Oregon Route 244 Explained

State:OR
Type:OR
Route:244
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Route 244 highlighted in red
Length Mi:47.22
Length Round:2
Direction A:West
Terminus A: near Ukiah
Direction B:East
Terminus B: in Hilgard
Previous Type:OR
Previous Route:242
Next Type:OR
Next Route:245

Oregon Route 244 (OR 244) is an Oregon state highway running from Ukiah in Umatilla County to Hilgard in Union County. OR 244 is known as the Ukiah-Hilgard Highway No. 341 (see Oregon highways and routes). It is 47.22miles long and runs east - west.

Route description

OR 244 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 395 1miles west of Ukiah and continues east and northeast to Hilgard, where it ends at an intersection with Interstate 84.[1]

History

This is the 2nd Oregon Route to use the number 244. The first OR 244 was located in suburban Portland, connecting U.S. 99W near Tualatin with OR 43 in West Linn. That route later became part of an extended Oregon Route 212 but was deleted from the state highway system after Interstate 205 was completed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oregon Department of Transportation. Descriptions of US and Oregon Routes. PDF. 21. July 2008. February 14, 2016.