State Road 244 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by INDOT | ||||
Length: | 22.294 mi (35.879 km) | |||
Existed: | 1932 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end: | Michigan Road near Shelbyville | |||
I-74 / US 421 near Shelbyville | ||||
East end: | US 52 at Andersonville | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | Franklin, Rush, Shelby | |||
Highway system | ||||
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State Road 244 (SR 244) is a State Road in the eastern section of the state of Indiana. Running for about 22.3 miles (35.9 km) in a general east–west direction, connecting rural portions of Shelby, Rush, and Franklin counties. SR 244 was originally introduced in 1932 routed between SR 29 and U.S. Route 52. The road was paved in the late 1960s
SR 244 begins at an intersection with Michigan Road, formerly U.S. Route 421 (US 421), southeast of Shelbyville. The road heads east having an interchange with Interstate 74/US 421 at Exit 119 in Shelby County. It proceeds east entering Rush County and passing through an intersection with SR 3. East of SR 3, SR 244 enters the census-designated place of Milroy, Indiana. While in Milroy SR 244 is also known as Main Street. The highway continues east passing through rural Rush County, before entering Franklin County. Soon after entering Franklin County SR 244 enters the community of Andersonville. On the east side of Andersonville SR 244 ends at a three-way intersection with US 52.
In 2015 the highest traffic count is at the just east of SR 3, where 2,757 vehicles travel the highway on average each day. The lowest traffic count is east of Milroy, where 782 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.