Japan National Route 238
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| 国道238号 | ||||
 Japan National Route 238 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Length | 319.6 km[1] (198.6 mi) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| East end |     National Route 39 / National Route 239 / National Route 240 / National Route 243 in Abashiri | |||
| West end |   National Route 40 / National Route 232 in Wakkanai | |||
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| Country | Japan | |||
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National Route 238 (国道238号, Kokudō Nihyaku sanjūhachi-gō) is the northernmost of the national highways of Japan. It connects the cities of Abashiri and Wakkanai in the northern part of the island and prefecture of Hokkaido in northern Japan.
History
On 18 May 1953, the highway was established as Second Class National Highway 238 by the Cabinet of Japan.[2] It was re-designated as General National Route 238 on 1 April 1965.[3] A curve of the road was made less sharp in Monbetsu on 1 April 2018, this shortened the total length of the highway by 30 meters (98 ft).[4]
Major junctions
The route lies entirely within Hokkaido.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |||
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| Abashiri | 0.0 | 0.0 |  National Route 39 / National Route 239 west / National Route 240 / National Route 242 / National Route 243 – Shari, Hamakoshimizu, Kitami, Bihoro | Eastern terminus; eastern end of National Route 239 and 242 concurrency; highway continues east as National Route 39 | |||
| 1.4 | 0.87 | Hokkaido Route 1010 north – Notoro Fishing Port | |||||
| 5.5 | 3.4 | Hokkaido Route 104 south – Kitami | |||||
| 7.2 | 4.5 | Hokkaido Route 76 east – Cape Notori | |||||
| 11.0 | 6.8 | Hokkaido Route 591 south – Kitami, Bihoro | |||||
| Kitami | 26.0 | 16.2 | Hokkaido Route 409 (Tokoro Harbor Road) west | ||||
| 27.0 | 16.8 | Hokkaido Route 1033 west – Central Tokoro | |||||
| 29.4 | 18.3 | Hokkaido Route 7 – Central Tokoro, Kitami | |||||
| 30.9 | 19.2 | Hokkaido Route 1033 east – Central Tokoro | |||||
| 31.6 | 19.6 | Hokkaido Route 442 west – Lake Saroma | |||||
| 39.4 | 24.5 | Hokkaido Route 442 east – Lake Saroma, Sakaeura | |||||
| Saroma | 41.6 | 25.8 | Hokkaido Route 103 west – Rubeshibe, Saroma | ||||
| 42.2 | 26.2 | Hokkaido Route 858 west – Kimuaneppu Cape | |||||
| 54.0 | 33.6 | Hokkaido Route 961 south – Saroma | |||||
| Yūbetsu | 60.4 | 37.5 |  Hokkaido Route 685 south – to National Route 333, Wakasa | ||||
| 68.0 | 42.3 | Hokkaido Route 244 south – Engaru | |||||
| 77.3 | 48.0 | National Route 242 south – Rubeshibe, Engaru Hokkaido Route 712 west – Ryokuin | Western end of National Route 242 concurrency | ||||
| 79.0 | 49.1 | Hokkaido Route 204 north – Yūbetsu | |||||
| Monbetsu | 85.6 | 53.2 | Hokkaido Route 873 west – Motomonbetsu | ||||
| 89.3 | 55.5 |  Hokkaido Route 1151 south – Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport | |||||
| 92.3 | 57.4 | Hokkaido Route 873 east – Maruseppu | |||||
| 92.9 | 57.7 | Hokkaido Route 305 – Central Motomonbetsu, Central Monbetsu | |||||
| 93.3 | 58.0 | Hokkaido Route 304 north – Central Monbetsu, Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido | |||||
| 94.9 | 59.0 | Hokkaido Route 713 – Central Monbetsu, Takinoue | |||||
| 102.1 | 63.4 |  National Route 273 south – Kamikawa, TakinoueHokkaido Route 305 east – Central Monbetsu | Northern terminus of National Route 273 | ||||
| Okoppe | 111.3 | 69.2 | Hokkaido Route 492 north – Central Okoppe | ||||
| 118.0 | 73.3 | Hokkaido Route 334 south – Nakamokoppe | |||||
| 121.2 | 75.3 | National Route 239 west – Nayoro, Nishiokoppe | Western end of National Route 239 concurrency | ||||
| Ōmu | 129.7 | 80.6 | Hokkaido Route 883 south – Nishiokoppe | ||||
| 138.6 | 86.1 | Hokkaido Route 49 west – Bifuka | |||||
| 162.0 | 100.7 | Hokkaido Route 60 south – Shimokawa, Bifuka | |||||
| Esashi | 170.0 | 105.6 | Hokkaido Route 880 west – Kamiotoshibe | ||||
| 180.8 | 112.3 | Hokkaido Route 1023 west – Utanobori | |||||
| 199.7 | 124.1 | Hokkaido Route 12 west – Utanobori | |||||
| 200.1 | 124.3 | Hokkaido Route 1069 north – Central Esashi | |||||
| 204.2 | 126.9 | Hokkaido Route 1069 south – Central Esashi | |||||
| Hamatonbetsu | 225.5 | 140.1 | Hokkaido Route 586 west – Nakatonbetsu | ||||
| 230.1 | 143.0 | Hokkaido Route 1074 north – Tonbetsu | |||||
| 232.0 | 144.2 |  National Route 275 south – Otoineppu, Nakatonbetsu | Northern terminus of National Route 239 | ||||
| Sarufutsu | 241.3 | 149.9 | Hokkaido Route 710 south – Nitachinai | ||||
| 247.4 | 153.7 | Hokkaido Route 732 south – Toyotomi | |||||
| 254.4 | 158.1 | Hokkaido Route 584 west – Central Sarufutsu | |||||
| 264.0 | 164.0 |  Hokkaido Route 138 west – to National Route 40, Onishibetsu, Toyotomi | |||||
| Wakkanai | 275.6 | 171.2 | Hokkaido Route 1077 west – Central Wakkanai, Wakkanai Airport | ||||
| 298.1 | 185.2 | Hokkaido Route 889 south – Sōya Hill | |||||
| 307.6 | 191.1 | Hokkaido Route 1077 east – Onishibetsu, Numakawa | |||||
| 313.4 | 194.7 | Hokkaido Route 121 south – Numakawa, Wakkanai Airport | |||||
| 315.2 | 195.9 | Hokkaido Route 1133 south – Hokkaido Sōya Fureai Park | |||||
| 319.6 | 198.6 | National Route 40 / National Route 232 – Nayoro, Toyotomi, Wakkanai Station | Western terminus | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
References
- ^ "一般国道の路線別、都道府県別道路現況" [Road statistics by General National Highway route and prefecture] (PDF) (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "二級国道の路線を指定する政令 (昭和二十八年)". Wikisource (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "二級国道の路線を指定する政令 (1962年)". Wikisource (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "国道２３８号の現道区間を移管" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
External links
Media related to Category:Route 238 (Japan) at Wikimedia Commons
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