Route nationale 138

National road 138
Route nationale 138
Route information
Length	282 km (175 mi)
Existed	1972–2006
Major junctions
Northeast end	D 6014 D 6015 at Rouen
Major intersections	A 13 E5 D 6175 D 613 A 88 D 958 at Sées N 12 at Alençon A 11 E50 D 323 D 357 au Mans
Southwest end	D 910 D 952 at Tours
Location
Country	France
Regions	Centre-Val de Loire, Normandy, Pays de la Loire
Departments	Eure, Indre-et-Loire, Orne, Sarthe, Seine-Maritime
Major cities	Rouen, Alençon, Le Mans, Tours
Highway system
Roads in France Autoroutes Routes nationales

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

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

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