U.S. Route 158
highway in the United States
U.S. Route 158 (US 158) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 350 miles (560 km) from Mocksville to Whalebone Junction in Nags Head, and is located entirely in the state of North Carolina. The longest intrastate U.S. Route in the system, it is also a critical route that connects the cities of Winston-Salem, Summerfield, and Reidsville with one another.
Route description
US 158 is a parallel of U.S. Route 58 (which runs generally through southern Virginia), although the route does not intersect its parent, instead intersecting its sibling, US 258. It currently runs for 350.2 miles (563.6 km) from Mocksville, at US 64/US 601 to Whalebone Junction in the town of Nags Head, at US 64/ North Carolina Route 12. A 10 miles (16 km) stretch skirts the Great Dismal Swamp.
In Mocksville, it begins going east and heads north of the US 64/US 601 junction, through the downtown area. Out of town, it turns northeasterly, traversing parallel to Interstate 40 (I-40) to Winston-Salem. The route comes to an intersection with NC 801 before crossing the Yadkin River. The route continues in the district, where it comes to the two folded diamond junctions
with Interstate 40 and the Silas Creek Parkway (NC 67). Exiting the district, US 158 transitions to follow along Salem Parkway (US 421), with the two traversing concurrently in the central downtown area of Winston-Salem.
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