State Highway 158 (SH 158) is a state highway running from near Goldsmith, Texas eastward to Ballinger, Texas.
 State Highway 158 | ||||
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 SH 158 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TxDOT | ||||
| Length | 170.2 mi[1][a] (273.9 km) | |||
| Existed | 1930[1]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |   SH 302 / FM 181 near Goldsmith | |||
| East end |   US 67 / US 83 in Ballinger | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Texas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Route description
editSH 158 begins at an intersection with State Highway 302/Farm to Market Road 181 northwest of Odessa in unincorporated Ector County. The highway runs in a northeast–southwest direction until Philips Plant Road, turning into a more east–west direction. SH 158 enters the town of Goldsmith, intersecting with Farm to Market Road 866. The highway resumes its rural route and has an interchange with U.S. Route 385 north of Odessa. SH 158 turns into a southeast–northwest direction near the Ector–Midland county line. The highway shares a short overlap with State Highway 191 in west Midland. The overlap ends at an interchange with Loop 250, with SH 158 following Loop 250 until Interstate 20. The highway leaves Interstate 20 in southeast Midland, running southeast–northwest through rural Midland County. SH 158 runs through Glasscock County and Garden City before entering Sterling County. SH 158 shares an overlap with U. S. Route 87, with the two highways running through Sterling City together. SH 158 leaves US 87 at the eastern edge of Sterling City, running in a north–south direction before resuming an east–west direction. The highway runs through Coke County, serving the towns of Robert Lee and Bronte and later enters Runnels County. SH 158 ends at an intersection with U.S. Route 67/U.S. Route 83 in the town of Ballinger.
History
editSH 158 was designated on March 19, 1930 on a route from Robert Lee to Bronte, replacing SH 70A. SH 158 was extended northeast to Abilene and west to Sterling City on January 20, 1932.[2] SH 158 was extended west to Garden City on April 23, 1932.[2] On July 15, 1935, the section from Robert Lee to Garden City was cancelled.[3] On December 21, 1935, a section from Garden City to Midland was added, creating a gap.[4] On February 11, 1937, the western section extended westward to Gardendale, replacing SH 216.[5] On August 1, 1938, the section from Garden City to Sterling City was restored, partially closing the gap.[6] On November 19, 1938, SH 158 was extended west to 7.5 miles northeast of Ector-Winkler County line, its current end.[7] On July 9, 1945, FM 652 was designated from SH 158 to SH 302. On September 26, 1945, FM 652 became part of SH 158.
On February 12, 1948, the section from Bronte to Abilene was transferred to U.S. Route 277. On August 19, 1948, SH 158 was extended southeast to Ballinger, replacing SH 109.[8] On September 26, 1963, SH 158 was extended along old location US 83. Some time between 1958 and 1969, Farm to Market Road 387 was signed, but not designated, as SH 158. The two disconnected portions were finally connected on May 6, 1969 when Farm to Market Road 387, completed in 1959, was officially re-designated as SH 158 (which it was part of in 1935).[9]
Future
editOn March 15, 2022, a bill was signed by President Joe Biden that added the extension of I-27 north to Raton, New Mexico, and south to Laredo to the Interstate Highway System utilizing the US 87, US 277 and US 83 corridors.[10] A bill introduced in 2023 would explicitly designate the extension as I-27 with two auxiliary routes numbered I-227 and I-327. I-227 is proposed to be routed via SH 158 from Sterling City to Midland and SH 349 from Midland to Lamesa; I-327 would utilize US 287 from Dumas to the Oklahoma state line.[11][12] On August 1, 2023, the legislation passed through the U.S. Senate with some slight modifications; I-227 was redesignated as I-27W with I-27 between Sterling City and Lamesa redesignated as I-27E and I-327 was redesignated as I-27N.[13][14]
Junction list
edit| County | Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ector | | 0.0 | 0.0 | SH 302 – Kermit, Odessa | South end of FM 181 overlap |
| | 0.1 | 0.16 |  FM 181 north – Seminole | North end of FM 181 overlap | |
| Goldsmith | 4.9 | 7.9 |   FM 866 south | ||
| | 12.0 | 19.3 |  FM 1936 – West Odessa | ||
| | 15.8 | 25.4 |  US 385 – Andrews, Odessa | Interchange | |
| Gardendale | 19.0 | 30.6 |  FM 554 south – Odessa | ||
| Midland | | 25.5 | 41.0 |  FM 1788 – Midland International Airport | |
| | 27.9 | 44.9 |  SH 349 – Lamesa, Midland International Airport | Interchange | |
| Midland | 32.6 | 52.5 |   SH 191 west – Odessa | West end of SH 191 overlap; west end of freeway | |
| 33.7 | 54.2 |     Bus. SH 158 east (Andrews Highway) / Loop 250 north – Midland | East end of SH 191 overlap; west end of Loop 250 overlap | ||
| 34.4 | 55.4 | Thomason Drive, Tradewinds Boulevard | |||
| 35.5 | 57.1 |  I-20 BL – Midland, Odessa, Midland International Airport | |||
| 37.0 | 59.5 | Frontage Road | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 36.3 | 58.4 | Industrial Avenue | Westbound exit and eastbound entrance | ||
| 36.6 | 58.9 | Interstate 20 Frontage Road | Eastbound exit and westbound entrance | ||
| 37.1 | 59.7 |   I-20 west / SH 349 north – El Paso, Midland International Airport | East end of Loop 250 overlap; west end of I-20/SH 349 overlap; I-20 exit 131 | ||
| 40.4 | 65.0 | Midkiff Road | I-20 exit 134 | ||
| 41.3 | 66.5 | Garfield Street | I-20 exit 135 | ||
| 42.4 | 68.2 | SH 349 south / Bus. SH 349 north – Midland, Rankin | East end of SH 349 overlap; I-20 exit 136 | ||
| 43.3 | 69.7 | Lamesa Road | I-20 exit 137 | ||
| 44.4 | 71.5 |   I-20 east / SH 140 west | East end of I-20 overlap; I-20 exit 138 | ||
| | 47.0 | 75.6 |  FM 1213 south | ||
| | 55.5 | 89.3 |  FM 1379 north | West end of FM 1379 overlap | |
| | 58.0 | 93.3 | FM 1379 south | East end of FM 1379 overlap | |
| Glasscock | | 65.2 | 104.9 |  SH 137 – Stanton, Big Lake | |
| Garden City | 78.9 | 127.0 |  RM 33 – Big Spring, Big Lake | ||
| Sterling | | 107.5 | 173.0 |   US 87 north / SH 163 north – Big Spring, Loraine | Interchange; west end of US 87/SH 163 overlap |
| Sterling City | 110.3 | 177.5 | SH 163 south – Barnhart | East end of SH 163 overlap | |
| 111.2 | 179.0 | US 87 south – San Angelo | East end of US 87 overlap | ||
| Coke | | 133.8 | 215.3 |  RM 2059 north – Silver | |
| | 141.0 | 226.9 |  RM 2034 west | West end of RM 2034 overlap | |
| | 143.7 | 231.3 |   RM 2034 east to SH 208 – San Angelo | East end of RM 2034 overlap | |
| Robert Lee | 145.6 | 234.3 |  Loop 229 north – Lake E.V. Spence | ||
| 145.8 | 234.6 | SH 208 – Colorado City, San Angelo | |||
| Bronte | 157.6 | 253.6 |  US 277 north – Abilene | West end of US 277 overlap | |
| 157.9 | 254.1 | US 277 south | East end of US 277 overlap | ||
| Runnels | | 166.6 | 268.1 |  FM 3115 south | |
| | 169.2 | 272.3 |  FM 383 north | ||
| | 175.2 | 282.0 |  FM 2111 | ||
| Ballinger | 180.6 | 290.6 |  FM 2887 north | ||
| 181.5 | 292.1 | US 67 / US 83 – Coleman, Abilene, San Angelo, Eden | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Business routes
edit  Business State Highway 158-B | |
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| Location | Midland |
| Length | 7.067 mi[15] (11.373 km) |
| Existed | 1990–present |
SH 158 has one business route.
Business State Highway 158-B (formerly Loop 546) is a business loop that runs on the former routing of SH 158 through Midland. The route was created in 1984 as Loop 546 when SH 158 was rerouted around town on top of Loop 250 and SH 349/I-20. Loop 546 was re-designated as Business SH 158-B on June 21, 1990. On June 30, 2011, the road was rerouted to I-20 Business (replacing SH 58[16]), the former route from Loop 268 to Business SH 349 was returned to Midland and the former route from Business SH 349 to SH 158 was transferred to SH 140.[15]
Bus. SH 158-B begins at an interchange with SH 158/SH 191/Loop 250 in eastern Midland, which also serves as the eastern terminus of SH 191. The highway travels in a slight northeast direction along Andrews Highway through the Wallace Heights and Andrews Park neighborhoods before turning southeast at Golf Course Road in Sunset Acres/Lilly Heights. Bus. SH 158-B continues to run by residential areas before turning in a more southern direction at Illinois Avenue near Midland Memorial Hospital. A couple of blocks later, Andrews Highway becomes South Garfield Street at Loop 268 (Wall Street). The highway runs along South Garfield Street through residential areas before ending at an intersection with I-20 BL (West Front Avenue) near a large industrial area.
- Junction list
The entire route is in Midland, Midland County.
| mi | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| SH 158 / SH 191 west / Loop 250 | Interchange | ||||
  Loop 260 west (West Wall Street) | Access to Midland International Airport | ||||
| I-20 BL (West Front Avenue) | |||||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
Notes
edit- ^ The certified mileage given is shorter than the actual mileage as TxDOT considers SH 158 to be discontinuous at rather than concurrent with I-20, US 87 and US 277.
References
edit- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 158". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ a b "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. January 18, 1932. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 29, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 15, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. December 20, 1935. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 20, 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. February 10, 1937. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. July 30, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Minutes" (PDF). publicdocs.txdot.gov. Texas Department of Transportation. November 18, 1938. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 23, 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 109". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Farm to Market Road No. 387". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
- ^ Driggars, Alex (March 15, 2022). "Raton to Laredo corridor added to Interstate Highway System, paving way for I-27 expansion". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Archived from the original on July 15, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
- ^ Text of the I–27 Numbering Act of 2023 at Congress.gov
- ^ Driggars, Alex (March 28, 2023). "Cruz, Cornyn introduce legislation to name I-27 extension project". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ McEwen, Mella (1 August 2023). "Senate passes act to create I-27 West through Midland". Midland Reporter Telegram. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ Bordner, Zachery (5 August 2023). "MOTRAN talks I-27, what it means for Midland/Odessa, Big Spring". Yourbasin. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ a b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Business State Highway No. 158-B". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation.
- ^ Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 58". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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