Arkansas Highway 158
# Arkansas Highway 158

Arkansas Highway 158 (AR 158, Hwy. 158) is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of 44.24 miles (71.20 km) runs east from Highway 1 to US Route 61 (US 61) in Luxora. A short route of 0.33 miles (0.53 km) runs from U.S. Route 49 across railroad tracks in rural Craighead County.

## Route description

### Greenfield to Luxora

AR 158 begins at AR 1 in Greenfield. The route runs east and begins to concur with AR 163 north. AR 158 then heads east, crossing US 63 and AR 463 near Bay. The route continues east then north to meet AR 18 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

Mile markers reset at concurrencies.

| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Poinsett | Greenfield | 0 | 0.0 | AR 1 | Western terminus |
| Poinsett | ​ | 2.9 | 4.7 | AR 163 south | AR 163 concurrency begins |
| AR 163 concurrency north, 7.0 miles (11.3 km) ||||||
| Craighead | ​ | 0 | 0.0 | AR 163 north – Jonesboro | AR 163 concurrency ends |
| Craighead | Bay | 5.4 | 8.7 | AR 463 north – Jonesboro | AR 463 concurrency begins |
| AR 463 concurrency south, 1.4 miles (2.3 km) ||||
| Craighead | Bay | 0 | 0.0 | AR 463 south – Trumann | AR 463 concurrency ends |
| Craighead | Lunsford | 5.6 | 9.0 | AR 69 south (Trumann Hwy) – Trumann | AR 69 northern terminus |
| Craighead | Lake City | 10.5 | 16.9 | AR 18 west – Jonesboro | Concurrency begins |
| AR 18 / AR 135 concurrency east, 14.8 miles (23.8 km) |||||
| Craighead | Caraway | 0 | 0.0 | AR 135 south – Lepanto | Concurrency ends |
| Craighead | Caraway | 1.0 | 1.6 | AR 139 north (N New York Ave) – Monette | AR 139 southern terminus |
| Mississippi | Floodway | 11.0 | 17.7 | AR 77 north – Manila | AR 77 concurrency begins |
| AR 77 concurrency south, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) |||||
| Mississippi | ​ | 0 | 0.0 | AR 77 south to AR 140 – Carrolls Corner, Athelstan | AR 77 concurrency ends |
| Mississippi | ​ | 5.9 | 9.5 | AR 181 | |
| Mississippi | ​ | 8.0 | 12.9 | AR 119 south to AR 140 | AR 191 northern terminus |
| Mississippi | ​ | 9.4 | 15.1 | I-55 – Blytheville, Memphis | |
| Mississippi | New Salem | 11.0 | 17.7 | AR 325 south | AR 325 northern terminus |
| Mississippi | Luxora | 13.5 | 21.7 | US 61 – Blytheville, Osceola | |
| Mississippi | Luxora | 14.8 | 23.8 | US 61 – Blytheville | Eastern terminus |
| AR 158 main segment ends, AR 158 rural segment begins at U.S. Route 49 ||||||
| Poinsett–Craighead county line | ​ | 0 | 0.0 | US 49 | Southern terminus |
| Craighead | ​ | 0.3 | 0.48 | Agricultural facility | Northern terminus |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi ||||||
