Arkansas Highway 158 is a designation for two state highways in northeast Arkansas. The main segment of 44.24 miles (71.2 km) runs east from AR 1

Arkansas Highway 1

Arkansas Highway 1 is a north–south state highway in east Arkansas. The route of runs from McGehee to Clay County and the Missouri state line. One of the original 1926 state highways, Highway 1 has remained very close to its original routing. The highway contains an overlap of approximately with...

 to US 61 in Luxora

Luxora, Arkansas

Luxora is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,317 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Luxora is located at ....

. A short route of 0.33 mile (0.5310822 km) runs from U.S. Route 49

U.S. Route 49

U.S. Route 49 is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with U.S. Route 62. Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US 49 is approximately 516 miles in length.It...

 across railroad tracks in rural Craighead County

Craighead County, Arkansas

Craighead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 96,443. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area. Craighead County is Arkansas's 58th county, formed on February 19, 1859, and named for state Senator Thomas...

.

Route description

Greenfield to Luxora

AR 158 begins at AR 1

Arkansas Highway 1

Arkansas Highway 1 is a north–south state highway in east Arkansas. The route of runs from McGehee to Clay County and the Missouri state line. One of the original 1926 state highways, Highway 1 has remained very close to its original routing. The highway contains an overlap of approximately with...

 in Greenfield

Greenfield, Arkansas

Greenfield is an unincorporated community in Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States. A railroad town founded along the Missouri Pacific, it lies five miles north of Harrisburg, and about ten miles south of Jonesboro on the new Highway 1...

. The route runs east and begins to concur

Concurrency (road)

A concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...

 with AR 163

Arkansas Highway 163

Arkansas Highway 163 is a state highway of that runs in Craighead, Poinsett, and Cross Counties.-Route description:AR 163 begins at CR 739 in rural Cross County. The route runs north to cross US 64 in Levesque and AR 42 in Birdeye. AR 163 runs through Lake Poinsett State Park near Lake Poinsett...

 north. AR 158 then heads east, crossing US 63

U.S. Route 63

U.S. Route 63 is a long north–south United States highway primarily in the Midwestern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 in Ruston, Louisiana. The northern terminus is at U.S. Route 2 in Benoit, Wisconsin, about east of Duluth, Minnesota. It is not related to U.S...

 and AR 463 near Bay

Bay, Arkansas

Bay is a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,800 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Bay is located at ....

. The route continues east then north to meet AR 18

Arkansas Highway 18

Arkansas Highway 18 is a state highway of in Northeastern Arkansas.-Route description:AR 18 begins at AR 69 near Jacksonport. Brief concurrencies begins with AR 17 and US 67 in Newport, and Arkansas Highway 18 Spur leads to Newport Municipal Airport as AR 18 continues east. The route runs east to...

 in Bowman

Bowman, Craighead County, Arkansas

Bowman is an unincorporated community in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States.-April 27, 2011 Tornado:At 3:08 PM on April 27, 2011, a tornado – part of the April 25–28, 2011 tornado outbreak – hit Bowman. The tornado was rated EF-1 with winds at , a width of , that traveled a path of...

. AR 18/AR 135

Arkansas Highway 135

Arkansas Highway 135 is a north–south state highway in northeast Arkansas. The route of runs from US 63 near Tyronza north through Paragould to US 62.-Route description:...

/AR 158 run together until Black Oak

Black Oak, Arkansas

Black Oak is a town in Craighead County, Arkansas, USA. The population was 286 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, with AR 135/AR 158 continuing together until Caraway

Caraway, Arkansas

Caraway is a town in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,349 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Jonesboro, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Caraway is located at ....

.

The route continues east to meet AR 77

Arkansas Highway 77

Arkansas Highway 77 is a north–south state highway in East Arkansas. The route of runs from US 70 in West Memphis north along Interstate 55 to the Missouri state line.-Route description:...

 in Lennie. AR 158 runs east to cross Interstate 55

Interstate 55

Interstate 55 is an Interstate Highway in the central United States. Its odd number indicates that it is a north–south Interstate Highway. I-55 goes from LaPlace, Louisiana at Interstate 10 to Chicago at U.S. Route 41 , at McCormick Place. A common nickname for the highway is "double...

 and US 61

U.S. Route 61

U.S. Route 61 is the official designation for a United States highway that runs from New Orleans, Louisiana, to the city of Wyoming, Minnesota. The highway generally follows the course of the Mississippi River, and is designated the Great River Road for much of its route. As of 2004, the highway's...

 before Luxora

Luxora, Arkansas

Luxora is a town in Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,317 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Luxora is located at ....

. The route terminates at US 61 in north Luxora.

Craighead County

The route begins at US 49

U.S. Route 49

U.S. Route 49 is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with U.S. Route 62. Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US 49 is approximately 516 miles in length.It...

 and runs briefly east across the Union Pacific Railroad

Union Pacific Railroad

The Union Pacific Railroad , headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. James R. Young is president, CEO and Chairman....

 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.
|colspan=6 align=center| concurrency north, 7 miles (11.3 km)
|colspan=4 align=center| concurrency south, 1.4 miles (2.3 km)
|colspan=4 align=center| concurrency east, 14.8 miles (23.8 km)
|colspan=4 align=center| concurrency south, 1.5 miles (2.4 km)
|colspan=5 align=center| AR 158 main segment ends, AR 158 rural segment begins at U.S. Route 49

U.S. Route 49

U.S. Route 49 is a north–south United States highway. The highway's northern terminus is in Piggott, Arkansas, at an intersection with U.S. Route 62. Its southern terminus is in Gulfport, Mississippi, at an intersection with U.S. Route 90. US 49 is approximately 516 miles in length.It...