 SR 38 begins at an intersection with US 360 Business (Goodes Bridge Road) in Amelia Court House, where the highway makes a series of right-angle turns.The state highway heads south on Virginia Avenue, turns east onto Court Street, turns south on Washington Street to follow the east side of the courthouse property, turns east onto Church Street, and turns south onto Five Forks Road.Between Amelia Academy and Amelia County High School at its junction with SR 614, which heads west as Otterburn Road and south as Dennisville Road, SR 38 turns east with Five Forks Road.