Maryland Route 158

Maryland Route 158
Bethlehem Boulevard
Maryland Route 158 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDSHA
Length:	2.35 mi (3.78 km)
Existed:	1991 – present
Major junctions
West end:	Riverside Drive in Sparrows Point
	MD 157 in Sparrows Point MD 151 in Edgemere
East end:	North Point Road in Edgemere
Location
Counties:	Baltimore
Highway system
Maryland highway system Interstate US State Scenic Byways ← MD 157 MD 159 →

MD 157 in Sparrows Point

Maryland Route 158 (MD 158) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Bethlehem Boulevard, the state highway runs 2.35 miles (3.78 km) from Riverside Drive in Sparrows Point east to North Point Road in Edgemere. MD 158 parallels Interstate 695 (I-695) along the northern edge of the former Bethlehem Steel complex at Sparrows Point and connects MD 157 with MD 151. Bethlehem Boulevard was constructed as a four-lane divided county highway with several interchanges in the late 1950s. The highway was designated MD 158 in the early 1990s. When I-695 was completely rebuilt and expanded from two to four lanes through Sparrows Point and Edgemere in the late 1990s, MD 158 was also reconstructed as a mostly two-lane highway without interchanges.

MD 158 begins at a tangent intersection with Riverside Drive, which follows the western edge of the former Bethlehem Steel complex (now owned by Severstal) on Bear Creek in Sparrows Point. The two-lane state highway curves east and closely parallels the northbound lanes of I-695 (Baltimore Beltway); the two highways are separated by a Jersey barrier. After the highways cross mud flats, MD 158 veers away from the Beltway, expands to a four-lane divided highway, and receives a ramp from the northbound Interstate. The state highway meets the southern end of MD 157 (Peninsula Expressway), which provides access to southbound I-695, which heads toward the Francis Scott Key Bridge. Beyond an entrance to the steel complex and a ramp to northbound I-695, the divided highway reduces to two lanes and again closely parallels the Beltway and meets the northern end of Wharf Road, which is unsigned MD 151B. The two highways curve northeast, then diverge as MD 158 temporarily becomes an undivided highway as it crosses over the Patapsco & Back Rivers Railroad. The state highway intersects MD 151 (North Point Boulevard) before reaching its eastern terminus at North Point Road, which heads south as the main street of Edgemere.