Highway 38 is a highway

Highway

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 in the low plains of Judea

Judea

Judea or Judæa was the name of the mountainous southern part of the historic Land of Israel from the 8th century BCE to the 2nd century CE, when Roman Judea was renamed Syria Palaestina following the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt.-Etymology:The...

 in Israel

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. It serves as a main entrance to Beit Shemesh,and as a main north-south route in the region.

The national cooperative for roads in Israel plans to convert Highway 38 into a divided highway with two lanes in each direction for its entire length, as of 2007.

Junctions on the highway

Kilometers	Name	Location	Intersecting roads
כביש 38
0	מחלף שער הגיא (Sha'ar HaGai Interchange)	Sha'ar HaGai	(Highway 1 Highway 1 (Israel) Highway 1 , is the main highway connecting Tel Aviv with Jerusalem.-History:The section between Latrun and Jerusalem roughly follows an ancient path connecting Jaffa and Jerusalem... )
2	צומת מסילת ציון (Mesilat Ziyon Junction)	Mesillat Zion	Local road
5	צומת אשתאול (Eshtaol Junction)	Eshtaol Eshtaol Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel. Located north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006, Eshtaol had a population of 876.-History:...	Route 395
5	צומת שמשון (Shimshon Junction)	Eshtaol Eshtaol Eshtaol is a moshav in central Israel. Located north of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. In 2006, Eshtaol had a population of 876.-History:...	(Highway 44 Highway 44 (Israel) Highway 44 is a highway in central Israel. It connects Tel Aviv-Yafo to Ramla, Lod and the Shefela. It begins in Tel Aviv in the north and ends at Nachshon and Shimshon junction near Beit Shemesh in the south.... )
6	צומת הרטוב (Hartuv Junction)	Hartuv Industrial Area A	Local road
7	צומת נחם (Naham Junction)	Naham Hartuv Industrial Area B	Local Roads
8	צומת בית שמש צפון (Bet Shemesh North Junction)	Beit Shemesh	Yigal Allon Yigal Allon Yigal Allon was an Israeli politician, a commander of the Palmach, and a general in the IDF. He served as one of the leaders of Ahdut HaAvoda party and the Israeli Labor party, and acting Prime Minister of Israel, and was a member of the Knesset and government minister from the 10th through the...  Avenue
8	צומת צרעה (Tzora Junction)	Tzora Tzora Tzora is a kibbutz in central Israel. Located about 20 km from Jerusalem, near the city of Beit Shemesh, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Yehuda Regional Council. At the beginning of 2009, the kibbutz had a total population of 800, of whom 350 were members.-History:The kibbutz derives its...	Local road
10	צומת ישעי (Yishi Junction)	Beit Shemesh  Yishi	Yehuda Ben Ze'ev Avenue
11	צומת ברוש (Brosh Junction)	Brosh West Industrial Area	Local Road
13	צומת רמת בית שמש (Ramat Bet Shemesh Junction)	Beit Shemesh	Nahal Tze'elim Avenue
15	צומת זכריה (Zekharya Junction)	Zekharya	Local Road
16	צומת עזקה (Azeka Junction)	Azekah Azekah Azekah was a town in the Shephelah guarding the upper reaches of the Valley of Elah, about 26 km northwest of Hebron. It has been identified with biblical Azeka.-Biblical history:...	Route 383
18	צומת האלה (HaEla Junction)	Valley of Elah Valley of Elah The Valley of Elah, "the valley of the oak or terebinth" , best known as the place described in the Bible where the Israelites were encamped when David fought Goliath . It was near Azekah and Socho...	Route 375
20	צומת שריגים (Sarigim Junction)	Le-On	Route 353
23	מושב נחושה (Moshav Nehusha)	Nehusha	Local Road
28	צומת נחושה (Nehusha Junction)	Beit Guvrin Beit Guvrin (kibbutz) Beit Guvrin is a kibbutz in the Lakhish region, west of the ancient city of Beit Guvrin, for which it is named. It belongs to Yoav Regional Council. It is about 14 km east of Kiryat Gat, the nearest city...	(Highway 35 Highway 35 (Israel) Highway 35 is a highway in south-central Israel. It runs roughly from west to east. It begins in Ashkelon, passes through the Lakhish region and Kiryat Gat, crosses the Green Line and terminates at a junction with Highway 60 near Hebron. Highway 35 is 58 km long.-Junctions and interchanges on... )