View east at the west end of SR 238 at US 60 in Newport News
SR 238 begins at an oblique intersection with US 60 (Warwick Boulevard) in the Lee Hall area of the independent city of Newport News. The state highway heads north as two-lane undivided Yorktown Road and immediately has a grade crossing of CSX's Peninsula Subdivision. SR 238 passes the Lee Hall Mansion before expanding to a four-lane divided highway through its partial diamond interchange with I-64. The interchange provides access to and from the direction of Norfolk; access to I-64 in the direction of Richmond is provided by SR 143 (Jefferson Avenue) at the next intersection. SR 238 continues north as a two-lane undivided road whose name changes to Old Williamsburg Road on entering York County. The state highway gradually curves to the east as it follows the edge of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, whose main entrance is in the community of Lackey.[1][2]
East of Lackey, SR 238 enters Colonial National Historical Park, where the highway passes through a forested area with scattered residential subdivisions. The state highway turns southeast onto Goosley Road while Old Williamsburg Road continues to the center of Yorktown. SR 238 intersects US 17 (George Washington Memorial Highway) before turning north onto Cook Road, then east on Moore House Road within a large field that was the site of fighting in the Revolutionary WarSiege of Yorktown. Moore House Road heads west into the center of Yorktown and provides access to Colonial Parkway. SR 238 follows Moore House Road parallel to the York River, then veers inland along Ballard Street while Moore House Road continues straight into a residential neighborhood. SR 238 reaches its eastern terminus just beyond Nelson Road at the entrance to United States Coast Guard Training Center – Yorktown.[1][2]
virginia, state, route, former, state, route, state, route, virginia, 1933, 1940, state, route, primary, state, highway, state, virginia, state, highway, runs, miles, from, route, newport, news, east, united, states, coast, guard, training, center, yorktown, n. For the former State Route 238 see State Route 238 Virginia 1933 1940 State Route 238 SR 238 is a primary state highway in the U S state of Virginia The state highway runs 7 75 miles 12 47 km from U S Route 60 US 60 in Newport News east to United States Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown near Yorktown SR 238 connects Interstate 64 I 64 with Naval Weapons Station Yorktown the Yorktown portion of Colonial National Historical Park and the Coast Guard training center The majority of SR 238 is part of the Washington Rochambeau Revolutionary Route State Route 238Route informationMaintained by VDOTLength7 75 mi 1 12 47 km Existed1940 presentMajor junctionsWest endUS 60 in Newport NewsMajor intersectionsI 64 in Newport News SR 143 in Newport News US 17 near YorktownEast endUSCG Training Center near YorktownLocationCountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountiesCity of Newport News YorkHighway systemVirginia Routes Interstate US Primary Secondary Byways History HOT lanes SR 237 SR 239 Contents 1 Route description 2 Major intersections 3 References 4 External linksRoute description edit nbsp View east at the west end of SR 238 at US 60 in Newport News SR 238 begins at an oblique intersection with US 60 Warwick Boulevard in the Lee Hall area of the independent city of Newport News The state highway heads north as two lane undivided Yorktown Road and immediately has a grade crossing of CSX s Peninsula Subdivision SR 238 passes the Lee Hall Mansion before expanding to a four lane divided highway through its partial diamond interchange with I 64 The interchange provides access to and from the direction of Norfolk access to I 64 in the direction of Richmond is provided by SR 143 Jefferson Avenue at the next intersection SR 238 continues north as a two lane undivided road whose name changes to Old Williamsburg Road on entering York County The state highway gradually curves to the east as it follows the edge of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown whose main entrance is in the community of Lackey 1 2 East of Lackey SR 238 enters Colonial National Historical Park where the highway passes through a forested area with scattered residential subdivisions The state highway turns southeast onto Goosley Road while Old Williamsburg Road continues to the center of Yorktown SR 238 intersects US 17 George Washington Memorial Highway before turning north onto Cook Road then east on Moore House Road within a large field that was the site of fighting in the Revolutionary War Siege of Yorktown Moore House Road heads west into the center of Yorktown and provides access to Colonial Parkway SR 238 follows Moore House Road parallel to the York River then veers inland along Ballard Street while Moore House Road continues straight into a residential neighborhood SR 238 reaches its eastern terminus just beyond Nelson Road at the entrance to United States Coast Guard Training Center Yorktown 1 2 Major intersections editCountyLocationmi 1 kmDestinationsNotes City of Newport News0 000 00 nbsp US 60 Warwick Boulevard Western terminus 0 941 51 nbsp nbsp I 64 east Hampton NorfolkI 64 exit 247 1 121 80 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp SR 143 Jefferson Avenue to I 64 west York nbsp nbsp SR 1020 east Old Williamsburg Road Yorktown Waterfront Colonial Parkway American Revolution Museum at Yorktownformer SR 238 east 5 629 04 nbsp US 17 George Washington Memorial Highway Gloucester Newport News Colonial Parkway Historic Yorktown YorktownBallard Street Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center Waterfrontformer SR 238 west 7 7512 47Training Center YorktownEastern terminus 1 000 mi 1 609 km 1 000 km 0 621 mi Concurrency terminusReferences edit a b c d 2010 Traffic Data Virginia Department of Transportation 2010 Retrieved 2011 12 12 City of Newport News PDF York County and City of Poquoson PDF a b Google 2011 12 12 Virginia State Route 238 Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 2011 12 12 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Virginia State Route 238 KML file edit help Template Attached KML Virginia State Route 238KML is from Wikidata Virginia Highways Project VA 238 none Spurs of SR 391923 1928 SR 392 gt lt SR 513 District 5 State Routes1928 1933 SR 515 gt lt SR 517 District 5 State Routes1928 1933 SR 519 gt Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Virginia State Route 238 amp oldid 1208194987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
