National Route 238 (Japan)

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National Route 238

国道238号 (Japanese)
Japan National Route 238 highlighted in red
R238 2011.JPG
Route information
Length319.6 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
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system
National Route 237 National Route 239

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 Yubetsu 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.

LocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
Abashiri0.00.0 National Route 39 / National Route 239 west / National Route 240 / National Route 242 / National Route 243 – Shari, Hamakoshimizu, Kitami, BihoroEastern terminus; eastern end of National Route 239 and 242 concurrency; highway continues east as National Route 39
1.40.87Hokkaido Route 1010 north – Notoro Fishing Port
5.53.4Hokkaido Route 104 south – Kitami
7.24.5Hokkaido Route 76 east – Cape Notori
11.06.8Hokkaido Route 591 south – Kitami, Bihoro
Kitami26.016.2Hokkaido Route 409 (Tokoro Harbor Road) west
27.016.8Hokkaido Route 1033 west – Central Tokoro
29.418.3Hokkaido Route 7 – Central Tokoro, Kitami
30.919.2Hokkaido Route 1033 east – Central Tokoro
31.619.6Hokkaido Route 442 west – Lake Saroma
39.424.5Hokkaido Route 442 east – Lake Saroma, Sakaeura
Saroma41.625.8Hokkaido Route 103 west – Rubeshibe, Saroma
42.226.2Hokkaido Route 858 west – Kimuaneppu Cape
54.033.6Hokkaido Route 961 south – Saroma
Yūbetsu60.437.5NR333 Hokkaido Route 685 south – to National Route 333, Wakasa
68.042.3Hokkaido Route 244 south – Engaru
77.348.0 National Route 242 south – Rubeshibe, Engaru
Hokkaido Route 712 west – Ryokuin
Western end of National Route 242 concurrency
79.049.1Hokkaido Route 204 north – Yūbetsu
Monbetsu85.653.2Hokkaido Route 873 west – Motomonbetsu
89.355.5 Hokkaido Route 1151 south – Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport
92.357.4Hokkaido Route 873 east – Maruseppu
92.957.7Hokkaido Route 305 – Central Motomonbetsu, Central Monbetsu
93.358.0Hokkaido Route 304 north – Central Monbetsu, Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido
94.959.0Hokkaido Route 713 – Central Monbetsu, Takinoue
102.163.4 National Route 273 south – Kamikawa, Takinoue
Hokkaido Route 305 east – Central Monbetsu
Northern terminus of National Route 273
Okoppe111.369.2Hokkaido Route 492 north – Central Okoppe
118.073.3Hokkaido Route 334 south – Nakamokoppe
121.275.3 National Route 239 west – Nayoro, NishiokoppeWestern end of National Route 239 concurrency
Ōmu129.780.6Hokkaido Route 883 south – Nishiokoppe
138.686.1Hokkaido Route 49 west – Bifuka
162.0100.7Hokkaido Route 60 south – Shimokawa, Bifuka
Esashi170.0105.6Hokkaido Route 880 west – Kamiotoshibe
180.8112.3Hokkaido Route 1023 west – Utanobori
199.7124.1Hokkaido Route 12 west – Utanobori
200.1124.3Hokkaido Route 1069 north – Central Esashi
204.2126.9Hokkaido Route 1069 south – Central Esashi
Hamatonbetsu225.5140.1Hokkaido Route 586 west – Nakatonbetsu
230.1143.0Hokkaido Route 1074 north – Tonbetsu
232.0144.2 National Route 275 south – Otoineppu, NakatonbetsuNorthern terminus of National Route 239
Sarufutsu241.3149.9Hokkaido Route 710 south – Nitachinai
247.4153.7Hokkaido Route 732 south – Toyotomi
254.4158.1Hokkaido Route 584 west – Central Sarufutsu
264.0164.0NR40 Hokkaido Route 138 west – to National Route 40, Onishibetsu, Toyotomi
Wakkanai275.6171.2 Hokkaido Route 1077 west – Central Wakkanai, Wakkanai Airport
298.1185.2Hokkaido Route 889 south – Sōya Hill
307.6191.1Hokkaido Route 1077 east – Onishibetsu, Numakawa
313.4194.7 Hokkaido Route 121 south – Numakawa, Wakkanai Airport
315.2195.9Hokkaido Route 1133 south – Hokkaido Sōya Fureai Park
319.6198.6 National Route 40 / National Route 232 – Nayoro, Toyotomi, Wakkanai StationWestern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "二級国道の路線を指定する政令 (1962年)". Wikisource (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  4. ^ "国道238号の現道区間を移管" (PDF) (in Japanese). Retrieved 31 January 2020.

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