(April 14, 1931-July 1, 2003)
NORTH End: A18/Osceola Ave., Harris, Osceola County
Facing north on 238
Photo by Kurt Berge
In downtown Harris, cross traffic (county road) stops, while traffic coming off IA 238 does not. Kurt's pictures are pre-decommissioning; mine are post-decommissioning.
Facing north on 238
Circled is Mile Marker 1, visible in Kurt's picture above, minus the 238 shield. Straight ahead is one of the buildings in the Harris-Lake Park school district.
Facing south
From the north end, the entire route can be seen. Notice the M20 shield by the speed limit sign.
According to paving records from 2002, right before IA 238 was decommissioned, 238 had some of the oldest pavement currently in use by a state-maintained route. The route was paved in 1931, as part of the straightening of IA 9 in the area. Since the south end remains a split-T intersection like many state routes used to be, and given the narrow width, I think that this is indeed the 1931 concrete.
EAST End: Split-T intersection, IA 9, Osceola County
Facing south on 238
Neither Lake Park nor Ocheyedan is actually on the present alignment of 9.
Facing south on 238
Photo by Kurt Berge
There was no "End 238" at the intersection prior to decommissioning.
Facing east on 9
Facing east on 9
Facing east on 9
Photo by Kurt Berge
Facing west on 9
Photo by Kurt Berge
Facing west on 9
Photo by Kurt Berge
Last seen: 2003
Pictures by Kurt Berge: First and tenth, 7/11/02; fifth, eighth, and ninth, 5/31/03
Pictures by me: Second-fourth, sixth, and seventh, 6/15/04
Page created 5/1/04; last updated 6/17/07