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.
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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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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Pennsylvania | |||
| Counties | Lawrence, Mercer | |||
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Route description
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Traveling north from PA 18, PA 158 heads through a rural area of northern Lawrence County that is home to an Amish community and into the borough of New Wilmington, where it passes Westminster College and intersects with PA 208.[2] 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 318 just one block before its own northern terminus at the US 62/PA 258 concurrency.
History
editIn 1927, what is now PA 158 was originally designated part of PA 18.[3] A year later, the road was signed as PA 158[4] when PA 18 was moved to its current alignment between PA 158 and Greenville.[3]
Major intersections
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Lawrence | Wilmington Township | 0.000 | 0.000 | PA 18 – New Castle | Southern terminus of PA 158 |
| 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 | Northern terminus of PA 158 | ||
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 | 2013–2020 |
Pennsylvania Route 158 Alternate Truck was a truck route around a weight-restricted bridge over the Brandy Run on which trucks over 28 tons and combination loads over 37 tons were prohibited in Mercer, Pennsylvania. The route followed PA 208, US 19, and US 62. It was signed in 2013.[5] The bridge was completely reconstructed in 2020, and the route was deleted as a result.[6]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Pennsylvania state roads". Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access. Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2013.
- ^ "Amish Countryside" (PDF). Visit Lawrence County. Retrieved February 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 18[unreliable source]
- ^ Pennsylvania Highways - Pennsylvania Route 158 Archived 2007-05-18 at the Wayback Machine[unreliable source]
- ^ "Risk-Based Bridge Postings - State and Local Bridges" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. October 8, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bridge Condition Summary Report". gis.penndot.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
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