U.S. Route 85

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U.S. Route 85

Length:

1,479^[1] mi (2,380 km)

Formed:

1926^[1]

South end:

El Paso, TX at Mexican Border

Major
junctions:

I-40 at Albuquerque, NM

I-70/I-76 at Denver, CO
I-80 at Cheyenne, WY
I-90 near Deadwood, SD
I-94 at Belfield, ND

North end:

SK 35 at Canadian Border at Fortuna, ND

United States Numbered Highways

U.S. Route 85 is a north-south United States highway that runs for 1,479 miles (2,380 km) from the Canadian border in North Dakota to the Mexican border in El Paso, Texas.

1 Termini
2 States traversed
3 Notable cities on the route
4 Notable intersections along this route
5 Related U.S. routes
6 References

[edit] Termini

As of 2004, the highway's northern terminus is Fortuna, North Dakota at the Canadian border, where it connects to Saskatchewan Highway 35. Its southern terminus is El Paso, Texas, at the Mexico border.

[edit] States traversed

The highway passes through the following states:

[edit] Notable cities on the route

[edit] Notable intersections along this route

U.S. Highway 2 north of Williston, North Dakota
Interstate 94 exit 42 at Belfield, North Dakota
U.S. Highway 12 in Bowman, North Dakota
U.S. Highway 212 in Belle Fourche, South Dakota
Interstate 90 and U.S. Highway 14 in Spearfish exit 10
U.S. Highway 385 in Deadwood, South Dakota
U.S. Highway 14 in Deadwood, South Dakota
U.S. Highway 16 in Newcastle, Wyoming
U.S. Highway 18 west of Edgemont, South Dakota
U.S. Highway 20 in Lusk, Wyoming
U.S. Highway 26 in Lingle, Wyoming
U.S. Highway 87 north of Cheyenne, Wyoming
U.S. Highway 30 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Interstate 80 in Cheyenne, Wyoming
U.S. Highway 34 in Greeley, Colorado
U.S. Highway 6 and Interstate 76 north of Denver, Colorado (they are paired with U.S. 85)
U.S. Highway 36 and Interstate 270 north of Denver, Colorado (paired together)
Interstate 70 in Denver, Colorado
U.S. Highway 40 in Denver, Colorado
Interstate 25 south of downtown Denver, Colorado (intersects with I-25/US-87)
U.S. Highway 285 in Englewood, Colorado
U.S. Highway 24 in Colorado Springs, Colorado
U.S. Highway 50 in Pueblo, Colorado
U.S. Highway 160 near Walensburg, Colorado
U.S. Highway 350 in Trinidad, Colorado
U.S. Highway 64 in Raton, New Mexico
Interstate 40 in Albuqurerque, New Mexico
Interstate 10 and U.S. Highway 70 in Las Cruces, New Mexico
U.S. Highway 62 in El Paso, Texas

[edit] Related U.S. routes

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Droz, Robert V. U.S. Highways : From US 1 to (US 830). URL accessed 02:55, 4 July 2006 (UTC).

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