Ohio State Route 158

State Route 158
Route information
Maintained by ODOT
Length:	18.11 mi[3] (29.15 km)
Existed:	1923[1][2] – present
Major junctions
South end:	US 22 / SR 37 / SR 188 in Lancaster
	I-70 near Kirkersville
North end:	US 40 in Kirkersville
Location
Counties:	Fairfield, Licking
Highway system
Ohio highways Interstates • U.S. Routes • State Routes ← SR 155 SR 159 →

State Route 158 (SR 158, OH 158) is a two-lane north–south state highway located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. State Route 158's southern terminus is in downtown Lancaster at its junction with U.S. Route 22, State Route 37 and State Route 188. Its northern terminus is at a T-intersection US 40 in Kirkersville.

The route intersects Interstate 70 in Kirkersville, and actually follows an old alignment of Interstate 70 bypassing the town. That segment was abandoned when the Interestate was extended towards Columbus in the late 1960s.

Route description

State Route 158's routing takes it through northern Fairfield County and southern Licking County. No section of State Route 158 is included as a portion of the National Highway System, a network of highways deemed most important for the nation's economy, mobility and defense.^[4]

History

State Route 158 was established in 1923. Its original routing utilized the majority of its current routing between Lancaster and Kirkersville. The only exception is that in Kirkersville, State Route 158 continued due north along what is now County Road 40 up to U.S. Route 40.^[1][2]

With the completion of Interstate 70 from Kirkersville eastward in 1959, State Route 158's northern terminus was relocated to its junction with Interstate 70. Meanwhile, for the time being, Interstate 70 followed what is now the northernmost stretch of State Route 158 to hook in with U.S. Route 40 in the western end of Kirkersville, as it would be a number of years before the Interstate would be completed along its present alignment west of State Route 158. Jurisdiction of the former stretch of the state highway north of Interstate 70 was turned over to Licking County, which re-named the roadway as County Road 40.^[5][6] Then, in 1969, Interstate 70 was completed along its present alignment heading west from State Route 158, and the former alignment of Interstate 70 that hooked in with U.S. Route 40 was abandoned as a freeway. Consequently, State Route 158 was restored to the north of Interstate 70, with it being the new designation for the former path of Interstate 70. This, in turn, brought the highway to its current northern terminus at U.S. Route 40 in the western end of Kirkersville.^[7][8]

Major intersections

County	Location	Mile[3]	Destinations	Notes
Fairfield	Lancaster	0.00	US 22 east SR 37 SR 188 east	Southern terminus at signalized intersection. US 22/SR 158 continue duplexed to the east, joined by SR 37, which enters intersection from the north.
		0.29	US 22 west SR 188 west	Western split of US 22/SR 158/SR 188 triplex at signalized intersection. US 22/SR 188 continue duplexed to the west.
	Baltimore	9.81	SR 256	Signalized intersection.
	Liberty Township	13.80	SR 204	Four-way stop intersection.
Licking	Harrison Township	16.80	I-70	Diamond interchange.
	Kirkersville	18.11	US 40	Northern terminus at T-intersection.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (April 1922) (MrSID). Map of Ohio State Highways (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1922a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Highways and Public Works (July 1923) (MrSID). Map of Ohio Showing State Routes (Map). Cartography by ODHPW. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1923a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
3. ^ ^{a b} Ohio Department of Transportation. "Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams". http://www.odotonline.org/techservapps/SLD/default.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-23. 
4. ^ Federal Highway Administration (December 2003) (PDF). National Highway System: Ohio (Map). http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nhs/maps/oh/oh_Ohio.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 
5. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1958) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1958a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
6. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1959) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1959a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
7. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1967) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1967a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-22. 
8. ^ Ohio Department of Highways (1969) (MrSID). Official Ohio Highway Map (Map). Cartography by ODOH. http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/TransSysDev/Innovation/prod_services/Documents/StateMaps/otm1969a.sid. Retrieved 2011-01-22.