State Route 238 (SR 238) was a short northwest–southeast
state highway
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in the southwestern portion of
Ohio
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. At just over in length, State Route 238 had its southern terminus at the
U.S. Route 62
U.S. Route 62 or U.S. Highway 62 (US 62) runs from the Mexican border at El Paso, Texas, to Niagara Falls, New York, near the Canadian border. It is the only east-west United States Numbered Highway that connects Mexico and Can ...
(US 62)/
SR 3 concurrency less than southeast of
Bloomingburg. Its northern terminus was at
SR 38 in the downtown of the
Fayette County village.
Designated in the mid-1920s and located in the northeastern quadrant of Fayette County, SR 238 essentially served as a
spur route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway should not be considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the s ...
between the US 62/SR 3 concurrency and SR 38, as the two routes ran generally parallel with one another at a separation of about for a distance of approximately between
Washington Court House
Washington Court House (often abbreviated as Washington C.H.) is a city in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio. It is the county seat of Fayette County and is located between Cincinnati and Columbus. The population grew almost 1.5% from 2010 to ...
and Bloomingburg. This route provided a connection for the parallel state-maintained roadways at the northeastern end of the run in parallel.
Route description
All of SR 238 was located in the eastern portion of
Fayette County. In a 2013 traffic survey, around 2,380 cars traveled on SR 238
on average daily.
The short journey of SR 238 commenced at the rural
Union Township intersection of US 62 and SR 3 and Old Springfield Road (CR 137). Heading northwest from there, the two-lane state highway traveled amidst a vastness of farmland, while passing by a couple of homes along the way. After crossing a set of railroad tracks, SR 238 entered
Bloomingburg. With the Bloomingburg Cemetery abutting the west side of the highway, SR 238, which is now known as Main Street, passed a business and some residences prior to coming to an end at its junction with SR 38 at a four-way stop intersection in the village's downtown area.
History
SR 238 was designated in 1924 along the routing that it occupied for its entire history near Bloomingburg. The highway did not experience any significant changes between its designation and decommissioning between 2014 and 2015, when it was replaced by a rerouted SR 38.
Major intersections
References
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Transportation in Fayette County, Ohio