National Route 338 (Japan)

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National Route 338

国道338号 (Japanese)
Japan National Route 338 highlighted in red
Route338 Higashidoori.JPG
Route information
Length241.3 km[1] (149.9 mi)
Existed1 April 1975–present
Major junctions
North end National Route 5 / National Route 278 in Hakodate, Hokkaido
Major intersections
South end National Route 45 in Oirase, Aomori
Location
CountryJapan
Highway system
National Route 337 National Route 339

National Route 338 (国道338号, Kokudō San hyaku san jūhachigō) is a national highway in the Japanese prefectures of Hokkaido and Aomori. Route 338 stretches 241.3 kilometers (149.9 mi)* from National Route 5 in Hakodate, Hokkaido south across the Tsugaru Strait by ferry to Ōma, Aomori, around the western, southern, and eastern edges of the Shimokita Peninsula and finally to Oirase.

Route description

Hakodate

National Route 338 begins at an intersection with National Route 5 in central Hakodate 150 meters (490 ft)* east of Hakodate Station as part of an unsigned concurrency with National Route 279. The highway travels southwest along city streets through the city, then curves to the northwest, and turns northeast towards the former site of the city's ferry terminal, which was moved to the northwest of Hakodate Station. The highway's brief 1.8 kilometers (1.1 mi)* route in Hokkaido ends at the former terminal, which has since been converted into a retail area.[2] Aside from the last 100 meters (330 ft)* of the highway near the ferry terminal, the highway also carries the Main Line of the Hakodate City Tram in its median.[3]

Aomori Prefecture

The highway is next carried south across the Tsugaru Strait via the Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry to Ōma on the northern tip of Aomori Prefecture's Shimokita Peninsula. From the route's northern terminus in Hakodate to Ōma, National Route 338 runs concurrent with National Route 279; however, in Ōma, National Route 279 leaves the concurrency, travelling southeast towards Mutsu while National Route 338 heads south towards the village of Sai. After passing through Sai, the highway enters the western edge of Mutsu and turns east towards the center of the city.

In Mutsu, national routes 279 and 338 briefly meet again, sharing a short concurrency. After leaving the concurrency, National Route 338 continues its path southeast across the peninsula while National Route 279 heads south towards Noheji at the southern base of the peninsula. National Route 338 parallels the Pacific coast for the rest of its route south through Higashidōri, Rokkasho, and Misawa before terminating in Oirase.[4]

History

National Route 338 was established by the Cabinet of Japan in 1975 between Hakodate and Oirase which was then the town of Shimoda, in Aomori.[5]

Major intersections

PrefectureLocationkmmiDestinationsNotes
HokkaidoHakodate0.00.0 National Route 5 / National Route 278 north – to Sapporo, Oshamambe, Mount ENorthern terminus; northern end of Route 279 concurrency
1.20.75Hokkaido Route 675 (Tachimachi Misaki Hakodate Teishajō route)
1.71.1Hokkaido Route 457 (Hakodate Gyokō route)
Tsugaru Strait1.8–
28.8
1.1–
17.9
Tsugaru Kaikyō Ferry
AomoriŌma30.018.6 National Route 279 – to Ōhata, MutsuSouthern end of Route 279 concurrency
Sai42.326.3Aomori Route 284
42.926.7Aomori Route 46 (Kamoshika Line)
44.027.3Aomori Route 46 south
77.548.2Aomori Route 253 east
Mutsu102.163.4Aomori Route 175 west
120.474.8Aomori Route 46 north (Kamoshika Line)
140.187.1 National Route 338 east (Ōminato Bypass)
142.888.7Aomori Route 272
145.190.2Aomori Route 4
145.390.3 National Route 279 north – to Ōhata, ŌmaNorthern end of Route 279 concurrency
146.090.7 National Route 279 south (Mutsu Hamana Line) / National Route 394 south – to NohejiSouthern end of Route 279 concurrency, northern end of unsigned Route 394 concurrency
147.691.7SE Shimokita ExpresswayMutsu-Higashidōri Interchange
Higashidōri163.4101.5Aomori Route 248 north
169.4105.3Aomori Route 7 west
Rokkasho183.7114.1Aomori Route 179 west
193.9120.5 National Route 338 south (Obuchi Bypass)
197.5122.7Aomori Route 24 west
199.4123.9Aomori Route 180 west
203.2126.3 National Route 338 north (Obuchi Bypass)
208.7129.7 National Route 394 south – to Shichinohe, Tōhoku, NohejiSouthern end of unsigned Route 394 concurrency
Misawa213.1132.4Aomori Route 170 south
230.1143.0Aomori Route 10 west
232.6144.5Aomori Route 254 west
Oirase236.9147.2Aomori Route 19 south
241.3149.9 National Route 45 / Aomori Route 283 east – to National Route 4, Towada, Kuji, HachinoheSouthern 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. ^ Google (11 October 2019). "Route 279 in Hakodate" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. ^ "How to travel between Hakodate and Tokyo". japan-guide.com. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. ^ "国道338号線" (in Japanese). 26 September 2009. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  5. ^ "一般国道の路線を指定する政令" (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Wikisource.

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