgIdluxQ-yl7yFR3RqGtiTGd_OF6MOgJBg%3BFdYtKgIdaAtS-ykRx4OwZKOtiTFDQKWSOEd9JQ%3BFW7JKgIdEitU-ykhwFhrbr6tiTG8tTDod3Ce8w%3BFZDsKwIdXipZ-ynFTKfMguatiTG-jtsfH6p2Vw%3BFQTnKwId0nVx-ymtVaglqviviTGj9O1RPrbXpw%3BFc6RKgIdNGZ0-ynfJQEb5k-liTHFJqrGPCKVXA%3BFYrmIwIdiHF--w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=2&sz=12&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9&sll=36.157004,-80.099945&sspn=0.207068,0.445976&ie=UTF8&ll=35.799994,-78.651123&spn=3.327796,7.13562&z=8. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ a b c d e f g "NCRoads.com: U.S. 158". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/ushwys/us158.html. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 158 Bus - Oxford (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Roxboro+Rd&daddr=36.3123,-78.5895+to:Oxford+Loop+Rd%2FUS-158+E&hl=en&geocode=FWM-KgIdW2pQ-w%3BFewUKgIdxNFQ-ymNOFgyyKatiTHKs1HQU0rbKg%3BFf0YKgIdbWBR-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1&sll=36.315125,-78.576622&sspn=0.051662,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=36.315471,-78.581772&spn=0.051662,0.111494&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 158 Bus - Henderson (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-158+BUS+E&daddr=36.32423,-78.40706+to:Bickett+St%2FUS-158+E&hl=en&geocode=FUgiKgIdWPtR-w%3BFYZDKgIdbJpT-ykznwqvarytiTFu5LP9So-wgQ%3BFZyWKgIdrNdT-w&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=0&sz=14&via=1&sll=36.318583,-78.481007&sspn=0.05166,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=36.333381,-78.442554&spn=0.103301,0.222988&z=13. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 158 Bus - Warrenton (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-158+Bypass+E%2FUS-158+E&daddr=36.3977,-78.1511+to:US-158+E&hl=en&geocode=FTbxKwIdAgZX-w%3BFYRiKwIdRIJX-ynRlqk0UuitiTHeeIj3SFczbQ%3BFSPwKwIdvGNY-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1&sll=36.413685,-78.14146&sspn=0.051597,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=36.418243,-78.136654&spn=0.051594,0.111494&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 158 Bus - Murfreesboro (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-158+BUS+E%2FMain+St&daddr=US-158+BUS+E%2FMain+St&hl=en&geocode=FQj3KwIdNv5m-w%3BFZTUKwId0ANo-w&mra=me&mrcr=0&mrsp=1,0&sz=19&sll=36.427181,-77.069046&sspn=0.001612,0.003484&ie=UTF8&ll=36.439652,-77.100248&spn=0.05158,0.111494&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
- ^ Google, Inc. Google Maps – US 158 Bus - Gatesville (Map). Cartography by Google, Inc. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=US-158+Alt+W&daddr=36.4326388,-76.7687728+to:36.4094309,-76.7520848+to:US-158+BUS+W&hl=en&geocode=FcgCLAIdUINs-w%3BFf7qKwId_Jls-yk1UEWG-eaviTEgvXrNomWJkw%3BFVaQKwIdLNts-ymbniEKa-aviTFtVJkHmh-VsA%3BFWr3KwIdPDZt-w&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&via=1,2&sll=36.427705,-76.744566&sspn=0.051588,0.111494&ie=UTF8&ll=36.427567,-76.742849&spn=0.051588,0.111494&z=14. Retrieved 2011-02-13.
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