County Road W38
The route of CR W38 as unpaved Iowa 81. 1964 Iowa Official Highway Map
A two-county route, CR W38 exists in two segments. The southern portion follows Ginko Avenue north from Iowa 92 near West Chester to Wellman and Iowa 22. The northern segment leads due north from Wellman to a dog leg along 480th Street east and Black Hawk Avenue north in Johnson County to CR F52 west of Windham.
Until 1980, County Road W38 between Iowa 92 and Iowa 22 was numbered as Iowa 114. That designation replaced Iowa 81, which was renumbered to Iowa 114 in 1969.1
South
Leaving the city of Wellman, Washington County W38 transitions from 9th Avenue to Ginkgo Avenue. A distance sign leftover from Iowa 114 indicates ten miles to West Chester.
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CR W38 takes an S-curve south of Smith Creek as the first reassurance marker south of Wellman appears.
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County Road W38 angles south ahead of 155th Street to line the Seventy Six and Cedar township line.
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170th Street from Washington County W38 (Ginko Avenue) doubles as Washington County G20 east six miles to Iowa 1.
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Continuing south from CR G20 on CR W38 (Ginko Avenue).
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The next southbound CR W38 shield follows the intersection with 180th Street.
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One mile further south, County Road W38 meets County Road G26 (190th Street0. CR G26 leads six miles west to CR V15 south into Keota.
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- Alex Nitzman, Bill Gatchel, Scott Onson: 12/31/14
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Page Updated Thursday August 06, 2015.