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  <hd><hwy_name>I-238</hwy_name><state>California</state></hd>
  <desc>
    <sum>
      <start><loc linkto="#CA-14">Castro Valley, CA</loc><hwy_name>I-580</hwy_name></start>
      <finish><loc linkto="#CA-16">San Leandro, CA</loc><hwy_name>I-880</hwy_name></finish>
      <states><loc linkto="#CA-14">California</loc></states>
      <cities>
        <loc linkto="#CA-14">Hayward, CA</loc>
        <loc linkto="#CA-16">San Leandro, CA</loc>
        </cities>
      <hwy_len>2</hwy_len>
      <hwy_term />
      <hwy_spurs />
      <hwy_mtgs />
      </sum>
    <brief>
      <notes>I-238 in California is the one true orphan in the 3 digit interstate system as there is no I-38 for it to loop or bypass from.  I-238 picked up the number from its previous designation as CA-238.  I have no idea how California transportation officials got the feds to buy into I-238.</notes>
      <notes>I-238 connects 2 parallel freeways in the SF Bay area before one of them turns and diverges.  It connects to I-580 on the east end in Castro Valley.  It connects to I-880 on the west end in San Leandro.</notes>
      <notes>*** Speed limits may not be correct on this stripchart. ***</notes>
      <access>
        <access_hdg>I-238 provides access to:</access_hdg>
        <access_pt>Castro Valley, CA</access_pt>
        <access_pt>Hayward, CA</access_pt>
        <access_pt>San Leandro, CA</access_pt>
        </access>
      </brief>
    <sign sh_pdng="0" sh_spc="45" sh_img="shield3"><dig image="Dig2"></dig><dig image="Dig3"></dig><dig image="Dig8"></dig></sign>
    </desc>
  <charts><map image="CA/I238" /></charts>
  <strip_chart>
    <jct_hdg linkdest="CA-14"><down_dir>Westbound</down_dir><up_dir>Eastbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    <first_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom"><end_dir>EAST</end_dir><road cls="freeway">I-580</road></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </first_jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>5</lanes><spd>65 (70 CA)</spd><photo>2004</photo><fact>I-238 begins</fact></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><lanes>5</lanes><spd>65 (I-580)</spd><fact>I-238 ends</fact></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>14</jct_num><mp>14</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop3from5" goto_hwy_link="CA/I580-CA.xml#CA-34"><hwy_name>I-580 West</hwy_name><street>MacArthur Freeway</street><town>San Leandro</town><town>Oakland</town></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">Castro</road><road cls="primary">Vly Blvd</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="freeway">I-580</road><spc>4</spc></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/CA/238/CA-014" height="150" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1449&amp;y=10429&amp;z=10&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>3</spc><road cls="primary">CA-238</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="primary">Mattox Rd</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop2from2" goto_hwy_link="CA/I580-CA.xml#CA-34"><hwy_name>I-580 East</hwy_name><street>Arthur H Breed Jr Fwy</street><town>Castro Valley</town><town>Dublin</town><town>Livermore</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3" goto_hwy_link="CA/I580-CA.xml#CA-34"><hwy_name>I-580 West</hwy_name><street>MacArthur Freeway</street><town>San Leandro</town><town>Oakland</town></jct_desc>
          <serial_exits>
            <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from3"><hwy_name>CA-238</hwy_name><street dark="">Foothill Blvd</street><street dark="">Castro Valley Blvd</street><street>Mattox Rd</street><street>Misstion Blvd</street><town>Castro Valley</town><town>Hayward</town><town>Fremont</town></jct_desc>
            <parallel_exits>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1"><hwy_name>CA-238</hwy_name><street dark="">Foothill Blvd</street><street>Mattox Rd</street><street>Mission Blvd</street><town>Hayward</town><town>Fremont</town></jct_desc>
              <jct_desc lane_pic="splitLeft/drop0from1"><street dark="">Castro Valley Blvd</street><town>Castro Valley</town></jct_desc>
              </parallel_exits>
            </serial_exits>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>3</lanes></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>2</total><lanes>3</lanes></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num>15</jct_num><mp>15</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3"><hwy_name>CA-185</hwy_name><street dark="">170th Ave</street><street>Mission Blvd</street><street>14th St</street><town>San Leandro</town><town>Hayward</town></jct_desc></down_desc>
      <down_ids><road cls="primary">CA-185</road><spc>5</spc><road cls="other">170th Ave</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic pic="unique/CA/238/CA-015" height="100" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1447&amp;y=10429&amp;z=10&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><road cls="primary">CA-185</road><spc>4</spc><road cls="secondary">Lewelling</road><road cls="secondary">Blvd</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc><jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3"><hwy_name>CA-185</hwy_name><street dark="">Lewelling Blvd</street><street>Mission Blvd</street><street>14th St</street><town>San Leandro</town><town>Hayward</town></jct_desc></up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><miles>1</miles><total>2</total><lanes>2</lanes></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectmain" />
      <up><miles>1</miles><total>1</total><lanes>3</lanes></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <jct>
      <jct_id><jct_num linkdest="CA-16">16</jct_num><jct_num>17</jct_num><mp>16</mp></jct_id>
      <down_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2" goto_hwy_link="CA/I880-CA.xml#CA-31"><hwy_name>I-880 South</hwy_name><street>Nimitz Fwy South</street><town>Hayward</town><town>Fremont</town><town>San Jose</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Springlake Dr</street><street>Hesperian Blvd</street><town>San Leandro</town><town>Hayward</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Washington Ave</street><town>San Leandro</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from1" goto_hwy_link="CA/I880-CA.xml#CA-31"><hwy_name>I-880 North</hwy_name><street>Nimitz Fwy North</street><town>San Leandro</town><town>Oakland</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </down_desc>
      <down_ids><spc>24</spc><road cls="primary">Hesperian</road><road cls="primary">Blvd</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="primary">Washington</road><road cls="primary">Ave</road><spc>2</spc><road cls="freeway">I-880</road><spc>1</spc><road cls="other">Beatrice St</road></down_ids>
      <jct_pic alignment="bottom" pic="unique/CA/238/CA-016" height="150" photo="t=4&amp;s=11&amp;x=1441&amp;y=10429&amp;z=10&amp;w=2" />
      <up_ids><spc>22</spc><road cls="primary">Hesperian</road><road cls="primary">Blvd</road><spc>5</spc><road cls="freeway">I-880</road></up_ids>
      <up_desc>
        <parallel_exits>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="dropRight/drop1from3" goto_hwy_link="CA/I880-CA.xml#CA-31"><hwy_name>I-880 South</hwy_name><street>Nimitz Fwy South</street><town>Hayward</town><town>Fremont</town><town>San Jose</town></jct_desc>
          <jct_desc lane_pic="splitRight/drop0from2"><street dark="">Washington Ave</street><town>San Leandro</town></jct_desc>
          </parallel_exits>
        </up_desc>
      </jct>
    <jct_sep>
      <down><lanes>0</lanes><spd>65 (I-880)</spd><fact>I-238 ends</fact></down>
      <connector std_connector="connectnone" />
      <up><lanes>0</lanes><spd>65 (70 CA)</spd><photo>2004</photo><fact>I-238 begins</fact></up>
      </jct_sep>
    <last_jct>
      <jct_id />
      <down_desc><jct_desc /></down_desc>
      <down_ids />
      <jct_pic alignment="top"><end_dir>WEST</end_dir></jct_pic>
      <up_ids />
      <up_desc><jct_desc /></up_desc>
      </last_jct>
    <jct_hdg><down_dir>Westbound</down_dir><up_dir>Eastbound</up_dir></jct_hdg>
    </strip_chart>
  <ft><pg_link>CA/I238-CA.xml</pg_link><last_rev init_rev="2003">23 DEC 2005</last_rev></ft>
  </hwy>
