Nevada State Route 158

{{Infobox road

|state=NV

|type=NV

|route=158

|alternate_name=Deer Creek Road

|map=Nevada 158 map.svg

|map_notes=Nevada State Route 158, highlighted in red

|map_alt=Nevada State Route 158 connects SR156 and SR157 in the Spring Mountains

|length_mi=8.853

|length_round=3

|length_ref={{cite web|title=State Maintained Highways of Nevada: Descriptions and Maps|author=Nevada Department of Transportation|author-link=Nevada Department of Transportation|url=http://www.nevadadot.com/doing-business/about-ndot/ndot-divisions/planning/roadway-systems/state-maintained-highways-descriptions-index-maps|date=January 2020|accessdate=April 26, 2020}}

|formed=July 1, 1976

|direction_a=South

|terminus_a={{Jct|state=NV|SR|157}} in Mount Charleston

|direction_b=North

|terminus_b={{Jct|state=NV|SR|156}} in Lee Canyon

|county=Clark

|previous_type=NV

|previous_route=157

|next_type=NV

|next_route=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.

State Route 158 is a designated a Nevada Scenic Byway.

Route description

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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).{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Forest+Rd%2FKyle+Canyon+Rd%2FState+Route+39&daddr=NV-158+N%2FDeer+Creek+Hwy&hl=en&geocode=FXZZKQIdlgkc-Q%3BFWuDKgIddUgb-Q&mra=mift&mrsp=1&sz=16&sll=36.339708,-115.641103&sspn=0.016818,0.033023&ie=UTF8&ll=36.306964,-115.571194&spn=0.134599,0.264187&z=13|title=SR 158|accessdate=May 14, 2011}}

History

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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 {{convert|8.8|mi|km|adj=on}} highway.{{cite web |title=Nevada's Scenic Byways |author=Nevada Department of Transportation |url=http://www.nevadadot.com/pub_involvement/scenicbyways/the-byways.asp |accessdate=2010-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726045057/https://www.nevadadot.com/pub_involvement/scenicbyways/the-byways.asp |archivedate=2009-07-26 }}