U.S. Route 158

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 I‑85 near Oxford I‑85 / US 1 in Henderson I‑95 near Roanoke Rapids US 258 near Murfreesboro US 17 in Elizabeth City
East end:	US 64 / NC 12 at Whalebone Junction
Location
Counties:	Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Rockingham, Caswell, Person, Granville, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Northampton, Hertford, Gates, Pasquotank, Camden, Currituck, Dare
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Bannered Divided Replaced North Carolina Highway System Interstate U.S. State Scenic ← 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 Whalebone Junction in Nags Head, entirely in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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 Whalebone Junction in the town of 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. For the entire length of the Outer Banks, US 158 is known as Croatan Highway.

History

US 158 was established in 1932, as a concurrency with NC 48 from Mocksville to Murfreesboro and NC 12, from Murfreesboro to Virginia state line. US 158 also replaced US 117 routing between Murfreesboro to Franklin, Virginia. In 1934, NC 48 and NC 12 were removed from its routing. In 1937 or 1938, US 158's western terminus moved from Depot Street to Main Street in Mocksville.^[2] In 1941, US 158 swapped routes with NC 65 between Stokesdale and Reidsville. Also in same year, US 158 was rerouted east at Murfreesboro, replacing NC 30 to Camden and NC 34 crossing the Croatan Sound and ending at NC 345, near Manteo; its old alignment north of Murfreesboro became part of US 258. Between 1945-1949, US 158's western terminus moved to its current location at Main and Lexington Streets, in Mocksville; also in same time period, US 158 was moved onto new routing through Roxboro; its old alignment along Main Street became US 501A. In 1946, US 158 bypassed north of Gatesville, with its old alignment became US 158A.

Around 1951, US 158 was removed from Roanoke Island and was truncated at its current eastern terminus at Whalebone Junction, on Bodie Island; its former routing was replaced by US 64/US 264. In 1951, US 158 was placed on new bypass north of Henderson, leaving behind US 158A along its old alignment.^[3] Around 1954, US 158 was placed on one-way streets in downtown Winston-Salem: westbound via Clover Dale Street, Glade Street and fifth street; eastbound via first and fourth streets. In 1955, US 158 was bypassed north of Warrenton, leaving behind US 158A along its former alignment.^[4]

In 1959, US 158 was moved onto new expressway between Stratford to Marshall and Cherry Streets, in Winston-Salem. In 1960, US 158 was moved onto its current routing in Bodie Island, leaving behind US 158 Business.^[5]

In 1962, US 158 was completed its transition onto the expressway in Winston-Salem, leaving behind US 158 Business. Between 1963-1967, US 158 was routed onto one-way streets in Weldon.^[6] In 1968, US 158 was rerouted in Elizabeth City.^[7]

In 1971, US 158 was placed onto the Yanceyville bypass; its old routing through the downtown area was partly replaced by NC 62, with Main Street downgraded to secondary road.^[8] In 1973, US 13/US 158 was placed on new western bypass of Winton, its old alignment became part of NC 45.^[9] In 1979, US 158 was placed on bypass north of Reidsville, via US 29 Bus. and NC 14; its old alignment became mostly secondary roads, with just part remaining as NC 87.^[10] In 1984, US 17/US 158 was rerouted again in Elizabeth City.^[11] In 1995, US 158 was rerouted onto new bypass south of Murfreesboro, leaving behind US 158 Business.^[12]

U.S. Route 117

U.S. Route 117 (US 117) was established in 1926 to run for 159 miles (256 km) from Norlina, through the towns of Warrenton, Roanoke Rapids, and Murfreesboro; from there it went north into Virginia through Franklin, Suffolk, Portsmouth, and Norfolk to Virginia Beach. It was cut back to Franklin in 1931 or 1932, being replaced by US 58 east of there, and soon afterwards the remainder was renumbered US 158.^[14][15]

Junction list

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
Davie	Mocksville	0.0	0.0		US 64 / US 601 – Statesville, Lexington, Cooleemee, Salisbury
	​	4.8	7.7		To I‑40 / Farmington Road – Farmington
	Hillsdale	11.3	18.2		NC 801 – Farmington, Cooleemee
Forsyth	Winston-Salem	20.7	33.3		I‑40 – Statesville, Greensboro
		21.7	34.9		NC 67 (Silas Creek Parkway)
		23.3	37.5	3B	I‑40 Bus. west / US 421 north – Statesville, Yadkinville	West end of I-40 business and north end of US 421 overlap
		23.4	37.7	3C	North Stratford Road
		23.8	38.3	4A	Cloverdale Avenue	Signed as exit 4 eastbound
		24.2	38.9	4B	West First Street / Hawthorne Road	Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
		24.6	39.6	5A	NC 150 west (Peters Creek Parkway)	West end of NC 150 overlap
		25.0	40.2	5B	Broad Street – BB&T Ballpark
		25.2	40.6	5C	Cherry Street – Convention Center
		25.4	40.9	5D	Main Street / First Street – Old Salem, Salem College
		26.0	41.8	6	US 52 / US 311 / NC 8 – Lexington, High Point, Mount Airy, Smith Reynolds Airport	Signed as exits 6A (south) and 6B (north)
		26.4	42.5	6C	Martin Luther King Jr. Drive	To Winston-Salem State University
		27.4	44.1	7	Lowery Street / Fifth Street	Eastbound Lowery Street, westbound Fifth Street
		28.3	45.5	8	I‑40 Bus. east / US 421 south / NC 150 east – Kernersville, Greensboro	East end of I-40 business/NC 150 and south end of US 421 overlap Eastbound exit and westbound entrance
	Walkertown				I‑74	Proposed interchange (unfunded)[16]
		33.8	54.4		NC 66 (Old Hollow Road) – Kernersville
Guilford	Stokesdale	43.9	70.7		NC 65 (Belews Creek Road) – Walnut Cove
		44.7	71.9		NC 68 – High Point
		48.2	77.6		US 220 – Greensboro, Madison	Future I-73
Rockingham	Reidsville	63.5	102.2		US 29 Bus. south / NC 87 south / Richardson Drive – Greensboro, Burlington	South end of US 29 Business and NC 87 overlap
		65.5	105.4		NC 65 west / NC 87 north (Harrison Street) – Wentworth, Eden	North end of NC 87 overlap
		67.4	108.5		Scales Street
		67.7	109.0		US 29 Bus. north / NC 14 north – Eden, Danville	North end of US 29 Business/NC 14 overlap
		68.3	109.9		Market Street
		70.2	113.0		US 29 – Greensboro, Danville	South end of NC 14 overlap; future I-785
Caswell	​	82.6	132.9		NC 150 west – Williamsburg
	Yanceyville	89.0	143.2		NC 86 north – Danville	North end of NC 86 overlap
		91.0	146.5		NC 62 south (Main Street) – Burlington	South end of NC 62 overlap
		91.2	146.8		NC 62 north – Milton	North end of NC 62 overlap
	​	94.3	151.8		NC 86 south – Hillsborough	South end of NC 86 overlap
	​	98.0	157.7		NC 119 – Mebane, Semora
Person	Roxboro	110.7	178.2		NC 49 south – Haw River	South end of NC 49 overlap
		111.2	179.0		NC 57 north – Semora, Milton	North end of NC 57 overlap
		111.6	179.6		US 501 north / NC 49 north – South Boston, Virgilina	North end of US 501/NC 49 overlap
		112.2	180.6		NC 157 south (Hurdle Mills Road) – Hurdle Mills
		112.6	181.2		US 501 south / NC 57 south (Durham Road) – Durham	South end of US 501/NC 57 overlap
Granville	Oxford	135.3	217.7		US 158 Bus. east (Roxboro Road) – Oxford
		135.8	218.5		NC 96 (Little Batterwhite Road) – Virgilina
		136.9	220.3		US 15 (College Street) – Clarksville
		139.8	225.0		US 158 Bus. west (Williamsboro Street)
		140.4	226.0		I‑85 – Durham, Petersburg
	​	142.1	228.7		US 158 Bus. east – Henderson
Vance	Henderson	147.0	236.6	213	I‑85 south – Oxford, Durham	South end of I-85 overlap
		148.2	238.5	214	NC 39 – Downtown Henderson
		149.0	239.8	215	I‑85 north / US 1 Bus. south / US 158 Bus. west – Petersburg	North end of I-85 and south end of US 1 business overlap
		151.5	243.8		US 1 south – Wake Forest, Raleigh	South end of US 1 and north end of US 1 business overlap
	Middleburg	154.0	247.8		I‑85 / Flemingtown Road – Henderson, Durham, Petersburg
Warren	Norlina	162.6	261.7		US 1 north / US 401 north – South Hill, Richmond	North end of US 1/401 overlap
		163.9	263.8		US 401 south / US 158 Bus. east – Warrenton	South end of US 401 overlap
	Macon	168.8	271.7		US 158 Bus. west – Warrenton
Halifax	Littleton	179.8	289.4		NC 4 south / NC 903 north – Warrenton	North end of NC 903 overlap
	​	186.4	300.0		NC 903 south – Halifax	South end of NC 903 overlap
	Roanoke Rapids	194.4	312.9		NC 48 (Roanoke Avenue) – Brinkleyville
		195.8	315.1		NC 125 (Smith Church Road) – Halifax
		196.8	316.7		I‑95 – Rocky Mount, Emporia, Richmond
	Weldon	199.0	320.3		US 301 south – Halifax, Rocky Mount	South end of US 301 overlap
Northampton	Garysburg	201.4	324.1		US 301 north – Emporia	North end of US 301 overlap
	Jackson	211.1	339.7		NC 305 north (Church Street) – Seaboard	North end of NC 305 overlap
		212.0	341.2		NC 305 south – Rich Square	South end of NC 305 overlap
	Conway	224.1	360.7		NC 35 – Severn, Woodland
	​	229.4	369.2		US 258 south / US 158 Bus. east – Murfreesboro, Woodland, Scotland Neck	South end of US 258 overlap
Hertford	​	232.0	373.4		US 258 north / NC 11 – Murfreesboro	North end of US 258 overlap
	​	233.3	375.5		US 158 Bus. west – Murfreesboro
	Winton	241.2	388.2		US 13 south / NC 45 south (Mulberry Street) – Ahoskie, Winton	South end of US 13 overlap
Gates	​	245.2	394.6		NC 137 east – Gatesville
	Tarheel	247.8	398.8		US 13 north – Suffolk	North end of US 13 overlap
	​	253.0	407.2		US 158 Bus. east – Gatesville
	​	253.9	408.6		NC 37 – Gatesville, Gates, Suffolk
	​	255.6	411.3		US 158 Bus. west – Gatesville
	Sunbury	262.6	422.6		NC 32 – Edenton, Suffolk
Pasquotank	Morgans Corner	278.1	447.6		US 17 north – Norfolk	North end of US 17 overlap
	​	281.0	452.2	264	US 17 Byp. south – Hertford, Edenton
	Elizabeth City	288.4	464.1		US 17 Bus. south (Road Street)
		289.3	465.6		US 17 south (Hughes Boulevard) – Hertford	South end of US 17 overlap
		289.9	466.5		US 17 Bus. (Road Street)
Camden	Camden	293.7	472.7		NC 343 – South Mills, Old Trap
	Belcross	295.6	475.7		NC 34 north – Norfolk
Currituck	Barco	306.2	492.8		NC 168 north – Norfolk
	​	315.0	506.9		NC 136 east – Poplar Branch
Dare	Kitty Hawk	335.2	539.5		NC 12 – Southern Shores, Duck, Corolla, Beaches
	Nags Head	350.2	563.6		US 64 west to US 264 – Manteo, Wanchese, Roanoke Island NC 12 – Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Nags Head Beaches, Hatteras Island, Ocracoke Island	Whalebone Junction
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus       Incomplete access       Unopened

Bannered routes

Winston-Salem business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Existed:	1962–1970

U.S. Route 158 Business, was established in 1962 as a renumbering of mainline US 158 in downtown Winston-Salem. The business loop traversed on one-way streets: eastbound used Cherry Street, 4th Street, and Dunleith Street; westbound used Marshall Street and 5th Street. In 1970, it was decommissioned.^[17]

Oxford alternate route

U.S. Route 158 Alternate (US 158A), was established in 1954 as a partial bypass of Oxford. As an alternate spur route, it did not reconnect with US 158, instead going southwest to US 15. In 1971, US 158A was eliminated when Interstate 85 was built over it.^[19]

Oxford business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Oxford, North Carolina
Length:	4.2 mi[20] (6.8 km)
Existed:	1994–present

U.S. Route 158 Business, established in 1994, is a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) business loop that followed the original US 158 route through downtown Oxford, via Roxboro Road, College Street, and Williamsboro Street.^[17]

The entire route is in Oxford, Granville County.

mi[20]	km	Destinations	Notes
0.0	0.0	US 158 – Roxboro, Henderson
0.7	1.1	NC 96 north (Goshen Street), Virgilina	North end of NC 96 overlap
1.2	1.9	US 15 north (College Street), Clarksville	North end of US 15 overlap
2.0	3.2	US 15 south / NC 96 south (Hillsboro Street) – Creedmoor, Wilton	South end of US 15 and NC 96 overlap
4.2	6.8	US 158 – Roxboro, Henderson
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Henderson alternate route

U.S. Route 158 Alternate (US 158A), was established in 1951, when mainline US 158 bypassed north of Henderson. US 158A followed the original route through downtown Henderson until 1960, when it was renumbered to US 158 Business.^[19]

Henderson business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Henderson, North Carolina
Length:	8.5 mi[21] (13.7 km)
Existed:	1960–present

U.S. Route 158 Business, established in 1960, is a 8.5-mile (13.7 km) business loop through downtown Henderson, via Oxford Road, Danbney Drive, and Garnett Street.^[17]

County	Location	mi[21]	km	Destinations	Notes
Granville	​	0.0	0.0	US 158 – Oxford, Henderson
Vance	Henderson	6.4	10.3	US 1 Bus. south (Raleigh Road) – Louisburg	South end of US 1 business overlap
		8.5	13.7	US 158 / US 1 Bus. north – Middleburg	North end of US 1 business overlap
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Warrenton alternate route

U.S. Route 158 Alternate (US 158A), was established in 1950, when mainline US 158 bypassed north of Gatesville. US 158A followed the original route through downtown Warrenton until 1960, when it was renumbered to US 158 Business.^[19]

Warrenton business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Warrenton, North Carolina
Length:	7.5 mi[22] (12.1 km)
Existed:	1960–present

U.S. Route 158 Business, established in 1960, is a 7.5-mile (12.1 km) business loop through downtown Warrenton.^[17]

The entire route is in Warren County.

Location	mi[22]	km	Destinations	Notes
Norlina	0.0	0.0	US 158 / US 401 north – Norlina, Macon	North end of US 401 overlap
Warrenton	3.1	5.0	US 401 south / NC 58 (Main Street) – Louisburg	South end of US 401 and north end of NC 58 overlap
​	3.7	6.0	NC 58 south – Centerville	South end of NC 58 overlap
Macon	7.5	12.1	US 158 – Norlina, Macon
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Murfreesboro business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Murfreesboro, North Carolina
Length:	4.4 mi[23] (7.1 km)
Existed:	1996–present

U.S. Route 158 Business, established in 1996, is a 4.4-mile (7.1 km) business loop that followed the original US 158 route through downtown Murfreesboro, via Main Street.^[17]

County	Location	mi[23]	km	Destinations	Notes
Northampton	​	0.0	0.0	US 158 / US 258 – Conway, Winton, Scotland Neck
Hertford	Murfreesboro	2.8	4.5	US 258 / NC 11 south – Como, Oak City
	​	4.4	7.1	US 158 – Conway, Winton
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Gatesville alternate route

U.S. Route 158 Alternate (US 158A), was established in 1948, two years after mainline US 158 bypassed north of Gatesville. It followed the original route through downtown Gatesville. In 1960, it was renumbered to US 158 Business.^[19]

Gatesville business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Gatesville, North Carolina
Length:	4.9 mi[24] (7.9 km)
Existed:	1960–present

U.S. Route 158 Business, established in 1960, is a 4.9-mile (7.9 km) business loop through downtown Gatesville.^[17]

The entire route is in Gates County.

Location	mi[24]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.0	0.0	US 158 – Winton, Sunbury
​	1.3	2.1	NC 37 north – Gates, Suffolk	North end of NC 37 overlap
Gatesville	2.5	4.0	NC 37 south (Main Street)	South end of NC 37 overlap
​	4.9	7.9	US 158 – Winton, Sunbury
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

Kill Devil Hills business loop

U.S. Route 158 Business
Location:	Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
Length:	15.2 mi[25] (24.5 km)
Existed:	1960–1988

U.S. Route 158 Business, was established in 1960 as a renumbering of mainline US 158 on Bodie Island. In 1988, US 158 Business was decommissioned, replaced by a northern extension of NC 12.^[17]

See also

References

External links

• Media related to U.S. Route 158 at Wikimedia Commons
• NCRoads.com: U.S. Route 158
• NCRoads.com: U.S. Route 158-A
• NCRoads.com: U.S. Route 158 Business
• Virginia Highway Index: U.S. Route 158
• End of US Highway 158