Pennsylvania Route 158
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| Length: | 11.864 mi[1] (19.093 km) | |||
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| South end: |
 PA 18 south of New Wilmington | |||
| North end: |
  US 62 / PA 258 in Mercer | |||
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| Counties: | Lawrence, Mercer | |||
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Pennsylvania Route 158 (PA 158) is an 11.9-mile-long (19.2 km) state highway located in western Pennsylvania, running from PA 18 south of New Wilmington in Lawrence County, to US 62 and PA 258 in Mercer in Mercer County.
Route description
Traveling north from PA Route 18, PA 158 heads into the borough of New Wilmington, where it passes Westminster College and intersects with PA Route 208. The two routes briefly overlap eastbound; at the intersection with PA 956, the concurrency ends, and PA 158 continues northward. As it leaves the borough, it enters Mercer County and winds northeasterly through rural countryside nearly 6 miles (9.7 km) before it passes over I-80. Approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) later, the route enters the borough of Mercer, where it meets the eastern terminus of PA Route 318 just one block before its own northern terminus at the US 62/PA Route 258 concurrency.
History
In 1927, what is now PA 158 was originally designated part of PA 18.[2] A year later, the road was signed as PA 158[3] when PA 18 was moved to its current alignment between PA 158 and Greenville.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lawrence | Wilmington Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 18 – New Castle | |
| New Wilmington | 2.786 | 4.484 |  PA 208 west (Neshannock Avenue) / New Castle Street – Pulaski | Western terminus of PA 208 concurrency | |
| 2.912 | 4.686 |  PA 208 east (Neshannock Avenue) / PA 956 south (South Market Street) – Volant, Harlansburg | Eastern terminus of PA 208 concurrency; northern terminus of PA 956 | ||
| Mercer | Mercer | 11.757 | 18.921 |  PA 318 west (West Butler Street) | Eastern terminus of PA 318 |
| 11.864 | 19.093 | US 62 / PA 258 – Hermitage, Sharon | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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PA 158 Alternate Truck
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| Location: | Mercer, Pennsylvania |
| Existed: | 2013–present |
Pennsylvania Route 158 Alternate Truck is a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the Brady Run on which trucks over 28 tons and combination loads over 37 tons are prohibited in Mercer, Pennsylvania. The route follows PA 318, PA 258/US 62, PA 58/US 19, and Butler Avenue. It was signed in 2013.
See also
U.S. Roads portal
Pennsylvania portal
References
- 1 2 "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- 1 2 Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 18
- ↑ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 158