Near
Leimuiden, the A44 motorway splits from the A4 at
Burgerveen interchange. Until the 1960s, the A4 followed the route of the current A44 passing
Leiden west. Then the new A4 was built east of the city creating a more direct route from Amsterdam to Rotterdam. The former A4 was eventually renumbered into A44. Both motorways are important arteries for
The Hague, where the A44 is primarily focused on the city center. The A44 is one of the oldest motorways of the country with parts dating from the 1930s. Small dimensions of the carriageway, narrow bridges and tight junctions are signs of outdated design. It is also remarkable that the A44 is one of the very few busy
Randstad-motorways not being equipped with
active traffic management nor lit for the major part. When leaving the Burgerveen interchange in the province of
North Holland, the A44 runs through rural area known as the
Bollenstreek. In Spring the fields fill up with coloured flowers. A few towns pass by and the motorway crosses the
Ringvaart where it enters the province of
South Holland. The surroundings of the A44 become more populated when approaching Leiden. The motorway ends a few kilometers south of Leiden in Wassenaar at an at-grade junction with
traffic lights. The route continues as major road N44, running through the wooded estates of Wassenaar towards The Hague. The N44 ends at the city limits of The Hague. Here, the route continues as city route s101 towards the city centre. A split-level interchange connects the N44 with the
N14 (
Ring Den Haag) towards
Leidschendam and the S200 (Ring Den Haag) towards
Scheveningen. ==Exit list==