California State Route 244

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State Route 244
Defined by S&HC § 544, maintained by Caltrans
Length: 1.08 mi[1] (1.74 km)
Formed: July 1, 1964[2]
West end: I-80 / I-80 Bus. in Sacramento
East end: Auburn Blvd. in Sacramento
State highways in California (list - pre-1964)
County routes in California (list)
< SR 243 SR 245 >
History - Unconstructed - Deleted - Freeway - Scenic

State Route 244 is a short unsigned freeway connection northeast of Sacramento, California, United States. It connects the junction of Interstate 80 and Interstate 80 Business (State Route 51) with Auburn Boulevard (the old Lincoln Highway - former U.S. Route 40/U.S. Route 99E).

[edit] History

Legislative Route 288 was defined in 1959 as a proposed route from pre-1964 Legislative Route 3 and pre-1964 Legislative Route 242 (now I-80 and SR 51) northeast of Sacramento east to pre-1964 Legislative Route 249 (unbuilt State Route 65 - approximately Sunrise Boulevard) near Fair Oaks. In the 1964 renumbering, this was assigned the number Route 244.

In 1965, an extension was defined from SR 65 east to U.S. Route 50. This piece was removed in 1975, and it was truncated to end at Fair Oaks Boulevard near San Juan Avenue. It was truncated further to Auburn Boulevard, its present terminus, in 1994.[2]

The bridges along the route date from 1971, a year after the bridges on I-80 to the west.[1] (That part of I-80 was Interstate 880 until 1981.)

[edit] Exit list

Note: Except where prefixed with a letter, postmiles were measured in 1964, based on the alignment as it existed at that time, and do not necessarily reflect current mileage.

The entire route is in Sacramento County.

Location Postmile
[3][4][5]		 #[6] Destinations Notes
0.00 I-80 west – San Francisco Westbound left exit and eastbound entrance
0.01 1 Watt Avenue Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
0.46 I-80 east / I-80 Bus. west (Capital City Freeway) – Reno, Sacramento Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
Sacramento T1.08 Auburn Boulevard At-grade intersection

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b January 1, 2006 California Log of Bridges on State Highways
  2. ^ a b California Highways: State Route 244
  3. ^ California Department of Transportation, State Truck Route List (XLS file), accessed February 2008
  4. ^ California Department of Transportation, Log of Bridges on State Highways, July 2007
  5. ^ California Department of Transportation, All Traffic Volumes on CSHS, 2005 and 2006
  6. ^ California Department of Transportation, California Numbered Exit Uniform System, SR-244 Eastbound and SR-244 Westbound, accessed February 2008