 NY 38 begins 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 proceeds along the base of a valley surrounding the waterway . The Tioga County portion of NY 38 passes through mostly rural , forested areas with only small , scattered pockets of development . The route continues toward the hamlet of Flemingville , where the Owego Creek splits into western and eastern branches . NY 38 does not enter the community ; instead , it bypasses it to the southeast and follows the eastern branch of Owego Creek into the town of Newark Valley . 
 NY 38 <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>begins</mark></a> 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 <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>proceeds</mark></a> along the base of a valley surrounding the waterway . The Tioga County portion of NY 38 <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>passes</mark></a> through mostly rural , forested areas with only small , scattered pockets of development . The route <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>continues</mark></a> toward the hamlet of Flemingville , where the Owego Creek splits into western and eastern branches . NY 38 <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>does</mark></a> not enter <a href='None' title='6'><mark>the</mark></a><a href='negative_concord' title='7'><mark>community</mark></a> ; instead , it <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>bypasses</mark></a> it to the southeast and <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>follows</mark></a> the eastern branch of Owego Creek into the town of Newark Valley . 
NY 38 begin at an intersection with NY 96 about 0 @.@ 5 miles ( 0 @.@ 8 km ) north of the Owego village limits in da town of Owego . The road heads northeastward as a two @-@ lane highway , paralleling Owego Creek as it proceed along tdabase of a valley surrounding the waterway . Thdaioga 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 no community ; instead , it bypass it to thedautheast and follow the eastern branch of Owego Creek into the town of Newark Valley .