Pennsylvania Route 238 (PA 238) is a
state highway
A state highway, state road, or state route (and the equivalent provincial highway, provincial road, or provincial route) is usually a road that is either ''numbered'' or ''maintained'' by a sub-national state or province. A road numbered by a ...
located entirely in
York County,
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
. The western terminus of the route is at
PA 74 in
Shiloh. The eastern terminus is at
PA 181 in
Emigsville
Emigsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,672 at the 2010 census.
History
The Emig Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Geography
Emigsville ...
. PA 238 is a two-lane undivided road passing through suburban and rural areas to the northwest of
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
. The route has an interchange with
Interstate 83 (I-83) at exit 24 in Emigsville. The road between Shiloh and Emigsville was paved in the 1930s. PA 238 was assigned to its current alignment in the 1960s.
Route description
PA 238 begins at an intersection with
PA 74 in the community of
Shiloh in
West Manchester Township, heading northeast on two-lane undivided Church Road past homes. The road crosses into
Manchester Township at the Roosevelt Avenue intersection, passing through a mix of farmland and housing developments, passing through
Foustown. Farther northeast, the route passes through Roundtown prior to turning east onto Farmtrail Road. At this point, PA 238 passes commercial development and becomes Church Road again before reaching an interchange with
I-83. A
park and ride lot is located northeast of this interchange. After this interchange, the route continues past homes and industrial development to its eastern terminus at
PA 181 in the community of
Emigsville
Emigsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,672 at the 2010 census.
History
The Emig Mansion was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Geography
Emigsville ...
.
History
When routes were first legislated in Pennsylvania in 1911, the present-day alignment of PA 238 was not assigned a number.
By 1926, the current route was an unnumbered, unpaved road.
The present-day route was paved in the 1930s.
PA 238 was designated in the 1960s to follow its current alignment between PA 74 in Shiloh and PA 181 in Emigsville, with an interchange at I-83 to the west of Emigsville.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Pennsylvania Highways: PA 238
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Transportation in York County, Pennsylvania