Nevada State Route 158 (Deer Creek Road) is 8.853-mile state highway corridor located in the Mount Charleston area in the Spring Mountains of Clark County. Nevada State Route 158 begins at Nevada State Route 157 (Kyle Canyon Road) and ascends over an 8,437-foot-high summit near the Desert View Overlook. From the overlook Nevada State Route 158 continues a short distance north and terminates at Nevada State Route 156 (Lee Canyon Road). Deer Creek Road was constructed during 1932-1934 by Nevada National Forest as part of wider efforts to improve roadway access to the Mount Charleston area. The southern extent of Deer Creek Road was initially aligned through Telephone Canyon. By 1952 the alignment had been relocated to a bypass of Telephone Canyon which was built along the flank of Fletcher Peak. Deer Creek Road was later paved as part of Federal Aid Secondary 812 and became Nevada State Route 158 in 1976. Part 1; the history of Nevada State ...
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