New York State Route 38A | ||||
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Map of the Finger Lakes region with NY 38A highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Auxiliary route of NY 38 | ||||
Maintained by NYSDOT and the city of Auburn | ||||
Length: | 21.91 mi (35.26 km) | |||
Existed: | 1930 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | NY 38 in Moravia | |||
North end: | US 20 / NY 5 in Auburn | |||
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Counties: | Onondaga, Cayuga | |||
Highway system | ||||
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New York State Route 38A (NY 38A) is a north–south state highway located within Onondaga and Cayuga Counties in central New York in the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at an intersection with NY 38 in the village of Moravia. Its northern terminus is at a junction with U.S. Route 20 (US 20) and NY 5 in downtown Auburn. Much of NY 38A runs through rural, undeveloped areas situated between Owasco Lake and Skaneateles Lake.
The southern half of NY 38A was originally designated as part of NY 26 in 1924. In the 1930 renumbering of state highways in New York, NY 26 was broken up into several routes, including NY 38A, a new route assigned to NY 26's former alignment between Moravia and Skaneateles and a previously unnumbered highway from Skaneateles to Auburn.
NY 38A begins at an intersection with NY 38 in the village of Moravia. It proceeds east out of the village on East Cayuga Street and follows it to the vicinity of St. Patrick's Cemetery, where NY 38A turns to follow Decker Creek northward through a valley surrounding the creek. While in the valley, NY 38A passes through mostly undeveloped areas of the towns of Moravia and Niles. At Globe Hotel Corners, an extremely small hamlet just north of the Niles town line, NY 38A begins to parallel NY 41A, which runs roughly 2 miles (3.2 km) to the east of NY 38A along the top of the valley.