State Route 844 (SR 844) is a

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that runs between Beavercreek and

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place just east of Dayton, Ohio, in Greene County, Ohio, Greene and Montgomery County, Ohio, Montgomery counties. It includes both Wright and Patte ...

in the US state of

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. The north–south signed route is a

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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, United States. 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 ...

. 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

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(ODOT). SR 844 begins at a

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with Interstate 675 (I-675). The route heads northeast as a four-lane

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, passing under North Fairfield Road. The road has a partial interchange with Colonel Glenn Highway, before passing on the southeast and east sides of

. 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

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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, ODOT 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".

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. As of October 2013, the status and funding for this project are unknown.

Major junctions

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