State Route 844 (SR 844) is a
state route that runs between
Beavercreek and
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the US state of
Ohio. The north–south signed route is a
spur freeway which mainly passes through government-owned properties. For some of its path, SR 844 passes through
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
. The highway was first signed in 1995 on the same alignment as today. SR 844 replaced the SR 444A designation of the highway, which dated back to 1989.
Route description
The highway is maintained by the
Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT).
SR 844 begins at a
partial interchange with
Interstate 675 (I-675). The route heads northeast as a four-lane
controlled-access highway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
, passing under North Fairfield Road. The road has a partial interchange with
Colonel Glenn Highway, before passing on the southeast and east sides of
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
. The highway curves due north, having an interchange with University Boulevard. After the interchange with University Boulevard, the road curves northwest, passing over SR 444. Followed by an interchange with SR 444, SR 844 ends at Gate 15A of Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
SR 844 is signed as "McClernon Memorial Skyway",
after the late
Brigadier General Glen J. McClernon. McClernon had been
base commander during the time the university was being established—partially on land deeded to it by the Air Force base—and also had been a two-term mayor of Fairborn.
History
SR 844 was originally SR 444A, which opened by 1989.
After a public comment period in 1994,
changed the number to "844" by 1995.
Although legally designated as "McClernon-Skyway Memorial Drive" on September 22, 1989,
SR 844 is both signed and recognized by the state as "McClernon Memorial Skyway".
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Future
There are plans to add a ramp from northbound SR 844 to northbound SR 444, and to add a ramp from northbound SR 444 to southbound SR 844.
Major junctions
References
External links
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844
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Freeways in the United States
Beavercreek, Ohio
Transportation in Greene County, Ohio
1989 establishments in Ohio