Mexican Federal Highway 85D

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Federal Highway 85D shield
Federal Highway 85D
Carretera federal 85D
Route information
Maintained by
Mexico-US border in Nuevo Laredo
South endMonterrey
Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México
North endPachuca
South endMexico City
Location
CountryMexico
Highway system
Fed. 85 Fed. 87
Mexican Federal Highway 85 from Nuevo Laredo - Monterrey

Carretera Federal 85D is the designation for toll highways (

Pachuca, Hidalgo, to Mexico City, known as Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México. Both toll routes run parallel to their free alternative, Federal Highway 85. Highway 85D has wider lanes offers a more direct route and is continuously being repaired and repaved unlike the free route.[1]

Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo

Federal Highway 85D marker

Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo

Location Fed. 85 in Anáhuac Municipality to Fed. 85 in Apodaca
Length120.5 km[2] (74.9 mi)

The first segment of Federal Highway 85Da begins when the highway crosses into Nuevo León, on the edge of Anáhuac Municipality, ending near Del Norte International Airport in Apodaca, a suburb of northern Monterrey, where the toll highway merges onto Federal Highway 85. The road is maintained by Caminos y Puentes Federales, with a toll of 219 pesos.[3]

Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México

Federal Highway 85D marker

Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México

Location Fed. 85 in Ecatepec de Morelos, State of Mexico to Fed. 85 in Tizayuca, Hidalgo
Length60.5 km[4] (37.6 mi)

The Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México begins north of

Tlalnepantla
, just shy of Mexico City itself. CAPUFE charges a toll of 47 pesos to use the road.

It serves as the western terminus of Mexican Federal Highway 132D (México-Tuxpan).

2013 road accident

On 7 May 2013, the gas tanker of a tanker truck exploded after it crashed into a guardrail, killing 26 people and injuring 36.[5]

References

  1. ^ Mexican Autopistas technical information and tolls
  2. ^ Datos Viales - Nuevo León, SCT, 2016
  3. ^ CAPUFE - Tarifas Vigentes as of January 31, 2017
  4. ^ Datos Viales - Hidalgo, SCT, 2016
  5. ^ "En enfermería primera audiencia contra chofer de explosión en Xalostoc". Excélsior (in Spanish). Grupo Imágen. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.