Connecticut Route 85

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Route 85
Length:	37.38 mi (60.16 km)
Formed:	1932
South end:	US 1 in New London
North end:	US 6 in Bolton
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Route 85 is 37.38-mile long north-south state highway in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Connecticut linking the city of New London to the town of Bolton.

[edit] Route description

It begins as a four-lane urban arterial road at U.S. Route 1 in New London, with junctions with I-95 and I-395 in Waterford. Route 85 continues through the towns of Montville and Salem as a 2-lane rural arterial road up to the junction with Route 82. The road continues further north into the towns of Colchester, Hebron, and Bolton as a collector road (with arterial sections near the Route 2 and Route 16 junctions). Route 85 ends in Bolton at US 6/US 44 with a partial interchange with I-384 just before its terminus.

[edit] Junction list

• New London
  • US 1 (southern terminus)
• Waterford
  • I-95
  • I-395
• Salem
  • Route 82
• Colchester
  • Route 2
  • Route 16
• Hebron
  • Route 66
• Bolton
  • I-384
  • US 6/US 44 (northern terminus)

[edit] Notes

The section of Route 85 between Route 82 in Salem and I-95 in Waterford is a major thoroughfare that serves traffic between the Hartford and New London areas. This section travels through what is known as the Route 11 Corridor, named for the unfinished expressway that will run parallel to Route 85 in this area. Currently, the Route 11 expressway ends abruptly in Salem, and all traffic is forced to exit and dumped onto Route 85 (via Route 82).