Ranch to Market Road 2244

Ranch to Market Road 2244
Route information
Length:	11.257 mi[1] (18.116 km)
Existed:	1954 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SH 71 in Bee Cave, Texas
	Loop 360
East end:	Loop 1 in Austin, Texas
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← RM 2243 FM 2245 →

Ranch to Market Road 2244 (RM 2244) is an 11.3-mile (18.2 km) state-maintained roadway located in Travis County, Texas.^[1] It is simply called 2244 for short as well as Bee Cave Road or Bee Caves Road. Whether the name of the road is Bee Cave (singular) or Bee Caves (plural) is a matter of some confusion even among locals (road signs vary), but the prevailing view is that Bee Caves Road leads to the town of Bee Cave, Texas, and at least one local newspaper has settled on the plural name for the road.^[2] (This confusion is not recent: The post office for the town of Bee Cave opened there under the name Bee Caves in 1870.) ^[3]

History

RM 2244 was designated from RM 93(now SH 71) southeast to west Austin city limits. In 1957, RM 2244 extended southeast to US 290 (now Loop 343). In 1971, the section from Loop 1 to Loop 343 was removed from the state highway system (now Barton Springs Road). Another section was transferred to Loop 1. In 1995, RM 2244 became an urban road.

In 1995, the designation of RM 2244 was changed to Urban Road 2244 (UR 2244),^[4] although as with most Urban Roads, no signage changes have been made.

Route description

RM 2244 starts at an intersection with SH 71 in the south part of Bee Cave, Texas. It proceeds east for 7.6 miles (12.2 km) as a four-lane divided roadway to intersect Loop 360. After leaving Bee Cave, the road is relatively lightly developed, although it passes by the community of Lost Creek.

After passing Loop 360, RM 2244 continues southeast for 3.8 miles (6.1 km) to its termination at Loop 1 (Mopac Boulevard), just southwest of downtown Austin. In this segment, RM 2244 passes through the suburban cities of West Lake Hills and Rollingwood.

Junction list

The entire route is in Travis County.

Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Bee Cave			SH 71
Austin			Loop 360 (Capital of Texas Highway)
			Loop 1 (Mopac Expressway)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Ranch to Market Road No. 2244". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
2. http://impactnews.com/articles/bee-cave%28s%29-road%3F/
3. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnb17
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "Urban Road No. 2244". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2008-03-10.