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State Route 85 is an east-west state highway in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The shortest of three state routes that lie completely within Ashtabula County, its western terminus is at the U.S. Route 6/State Route 7 duplex in Andover, and its eastern terminus is just over 2½ miles east of Andover at the Pennsylvania state line, where Pennsylvania Route 285 continues east.
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[edit] Junctions
No junctions except for the route’s termini.
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[edit] History
- 1924 – Original route established[2]; originally routed from Euclid to the Pennsylvania state line along the current U.S. Route 6 alignment from Euclid to Andover, and along its current routing from Andover to the state line[3].
- 1932 – Dually certified with U.S. Route 6 from Euclid to Andover[3].
- 1938 – Truncated at Andover; dual certification from Euclid to Andover removed[3].
[edit] Sources
- ^ Mileages retrieved from Technical Services Straight Line Diagrams unless otherwise noted.
- ^ Explanation of the Ohio State Highway System (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
- ^ a b c Route 85 (The Unofficial Ohio State Highways Web Site) by John Simpson
[edit] External links
US 6/SR 7 in Andover
PA 285 near Andover
