Arizona State Route 238

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length_mi=20.27
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direction_a=West
starting_terminus=Near Mobile
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State Route 238, also known as SR 238, is an east-west state highway in central Arizona.

Route description

While the mile markers indicate a start in Gila Bend, the highway is not actually part of the State Highway System until convert|11|mi|km|2 west of the Maricopa/Pinal County line near Mobile. The road west of this point is actually a county route. This stretch of road is known as Maricopa Road (except for a brief portion signed as Smith Enke Road within the town of Maricopa) and serves as a direct route between the two towns as well as an access road for the Sonoran Desert National Monument. It was originally a dirt road from Gila Bend to Maricopa, it was upgraded to a state highway to serve a proposed hazardous waste management facility west of Mobile. The official State Highway map shows this road terminating at Maricopa at the junction with State Route 347.

Some road maps show a continuation of the route eastbound; after briefly overlapping a short southbound stretch of State Route 347 (also, confusingly, known as Maricopa Road or the John Wayne Parkway), the highway beelines southeast to its eastern terminus at Casa Grande; this stretch of the highway is known as the Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway. According to ADOT, this section of road is not currently commissioned [http://tpd.az.gov/gis/maps/pdf/MilePosts.pdf] .

Virtually the entire road follows the Southern Pacific Railroad line, with brief detours at the Maricopa and Casa Grande townsites.

Junction list

References

External links

* [http://arizonaroads.com/arizona/az238.html SR 238 at Arizona Roads]