New York State Route 38B

New York State Route 38B
NY 38B highlighted in red
Route information
Auxiliary route of NY 38
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length	7.69 mi[1] (12.38 km)
Existed	1948[2]–present
Major junctions
South end	NY 38 in Newark Valley
North end	NY 26 in Maine
Location
Country	United States
State	New York
Counties	Tioga, Broome
Highway system
New York Highways Interstate US State Reference Parkways
← NY 38A → NY 39

New York State Route 38B (NY 38B) is a 7.69-mile-long (12.38 km) west–east state highway located within Tioga and Broome counties in the Southern Tier of New York in the United States. The route begins at an intersection with NY 38 in the town of Newark Valley just south of the line for the eponymous village. NY 38B's eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 26 in the hamlet of Union Center in the town of Maine.

NY 38B was established in 1948 as a spur from Newark Valley to Union Center, but only the section in Broome County was maintained by the New York State Department of Public Works. Tioga County maintained their own section. As early as 1961, Tioga County officials lobbied the state to take over their section but was denied on account of lower Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) counts. In 1965, the county sought federal funds to pay for the construction of NY 38B's county-maintained section. The reconstruction project was announced in 1967, while construction began in 1968 and completed in October 1969, two months ahead of the scheduled completion date.