Route 85 | ||||
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Map of eastern Connecticut with Route 85 highlighted in red
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Route information | ||||
Maintained by ConnDOT | ||||
Length: | 37.38 mi (60.16 km) | |||
Existed: | 1932 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | US 1 in New London | |||
North end: | US 6 / US 44 in Bolton | |||
Location | ||||
Counties: | New London, Tolland | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 85 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.
Route 85 begins as a four-lane urban arterial road at US 1 in New London, with junctions with I-95 and I-395 in Waterford. Route 85 continues north 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). There is a brief overlap with Route 16 in Colchester. Route 85 ends in Bolton at US 6 and US 44 with a partial interchange with I-384 just before its terminus.