National Route 38 is a national highway in South Korea connects Seosan to Donghae. It established on 31 August 1971.대통령령 제5771호 일반국도노선지정령, 1971년 8월 31일 제정.
History
August 31, 1971: National Route 38, the Pyeongtaek–Jeongseon Line, was established under the General National Highway Route Designation Decree. October 1, 1975: A 140 m section in Wonwol-ri, Sancheok-myeon, Jungwon County, was opened, while the existing 140 m section was abolished. March 15, 1977: A 1.6 km section in Goam-ri, Jecheon-eup, Jecheon County, was opened. February 22, 1980: A 6.0 km section between Changwon-ri and Yeondang-ri, Nam-myeon, Yeongwol County; a 4.5 km section between Ssangyong-ri, Seo-myeon, and Changwon-ri, Nam-myeon; and a 2.4 km section in Yeongheung-ri, Yeongwol-eup, were opened. March 14, 1981: The terminus was extended from Jeongseon-myeon, Jeongseon County, to Samcheok-eup, Samcheok County. Accordingly, the route was changed from the Pyeongtaek–Jeongseon Line to the Pyeongtaek–Samcheok Line. April 13, 1981: The 67 km section between Mungok-ri, Gunnan-myeon, Jeongseon County, and Namyang-ri, Samcheok-eup, Samcheok County, which had been elevated to national highway status, was opened. May 30, 1981: The road district was changed to the extended 67 km section following the amendment of the General National Highway Route Designation Decree by Presidential Decree No. 10247. May 13, 1986: The terminus was changed from Samcheok-eup, Samcheok County, to Samcheok City. October 30, 1990: The terminus was extended from Samcheok City to Donghae City. Accordingly, the route was changed from the Pyeongtaek–Samcheok Line to the Pyeongtaek–Donghae Line. February 11, 1995: The 2.3 km section between Yongdu-ri and Manjeong-ri, Gongdo-myeon, Anseong County, and the 7.1 km section between Geonji-ri, Daedeok-myeon, and Gasa-ri, Boge-myeon, were opened. July 1, 1996: The starting point was extended from Poseung-myeon, Pyeongtaek County, Gyeonggi Province, to Daesan-eup, Seosan City, South Chungcheong Province. Accordingly, the route was changed from the Pyeongtaek–Donghae Line to the Seosan–Donghae Line. November 11, 1996: The section between Onam Intersection and Gungjang Intersection, from Janghowon-ri, Janghowon-eup, Icheon City, to Ogung-ri, Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong County, was opened. April 7, 1997: The 1.056 km Manho Bridge section in Manho-ri, Poseung-myeon, Pyeongtaek City, was abolished. May 7, 1997: The 21 km section between Naegi-ri, Poseung-myeon, and Singung-ri, Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek City, was opened, while the 1.15 km section between Jukseong-ri and Sukseong-ri, Oseong-myeon, Pyeongtaek City, was abolished. August 23, 1997: The 17.3 km Anseong–Iljuk road between Dongsin-ri, Boge-myeon, Anseong County, and Woljeong-ri, Iljuk-myeon, was widened and opened, while the existing 6 km section was abolished. July 2, 1998: The 3.21 km Manho–Anjung road between Manho-ri and Naegi-ri, Poseung-myeon, Pyeongtaek City, was widened and opened, while the existing 3.21 km section was abolished. September 24, 1998: The 15.6 km section between Sindong, Jecheon City, and Mudo-ri, Songhak-myeon, was designated as an automobile-only road. December 7, 1998: The 4.65 km Dunpo–Pyeongtaek road between Pyeonggung-ri, Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek City, and Hapjeong-dong was widened and opened, while the existing 5.3 km section was abolished. December 10, 1998: The 700 m Dangwang Overpass section in Dangwang-dong, Anseong City, was opened. December 31, 1998: The 16.26 km Iljuk–Janghowon road between Woljeong-ri, Iljuk-myeon, Anseong City, and Janghowon-ri, Janghowon-eup, Icheon City, was widened and opened, while the existing 16.28 km section was abolished. April 11, 2000: The 4.65 km Dunpo–Pyeongtaek road between Singung-ri, Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek City, and Hapjeong-dong was widened and opened. December 31, 2000: The 3.98 km section between Yeonbak-ri and Jupo-ri, Bongyang-eup, Jecheon City, was widened and opened, while the existing 4.54 km section was abolished. May 9, 2001: The 13.5 km section between Donghyeon-dong, Jecheon City, and Ssangyong-ri, Seo-myeon, Yeongwol County, was widened and opened, while the existing 11.557 km section was abolished. November 1, 2001: The 14.33 km section between Gohan-ri, Gohan-eup, Jeongseon County, and Samsu-dong, Taebaek City, including Dumundongjae Tunnel, was widened and opened, while the existing 17.37 km section was abolished. May 30, 2002: The 15.6 km section between Sindong, Jecheon City, and Mudo-ri, Songhak-myeon, was widened and opened, while the existing section was abolished. July 11, 2002: The 16.1 km section between Maesan-ri and Gagok-ri, Sinpyeong-myeon, Dangjin County, was widened and opened, while the existing section was abolished. December 24, 2002: The 12.56 km section between Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, and Yeongdeok-ri, Sancheok-myeon, was widened and opened, while the existing 7.25 km section was abolished. November 20, 2003: The 15.25 km section between Wangjang-ri, Gamgok-myeon, Eumseong County, and Neungam-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, was widened and opened. December 29, 2003: The 9.96 km section between Songgang-ri, Sancheok-myeon, Chungju City, and Pyeongdong-ri, Baegun-myeon, Jecheon City, was widened and opened. October 7, 2004: The 32.17 km section between Ssangyong-ri, Seo-myeon, Yeongwol County, at the Gangwon–Chungbuk provincial boundary, and Yemi-ri, Sindong-eup, Jeongseon County, was designated as an automobile-only road. December 31, 2004: The 19.87 km section between Ssangyong-ri, Seo-myeon, and Deokpo-ri, Yeongwol-eup, was widened and opened, while the existing 4.5 km section between Ssangyong-ri and Changwon-ri was abolished. January 5, 2005: The second construction section of Dumundongjae Tunnel, between Gohan-ri, Gohan-eup, Jeongseon County, and Hwajeon-dong, Taebaek City, 4.64 km in length, was widened and opened. February 11, 2005: The 2.2 km section between Machari and Cheongi-ri, Singi-myeon, Samcheok City, was widened and opened. April 2, 2005: The 2.2 km section between Machari and Cheongi-ri, Singi-myeon, Samcheok City, was widened and opened. June 3, 2005: The 5.19 km section between Singung-ri, Paengseong-eup, Pyeongtaek City, and Donggo-ri, Godeok-myeon, was widened and opened, while the existing section was abolished. January 10, 2007: The 8.19 km Sabuk–Gohan road between Sabuk-ri, Sabuk-eup, and Gohan-eup, Jeongseon County, was widened and opened. January 18, 2008: The 7.9 km Miro–Samcheok road between Sangjeong-ri, Miro-myeon, Samcheok City, and Deungbong-dong was widened and opened, while the existing 8.9 km section was abolished. December 18, 2008: The 11.0 km Sindong–Mungok road between Yemi-ri, Sindong-eup, Jeongseon County, and Mungok-ri, Nam-myeon, was widened and opened. December 24, 2009: The 10.6 km Mungok–Sabuk road between Mungok-ri, Nam-myeon, Jeongseon County, and Sabuk-ri, Sabuk-eup, was widened and opened. May 30, 2012: The 1.8 km section at Yuryang Intersection, between Yongdae-ri and Bonpyeong-ri, Angseong-myeon, Chungju City, was newly constructed and opened. September 24, 2015: The 9.28 km Daesan–Seomun–Gagok road between Tongjeong-ri, Seomun-myeon, and Gagok-ri, Songsan-myeon, Dangjin City, was widened and opened, while the existing 1.6 km section was abolished. December 16, 2016: The Taebaek–Samcheok road was widened and opened, consisting of a 19.1 km section from Tong-dong, Taebaek City, through Neukgu-ri, Dogye-eup, Samcheok City, to Machari, Singi-myeon, and a 6.2 km section from Machari to Hajeong-ri, Miro-myeon. The existing 3.19 km section between Heungjeon-ri and Magyo-ri, Dogye-eup; the existing 5.5 km section between Gosari, Dogye-eup, and Machari, Singi-myeon; and the existing 7.5 km section between Anui-ri, Singi-myeon, and Hajeong-ri, Miro-myeon, were abolished. December 30, 2016: The 1.86 km Seosan–Hwanggeumsan road in Dokgot-ri, Daesan-eup, Seosan City, was newly constructed and opened. The 10.66 km Daesan–Seomun road between Hwagok-ri, Daesan-eup, Seosan City, and Sambong-ri, Seomun-myeon, Dangjin City, was also widened and opened, while the existing 2.59 km section in Hwagok-ri and the existing 4 km section between Sambong-ri and Tongjeong-ri were abolished. June 22, 2021: The starting point was extended from Dokgot-ri, Daesan-eup, Seosan City, to Nae-ri, Iwon-myeon, Taean County. Accordingly, the route was changed from the Seosan–Donghae Line to the Taean–Donghae Line. May 22, 2023: The 1.1 km Dohwa–Songhak road of the Jecheon National Highway Bypass, between Dohwa Intersection in Dohwa-ri, Songhak-myeon, Jecheon City, and Songhak Intersection in Mudo-ri, was newly constructed and opened. July 11, 2025: The starting point was extended from Nae-ri, Iwon-myeon, Taean County, to Geunheung-myeon, Taean County. August 5, 2025: The 3.7 km Gongdo–Daedeok road between Manjeong-ri, Gongdo-eup, Anseong City, and Sinryeong-ri, Daedeok-myeon, was widened and opened.
Main stopovers South Chungcheong Province Seosan - Dangjin - Asan Gyeonggi Province Pyeongtaek - Anseong - Icheon North Chungcheong Province Eumseong - Chungju - Jecheon Gangwon Province Yeongwol - Jeongseon - Taebaek - Samcheok - Donghae
Major intersections
(■): Expressway IS: Intersection, IC: Interchange
South Chungcheong Province Name Intersection and interchange are also included, as well as buildings and facilities in the surrounding area Hangul name Connection Location Note Dokgot 1 IS 독곶1 교차로 National Route 29(Pyeongsin 1-ro) Seosan City Daesan-eup Myongji IS 명지사거리 National Route 29National Route 77(Chungui-ro)National Route 29, 77 overlap Hwagok IS 화곡 교차로 National Route 29(Pyeongsin 1-ro) Samgil Harbor Entrance 삼길포항입구National Route 77 overlap Daeho SeawallDangjin CitySeokmun-myeon Dobido IS 도비도 교차로 Daehoman-ro Daeho IS 대호 교차로 Chorak 2-ro Chorak IS 초락 교차로 Chorak 2-ro Sambong IS 삼봉 교차로 Prefectural Route 647(Daeho-ro) Seokmun IS 석문 교차로 Prefectural Route 615(Daehoman-ro) Tongjeong IS 통정 교차로 Haemyeong 1-ro No name (교차로 이름 미정) Sandan 1-ro Saeteo IS 새터 교차로 Samwha-gil Seokmun BridgeSongsan-myeon Musu IS 무수 교차로 Musudeul-gil Gagok IS 가곡 교차로 Prefectural Route 633(Songsan-ro) Donggok IS(Donggok Underpass) 동곡 교차로(동곡지하차도) Songsan IS 송산 교차로 Hyundai Steel IS(Underpass) 현대제철 교차로(지하차도)Songak-eup No name (이름 없음) Daeseom-gil Godae IS 고대 교차로 Gojan-ro Godae Complex IS 고대공단 교차로 Godae Complex 1-gil Hanjin IS 한진 교차로 Prefectural Route 619(Songak-ro) Bugok IS 부곡 교차로 Sinbogun-roBugokgongdan 1-gil Songak IC 송악 나들목 Seohaean Expressway Beomseok IS 법석이 교차로 Maesan-roSinpyeong-myeon Unjeong IC 운정 나들목 National Route 34(Seohae-ro) National Route 34, 77 overlap Unjeong IS 운정 교차로 Datgeori-gil National Route 34, 77 overlap Sapkyo Bridge 삽교대교 National Route 34, National Route 77 overlap Sapgyo IS 삽교 교차로 Sapgyocheon-gil Sapgyocheon SeawallAsan CityInju-myeon Munbang IS 문방 교차로 Injusandan-roAsanman-ro1578beon-gil Injugongdan IS 인주공단 교차로 Prefectural Route 623(Injusandan-ro) Mildu IS 밀두 교차로 Hyeondae-roGeolmae-gil Inju Elementary School 인주초등학교 Gongse IS 공세 교차로 Gongse-gil Ibche IS(No name) 입체 교차로(이름 없음) National Route 34(Jangyeongsil-ro)National Route 39(Asan-ro) Asan Lake IS 아산호 교차로 (No name) National Route 39, National Route 77 overlap Asan Bay Seawall 아산만방조제 National Route 39, National Route 77 overlap
Gyeonggi Province