New York State Route 38B (NY 38B) is a 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. Route description NY 38B begins at an intersection with NY 38 (South Main Street), its parent route in the town of Newark Valley, just south of the line for the village of Newark Valley. The road winds eastward as a two-lane arterial through the town of Newark Valley, reaching the hamlet of East Newark at the junction of Harnecky and Sherry Lipe roads. NY 38B bends southeastward and continues winding through the rural sections of Tioga County. Near the junction with Stratton Road, the route crosses into the town of Owego. Just east of that, the road crosses the Broome County line and enters the town of Maine. Passing a junction with County Route 86 (CR 86; Old Newark Valley Road), NY 38B continues into the hamlet of Union Center. After a junction with CR 84 (Maple Drive), the route reaches a junction with NY 26 (Union Center–Maine Highway). History The alignment of the Newark Valley–Union Center Road became a state highway in 1948 when it was taken over by the New York State Department of Public Works (NYSDPW). The state only maintained, however, the section within Broome County. The section through Tioga County remained a road maintained by the county. When the Broome County section came under state control, they rebuilt the roadway through that