▁and ▁full ▁page ▁images ▁open ly ▁and ▁freely ▁available ▁in ▁the ▁Digital ▁Library ▁of ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 7 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Gu atem al an ▁people ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Gu atem ala ▁City ▁Category : Gu atem al an ▁journal ists ▁Category : M ale ▁journal ists ▁Category : Gu atem al an ▁male ▁writers ▁Category : Gu atem al an ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Man uel ▁E str ada ▁Cab rera ▁Category : Gu atem al an ▁people ▁of ▁French ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁the ▁northern most ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁high ways ▁of ▁Japan . ▁It ▁connect s ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Ab ash iri ▁and ▁W ak k ana i ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁pre fect ure ▁of ▁H ok ka ido ▁in ▁northern ▁Japan . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁highway ▁was ▁established ▁as ▁Second ▁Class ▁National ▁Highway ▁ 2 3 8 ▁by ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁of ▁Japan . ▁It ▁was ▁re - design ated ▁as ▁General ▁National ▁Route ▁ 2 3 8 ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁A ▁curve ▁of ▁the ▁road ▁was ▁made ▁less ▁sharp ▁in ▁Mon b ets u ▁on ▁ 1 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁this ▁short ened ▁the ▁total ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁highway ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁Major ▁j unction s ▁The ▁route ▁lies