California State Route 244
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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).
- 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. In 1972 a series of "volatile" public hearings took place where local residents protested the construction of this route among others being proposed in the Sacramento area. This extension to U.S. Route 50 was removed in 1975, and the route's definition was truncated to end at Fair Oaks Boulevard near San Juan Avenue. The public forums ended in mid-1976 after the Board of Supervisors abandoned plans for all three routes. It was truncated further to Auburn Boulevard, its present terminus, in 1994.
The bridges along the route date from 1971, a year after the bridges on I-80 to the west. (That part of I-80 was Interstate 880 until 1981.)
The entire route is in Sacramento County
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Postmile
!Exit
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
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|0.00
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|Westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; former I-880 west
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|0.01
|1
|Watt Avenue
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
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|0.46
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| – Reno
, Sacramento
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-80 Bus. west was former I-80 west
|-
|Sacramento
|T1.08
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|Auburn Boulevard
|At-grade intersection
; former US 40
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It connects the junction of Interstate 80
Interstate 80 in California
In the U.S. state of California, Interstate 80 , a major east–west route of the Interstate Highway System, has its western terminus in San Francisco, California, United States. From there it heads east across the Bay Bridge to Oakland, where it turns north and crosses the Carquinez Bridge...
and Interstate 80 Business
Interstate 80 Business (Sacramento, California)
Interstate 80 Business, called the Capital City Freeway in its entirety, is a Business Loop of Interstate 80 through Sacramento. As it is state-maintained, unlike most business routes in California, it is assigned route numbers - part of U.S. Route 50 on its western half , and unsigned State Route...
(State Route 51) with Auburn Boulevard
Auburn Boulevard
Auburn Boulevard is the long-used street name for the highway, formerly part of U.S. Route 40 connecting downtown Sacramento to Roseville. It is a major thoroughfare carrying surface street traffic through the local communities of North Sacramento, Arden-Arcade, Foothill Farms, and Citrus...
(the old Lincoln Highway
Lincoln Highway
The Lincoln Highway was the first road across the United States of America.Conceived and promoted by entrepreneur Carl G. Fisher, the Lincoln Highway spanned coast-to-coast from Times Square in New York City to Lincoln Park in San Francisco, originally through 13 states: New York, New Jersey,...
- former U.S. Route 40/U.S. Route 99E).
Route description
SR 244 starts just east of the westernmost ramps to the Watts Avenue exit off I-80. Just east of this, there are several connector ramps to both I-80 and Business I-80 as SR 244 passes under the terminus of Business I-80. SR 244 terminates at Auburn Boulevard, having just entered the Sacramento city limits near Renfree Park.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 65California State Route 65
State Route 65 , commonly known as Highway 65, is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of California composed of two segments connecting Bakersfield to Exeter and Roseville to Olivehurst...
- approximately Sunrise Boulevard) near Fair Oaks. In the 1964 renumbering
1964 state highway renumbering (California)
In 1963 and 1964, the California Division of Highways implemented a major renumbering of its state highways. The majority of sign routes — those marked for the public — kept their numbers; the main changes were to the legislative routes, which had their numbers changed to match the sign routes...
, this was assigned the number Route 244.
In 1965, an extension was defined from SR 65 east to U.S. Route 50. In 1972 a series of "volatile" public hearings took place where local residents protested the construction of this route among others being proposed in the Sacramento area. This extension to U.S. Route 50 was removed in 1975, and the route's definition was truncated to end at Fair Oaks Boulevard near San Juan Avenue. The public forums ended in mid-1976 after the Board of Supervisors abandoned plans for all three routes. It was truncated further to Auburn Boulevard, its present terminus, in 1994.
The bridges along the route date from 1971, a year after the bridges on I-80 to the west. (That part of I-80 was Interstate 880 until 1981.)
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
Sacramento County, California
Sacramento County is a county in the U.S. state of California. Its county seat is Sacramento, which is also the state capital. As of 2010 the county had a population of 1,418,788....
.
{| class=wikitable
!Location
!Postmile
!Exit
Exit number
An exit number is a number assigned to a road junction, usually an exit from a freeway. It is usually marked on the same sign as the destinations of the exit, as well as a sign in the gore....
!Destinations
!Notes
|-
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|0.00
|
|
|Westbound left exit and eastbound entrance; former I-880 west
|-
|
|0.01
|1
|Watt Avenue
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance
|-
|
|0.46
|
| – Reno
Reno, Nevada
Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area...
, Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
|Westbound exit and eastbound entrance; I-80 Bus. west was former I-80 west
|-
|Sacramento
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
|T1.08
|
|Auburn Boulevard
Auburn Boulevard
Auburn Boulevard is the long-used street name for the highway, formerly part of U.S. Route 40 connecting downtown Sacramento to Roseville. It is a major thoroughfare carrying surface street traffic through the local communities of North Sacramento, Arden-Arcade, Foothill Farms, and Citrus...
|At-grade intersection
At-grade intersection
An at-grade intersection is a junction at which two or more transport axes cross at the same level .-Traffic management:With areas of high or fast traffic, an at-grade intersection normally requires a traffic control device such as a stop sign, traffic light or railway signal to manage conflicting...
; former US 40