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Route nationale 138

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National road 138 shield
National road 138
Route nationale 138
Cartouche N138.jpg
Route information
Length282 km (175 mi)
Existed1972–2006
Major junctions
Northeast end D 6014 D 6015 at Rouen
Major intersections
Southwest end D 910 D 952 at Tours
Location
CountryFrance
RegionsCentre-Val de Loire, Normandy, Pays de la Loire
DepartmentsEure, Indre-et-Loire, Orne, Sarthe, Seine-Maritime
Major citiesRouen, Alençon, Le Mans, Tours
Highway system
  • Roads in France

Route nationale 138 or RN 138 was a French Route nationale (trunk road) linking Rouen to Tours in the north-west of France. Part of the road (now RD 338) is temporarily a portion of the Circuit de la Sarthe, known as the Mulsanne Straight.

Downgrade

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Before the 1972 downgrade, the RN 138 linked Rouen to Saintes via Saumur. This portion of the road was partly downgraded between La Flèche and Niort, becoming RD 938. It was later renumbered:

RN 147 between Longué-Jumelles and Montreuil-Bellay
RN 150 between Niort and Saintes.

The remainder was downgraded in 2006. The road was then renumbered according to each département:

RD 438 in Eure
RD 438 in Orne
RD 338 in Sarthe
RD 938 in Indre-et-Loire

References

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  • "RN138 Itinerary" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 29 January 2012.