Jacksonville to Kinston US 258 begins at a directional intersection with US 17 Business and NC 24 Business in Jacksonville. The business routes head east together as Marine Boulevard toward downtown Jacksonville; US 17 Business heads southwest along Wilmington Highway to meet up with
US 17 along the freeway bypass of Jacksonville that also carries
NC 24 and leads to
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. US 258 and NC 24 Business
run concurrently along Richlands Highway, a five-lane road with center turn lane, west to the western terminus of the freeway, a four-way intersection at which NC 24 begins to run concurrently with US 258; the west leg of the intersection is
NC 53 (Burgaw Highway). The U.S. Highway and state highway parallel the
New River through a junction with the southern end of
NC 111 (Catherine Lake Road) to just south of
Richlands, where the highways cross the river and pass through that town. The highways head west out of the town as Kinston Highway. West of Richlands NC 24 continues west as five-lane Beulaville Highway toward
Beulaville while US 258 curves north along Kinston Highway, which reduces to two lanes. US 258 briefly passes through
Jones County, where the highway intersects
NC 41 at Hargetts Crossroads before entering
Lenoir County. The U.S. Highway crosses the
Trent River and passes through
Woodington prior to its junction with
US 70 and
NC 58 (New Bern Road) just south of the
Neuse River in Kinston. The roadway continues straight as Queen Street, which carries NC 58,
US 70 Business, and
US 258 Business across the river into downtown Kinston. US 258 runs concurrently northwest along the US 70 four-lane divided highway; the two U.S. Highways have an intersection with
NC 11 and
NC 55 (Old Pink Hill Road) before crossing the river and meeting the other end of the highways' business routes, which follow Vernon Avenue. US 258 and US 70 follow Vernon Avenue a short distance west to where US 258 turns north. The U.S. Highway has an at-grade crossing with the
North Carolina Railroad and meets the western end of
NC 148 (C.F. Harvey Parkway), which serves
Kinston Regional Jetport and the
North Carolina Global TransPark.
Kinston to Tarboro US 258 crosses Wheat Swamp into
Greene County. The U.S. Highway intersects NC 58 (Kingold Boulevard) again south of Snow Hill, which the highway enters along 2nd Street. In the center of town, US 258 turns onto Greene Street and crosses Contentnea Creek, then has a four-way intersection with
US 13,
NC 91, and
NC 903. The roadway continues north as NC 91; US 258 begins to run northeast concurrently with US 13 and NC 903. NC 903 diverges from the two U.S. Highways west of
Maury; the U.S. Highways intersect
NC 123 in the hamlet of
Lizzie. US 258 and US 13 diverge north of Sandy Run. US 258 crosses Middle Swamp into
Pitt County and intersects
US 264 Alternate south of Farmville. US 258 and US 264 Alternate briefly run together east for before US 258 heads north again. US 258 comes to a
diamond interchange with
I-587 and
US 264 (John P. East Memorial Highway) and Wesley Chapel Road northeast of the center of Farmville. US 258 joins the I-587 and US 264 freeway west for about before exiting at another diamond interchange northwest of town. The former routing of the highway through Farmville is now U.S. Route 258 Business. US 258 intersects
NC 222 (Wilson Street) in
Fountain before entering
Edgecombe County. The U.S. Highway intersects
NC 124 in
Crisp and
NC 42 and
NC 43 east of
Pinetops, then parallels the
Tar River to Tarboro. South of downtown Tarboro, the U.S. Highway has a
partial cloverleaf interchange with the
US 64 freeway and Western Boulevard, which features
US 64 Alternate, NC 111, and
NC 122. US 258 and the two state highways cross the Tar River on the freeway, then exit US 64 onto Mutual Boulevard at a partial interchange on the east side of the river in
Princeville. There is no access from southbound US 258 to eastbound US 64 or from westbound US 64 to northbound US 258. The missing movements are provided via
NC 33, which the three highways intersect in the center of town. A short distance to the east, NC 111 diverges on Greenwood Boulevard. US 258 and NC 122 parallel the river north before the two routes diverge northeast of Tarboro.
Tarboro to Franklin US 258 intersects
NC 97 in the hamlet of Lawrence before the highway enters
Halifax County. The U.S. Highway crosses Deep Creek before becoming the Main Street of
Scotland Neck. US 258 becomes concurrent with
NC 125 at the south edge of the town and with NC 903, which enters from the east on 9th Street, in the center of town. NC 125 and NC 903 exit town to the west on 12th Street. US 258 has a junction with
NC 561 north of Scotland Neck; the two highways cross the
Roanoke River into
Northampton County. The two highways meet the northern end of
NC 308 just before entering
Rich Square as Main Street. In the center of Rich Square, US 258 intersects
NC 305 (Jackson Street), which exits town to the east with NC 561. The U.S. Highway has an at-grade crossing of the
North Carolina and Virginia Railroad southwest of
Woodland, where the highway, marked as Main Street, has a concurrency with
NC 35 between Spruce Street and Linden Street. North of Woodland, US 258 crosses
Potecasi Creek and parallels the Northampton–
Hertford county line north to Murfreesboro. The U.S. Highway joins
US 158 east into Hertford County on its four-lane divided southern bypass of the town while the roadway continues straight as
US 158 Business (Main Street). Southeast of the town, US 258 leaves US 158 and joins NC 11 on Beechwood Boulevard, which the two highways follow to NC 11's northern terminus at US 158 Business. US 258 leaves Murfreesboro on Virginia Boulevard, which crosses the
Meherrin River and heads northeast through
Como to the state line, where the highway enters
Southampton County, Virginia. The U.S. Highway, now named Smiths Ferry Road, uses the General Vaughan Bridge to cross the
Nottoway River a short distance north of its confluence with the
Blackwater River to form the
Chowan River. US 258 meets the western end of
SR 189 (Quay Road) before reaching its diamond interchange with US 58 (Southampton Parkway) south of the
independent city of Franklin. US 258 joins US 58 on a four-lane freeway heading east while the roadway continues north into the city as
US 258 Business (South Street). US 258 and US 58 head southeast through a widely spaced partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 714 (Pretlow Street) before crossing the Blackwater River into the city of
Suffolk. East of the river, the U.S. Highways have a partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 189, which joins US 58 heading east toward
Norfolk while US 258 exits the freeway and heads north, becoming Great Mill Highway on entering
Isle of Wight County southeast of Franklin. When Great Mill Highway continues north toward an industrial area on the east side of Franklin, US 258 veers northeast on Camp Family Highway, crosses over
Norfolk Southern Railway's
Franklin District, and meets the northern end of US 258 Business at its intersection with
US 58 Business (Carrsville Highway) just north of its grade crossing of
CSX's
Portsmouth Subdivision rail line and just south of
Franklin Municipal-John Beverly Rose Airport.
Franklin to Hampton US 258 continues northeast as Walters Highway through the hamlet of
Walters to the town of
Windsor, where the highway is named Prince Boulevard, has a grade crossing of Norfolk Southern's
Norfolk District rail line, and intersects
US 460 (Windsor Boulevard). The U.S. Highway continues north as Courthouse Highway through the
county seat of
Isle of Wight to the town of Smithfield. US 258 enters the town as Main Street before joining
SR 10 on the town's bypass; Main Street continues as
US 258 Business. The two-lane bypass has a diamond interchange with Fairway Drive, then crosses Cypress Creek and collects the northern end of US 258 Business, which runs concurrently with
SR 10 Business on Church Street. US 258 and SR 10 continue southeast on four-lane divided Benns Church Boulevard to
Benns Church, where US 258 leaves SR 10 and joins
SR 32 on Brewers Neck Boulevard. The U.S. Highway and state highway follow that boulevard to
Carrollton, where the highways join
US 17 on Carrollton Boulevard. The three highways curve northeast and cross the James River on the James River Bridge. US 258, US 17, and SR 32 enter the city of Newport News on Mercury Boulevard. The six-lane highway has a partial cloverleaf interchange with
US 60 (Warwick Boulevard) and crosses CSX's
Peninsula Subdivision rail line before reaching SR 143 (Jefferson Avenue), where SR 32 has its northern terminus. US 17 turns north onto Jefferson Avenue while US 258 continues east on Mercury Boulevard into the city of Hampton. At Newmarket Drive south of the former
Newmarket North Mall, the U.S. Highway expands to eight lanes and passes through a heavily commercialized area. East of
SR 415 (Power Plant Parkway), US 258 meets
Interstate 64 at an interchange featuring a pair of flyover ramps. The U.S. Highway heads east from the Interstate concurrent with
SR 134 as the highway passes between
Peninsula Town Center to the north and the
Hampton Coliseum to the south. At the eastern end of the heavily commercialized area, US 258 has intersections with the eastern end of
SR 152 (Cunningham Drive) and Armistead Avenue, which heads south as SR 134. US 258 crosses Newmarket Creek just west of the highway's partial cloverleaf interchange with La Salle Avenue. The U.S. Highway reduces to six lanes at its diamond interchange with
SR 278 (King Street), which serves
Langley Air Force Base. US 258 becomes four lanes at its northern intersection with
SR 169, which heads north as Fox Hill Road. The U.S. Highway crosses the
Hampton River and curves south toward its terminus. US 258 intersects
SR 351 (Pembroke Avenue) and Woodland Avenue, which leads to I-64 and downtown Hampton and where the highway reduces to a four-lane undivided street. The U.S. Highway has another junction with SR 169 (Mallory Street) in the
Phoebus neighborhood of Hampton. At the east edge of Phoebus, US 258 crosses the Mill Creek estuary on a causeway and reaches its northern terminus at an intersection with the southern terminus of SR 143 (Ingalls Road) at the entrance to Fort Monroe. Ingalls Road continues south onto the former military base at
Old Point Comfort that was decommissioned in September 2011. ==History==