Rhode Island Route 238
{{Short description|State highway in Newport County, Rhode Island, US}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{merge|Rhode Island Route 138|discuss=Talk:Rhode Island Route 138#Proposed Merger of Rhode Island Route 238 page into/as a subsection of this RI 138 page|date=April 2025}}
{{merge to|Rhode Island Route 138|discuss=Talk:Rhode Island Route 138#Proposed Merger of Rhode Island Route 238 page into/as a subsection of this RI 138 page|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox road
| state = RI
| type = RI
| route = 238
| map = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=290|type=line}}
| map_notes = Route 238 highlighted in red
| map_custom = yes
| length_mi =
| length_round =
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| established =
| direction_a = South
| direction_b = North
| terminus_a = {{jct|state=RI|RI|138A}} in Newport at Thames Street
| terminus_b = {{jct|state=RI|RI|138}} in Newport
| counties = Newport
| previous_type = Route
| previous_route = 216
| next_type = Route
| next_route = 246
| junctions =
}}
Route 238 was a numbered state highway running {{convert|1.4|mi|km}} in Newport, Rhode Island. Its southern terminus was at Thames Street in Newport,{{Cite web |title=Google Maps StreetView Sep 2019 |url=https://www.google.com/maps/@41.4845497,-71.3146882,3a,75y,290.12h,78.31t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sNkfttGPYVkSzBmYx8EdqvA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 |website=maps.google.com |language=en-us}} and its northern terminus was at Route 138 in Newport. As of 2023, this route has been retired with its entire alignment added to Route 138A.
Route description
Route 238 was a spur from Route 138 providing access to downtown Newport. It began at the intersection of Halsey Boulevard, the Newport Bridge, and the J.T. Connell Connector. It ran south along J.T. Connell Highway, Farewell Street, and America's Cup Avenue, ending at the intersection with Thames Street and Memorial Boulevard where it became Route 138A.
Major intersections
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{{RIint
|mile=0.0
|road= Goat Island Road – Goat Island
|notes=Southern terminus}}
{{RIint
|mile=0.8
|road= {{jct|state=RI|RI|138A|dir1=north|name1=Memorial Boulevard West}}
|notes= Southern terminus of Route 138A}}
{{RIint
|mile=1.7
|road={{jct|state=RI|RI|138|name1=Newport Pell Bridge|location1=Portsmouth|location2=Jamestown}}
|notes=Northern terminus}}
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References
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External links
{{Attached KML|display=inline,title}}
- [http://www.dot.ri.gov/documents/maps/RI_Highway_Map.pdf 2019 Highway Map, Rhode Island]
{{Numbered routes in Rhode Island|state=expanded}}