Both segments are low volume, two-lane roadways in rural areas.

ArDOT maintains both segments of AR 244 as part of the state highway system.

[7] Highway 244 begins at the Oklahoma state line in Washington County north of the unincorporated community of Evansville.

The route shifts north slightly to run along the Benton County line until terminating at AR 16 near the unincorporated community of Wedington on the border of the Ozark National Forest.

[11] Three months later, the designation was extended west to Washington County Route 25 (CR 25, Cincinnati Creek Road).