Maryland Route 244
Route description
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MD 244 begins at an intersection with MD 5 north of Leonardtown High School and Leonardtown Middle School and west of the St. Mary's County Fairgrounds. The state highway heads south from the Leonardtown area as two-lane undivided Medleys Neck Road through a forested area. After crossing Moldier Run, MD 244 passes by Foxes Point Lane, which leads to the Indian Village Archaeological Park. In the hamlet of Beauvue, the state highway intersects Breton Beach Road, which leads to a series of small beach resorts on Breton Bay and the Potomac River. MD 244 curves to the southeast and passes White Beach Beach Road, which leads to the namesake community. The state highway continues east, crossing Poplar Hill Creek before passing Mulberry Fields Road, which serves the namesake historic home. At Chingville Road, MD 244 curves to the south toward Valley Lee. In Valley Lee, the state highway turns east onto Blake Creek Road. MD 244 passes St. George's Episcopal Church before reaching its eastern terminus at MD 249 (Piney Point Road). A former section of MD 244, Drayden Road, heads east from MD 249 a short distance south of the MD 244 intersection. The county highway heads east toward the hamlet of Drayden and the historic homes Porto Bello and West St. Mary's Manor on the St. Mary's River.
History
Location | Valley Lee |
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Existed | 1927–c. 1946 |
Location | Valley Lee–Drayden |
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Existed | 1928–c. 1946 |
MD 244 was constructed as part of three highways: MD 244 from the Leonardtown end, MD 250 from the Valley Lee end, and MD 251 along Drayden Road. MD 244 was constructed from MD 5 to Beauvue in 1925 and 1926. The state highway was extended east in 1-mile (1.6 km) segments in 1930, 1933, and 1934. MD 244 was completed to near Chingville Road in 1939. The first section of MD 250 was Blake Creek Road from MD 249 to the present right-angle turn onto Medleys Neck Road. MD 250 was extended to near Chingville Road in two sections beginning in 1930 and completed in 1935. MD 251 was constructed from MD 249 east to Cherryfield Road in Drayden in 1928 and east to Porto Bello in 1930. The gap between MD 244 and MD 250 centered on Chingville Road was closed with the construction of 1.6 miles (2.6 km) of connecting highway around 1942. By 1946, MD 244 was extended east over the lengths of MD 250 and MD 251. MD 244 was reduced to its current length when the Drayden Road portion of the state highway was transferred to county maintenance around 1987.
Junction list
The entire route is in St. Mary's County.
Location | mi | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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Leonardtown | 0.00 | 0.00 | ![]() | Western terminus | |
Valley Lee | 10.48 | 16.87 | ![]() | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |