4 4 . ▁ ▁Like ▁many ▁Farm ▁to ▁Market ▁Ro ads ▁in ▁the ▁Dallas – F ort ▁W orth ▁met ro plex , ▁little ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁rural ▁due ▁to ▁rapid ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁region , ▁although ▁it ▁was ▁such ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁designated . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁entirely ▁surface ▁route , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁divided ▁carriage way . ▁ ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁was ▁designated ▁on ▁July ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁from ▁SH   7 8 ▁at ▁W yl ie ▁to ▁Pl ano . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁extended ▁west ▁to ▁SH   2 8 9 ▁at ▁She pton . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁extended ▁west ▁to ▁SH   1 2 1 , ▁replacing ▁FM   1 3 8 3 . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁extended ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁County ▁Line . ▁On ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁section ▁from ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁from ▁FM   3 4 1 2 ▁south ▁to ▁existing ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁FM   1 3 7 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁section ▁of ▁FM   5 4 4 ▁from ▁FM   1 3 7 8 ▁to ▁SH   7 8 ▁was ▁ren umber ed ▁as ▁FM   3 4 1