NY 38 begin at an intersection with NY 96 about 0 @.@ 5 miles ( 0 @.@ 8 km ) north of the Owego village limits in the town of Owego . The road heads northeastward as a two @-@ lane highway , paralleling Owego Creek as it proceed along the base of a valley surrounding the waterway . The Tioga County portion of NY 38 pass through mostly rural , forested areas with only small , scattered pockets of development . The route continue toward the hamlet of Flemingville , where the Owego Creek splits into western and eastern branches . NY 38 do not enter the community ; instead , it bypass it to the southeast and follow the eastern branch of Owego Creek into the town of Newark Valley .