Route 244 is a secondary state highway in rural

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. It connects the towns of

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(at Route 198) and Pomfret (at Route 97).

Route description

Route 244 starts at an intersection with Route 198 in

Eastford, Connecticut Eastford is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,649 at the 2020 census. History Eastford was formed in 1847 when it was broken off from Ashford, Connecticut. The name "Eastford" is locational, for the town ...

. It travels east, and intersects a minor road called Andert Drive. Known as The Boston Turnpike, it turns northeast before falling back on an eastward track. It intersects Taft Pond Road before passing near Nightingale Pond. Route 244 then intersects several minor roads before traveling parallel to the Vineyard Valley Golf Club as it intersects and ends at Route 97 in

Pomfret Center The Pomfret Street Historic District is a historic district roughly along Pomfret Street ( Route 169), from Bradley Road to Woodstock Road in Pomfret, Connecticut, United States. The district represents the core of the village of Pomfret Center. ...

. Northbound Route 97 serves as the continuation of the road towards

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and Route 169. The section of Route 244 from Ragged Hill Road in Pomfret to the eastern terminus is designated a scenic road.

History

Route 244 was, at one time, part of the Middle Boston Post Road and was one of the principal roads connecting the city of Hartford in Connecticut to

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in Massachusetts and

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in Rhode Island. It was established as a private toll road known as the Boston Turnpike in 1797 and reverted to a public road in 1879. On February 1, 1988, the road changed from unsigned State Road 622 (which became a state road in 1962) to Route 244.Connecticut Routes, Route 244
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Junction list

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Transportation in Windham County, Connecticut