Nevada State Route 158

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State Route 158
Deer Creek Road
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Nevada State Route 158, highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NDOT
Length8.853 mi [1]  (14.248 km)
ExistedJuly 1, 1976–present
Major junctions
South endNevada 157.svg SR 157 in Mount Charleston
North endNevada 156.svg SR 156 in Lee Canyon
Location
Country United States
State Nevada
County Clark
Highway system
  • Nevada State Highway System
← Nevada 157.svg SR 157 → Nevada 159.svg SR 159

State Route 158 (SR 158), also known as Deer Creek Road, is a state highway in Clark County, Nevada. The route connects Kyle Canyon Road to Lee Canyon Road in the Spring Mountains, in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest.

Contents

State Route 158 is a designated a Nevada Scenic Byway.

Route description

View from the north end of SR 158 looking southbound in 2015 2015-07-12 17 40 49 View south from the north end of Nevada State Route 158 (Deer Creek Road) near Las Vegas, Nevada.jpg
View from the north end of SR 158 looking southbound in 2015
View from the summit of SR 158, at an elevation of 8437 feet in 2009 Route158Summit.JPG
View from the summit of SR 158, at an elevation of 8437 feet in 2009

The route begins at an intersection with Kyle Canyon Road (SR 157) east of Mount Charleston. Heading north as the Deer Creek Road, SR 158 parallels the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest boundary before entering the forest. The highway ends at a junction with Lee Canyon Road (SR 156). [2]

History

SR 158 winding through the Spring Mountains in 2012 NVStateRoute158.JPG
SR 158 winding through the Spring Mountains in 2012
A bend in SR 158 at the summit of the highway in 2009 Route158.JPG
A bend in SR 158 at the summit of the highway in 2009

The Nevada Department of Transportation designated State Route 156 as a Nevada Scenic Byway in July 1998. The "Deer Creek Road" scenic route encompasses the entire 8.8-mile (14.2 km) highway. [3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Clark County.

Locationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Mount Charleston 0.0000.000Nevada 157.svg SR 157 (Kyle Canyon Road) – Las Vegas Southern terminus
Lee Canyon 8.85314.248Nevada 156.svg SR 156 (Lee Canyon Road) – Indian Springs Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Nevada Department of Transportation (January 2020). "State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps" . Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ↑ "SR 158" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Nevada Department of Transportation. "Nevada's Scenic Byways". Archived from the original on July 26, 2009. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
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