Pennsylvania Route 238
State highway in York County, Pennsylvania, US
Pennsylvania Route 238 (PA 238) is a state highway located entirely in York County, Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at PA 74 in Shiloh. The eastern terminus is at PA 181 in Emigsville. PA 238 is a two-lane undivided road passing through suburban and rural areas to the northwest of York. 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.
“Pennsylvania Route 238” enters the record as state highway in York County, Pennsylvania, US. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Pennsylvania, Route and State can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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