Connecticut Route 85
Route information | ||||
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Maintained by CTDOT | ||||
Length | 37.38 mi[1] (60.16 km) | |||
Existed | 1932[2]–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end | US 1 in New London | |||
North end | US 6 / US 44 in Bolton | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Connecticut | |||
Counties | New London, Tolland | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 85 is a 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.
The section of Route 85 between Route 82 in Salem and Interstate 95 (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 was to 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 directed onto Route 85 (via Route 82).[3]
Route description
Route 85 begins as a four-lane urban arterial road at
History
The section of Route 85 south of Colchester can be traced to the 19th century Hartford and New London Turnpike (also called Governor's Road)
Junction list
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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New London | New London | 0.00 | 0.00 | US 1 – New London, Waterford | |||
Waterford | 0.98 | 1.58 | I-95 – New London, New Haven | Exit 82 (I-95) | |||
3.50 | 5.63 | I-395 / Conn. Turnpike – Norwich, New Haven | Exit 2 (I-395/Connecticut Turnpike) | ||||
Flanders, Niantic | |||||||
Salem | 11.27 | 18.14 | Route 82 – East Haddam, Norwich | Traffic circle | |||
Colchester | 18.02 | 29.00 | Route 2 west – Hartford | ||||
18.24 | 29.35 | Route 354 south – Salem | |||||
19.04 | 30.64 | Route 16 west – East Hampton | Southern end of Route 16 overlap | ||||
19.11 | 30.75 | Route 16 east – Lebanon | Northern end of Route 16 overlap | ||||
Tolland | Hebron | 23.71 | 38.16 | Route 207 east – Lebanon | |||
25.52 | 41.07 | Route 66 – Columbia, Marlborough | |||||
30.27 | 48.71 | Route 94 west – Glastonbury | |||||
Bolton | 36.97 | 59.50 | I-384 west – Manchester, East Hartford | Exit 7 on I-384; partial interchange | |||
37.38 | 60.16 | US 6 / US 44 – Manchester, Coventry, Andover | Road continues north as SSR 533 | ||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
References
- ^ a b c d Connecticut State Highway Log Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Road Conditions in Connecticut". The Hartford Daily Courant. September 17, 1932. p. 18. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ ConnDOT map of Salem
- ^ Connecticut Routes, Route 85
External links
Media related to Connecticut Route 85 at Wikimedia Commons