US 85 (CO)

U.S. Route 85
CanAm Highway

Route information
Length:	1,479 mi (2,380 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
South end:	Fed. 45 at the Mexico–US border at El Paso, TX
	I‑10 at El Paso, TX I‑25 at Las Cruces, NM I‑40 at Albuquerque, NM I‑25 in Colorado Springs, CO I‑70 in Denver, CO I‑76 in Denver, CO I‑80 at Cheyenne, WY I‑90 near Deadwood, SD I‑94 at Belfield, ND
North end:	Hwy 35 at Canada–US border at Fortuna, ND
Location
States:	Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota
Highway system
United States Numbered Highway System List Special Divided Replaced

U.S. Route 85 (US 85) is a north–south United States highway that runs for 1,479 miles (2,380 km) in the Mountain – Northern Plains states of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at the Mexico–US border in El Paso, Texas, connecting with Mexican Federal Highway 45. The northern terminus is at the Canada–US border in Fortuna, North Dakota, where the route continues north as Saskatchewan Highway 35. In both the United States and Saskatchewan, Canada the route is known as the CanAm Highway. Sections of US 85 are considered part of the Theodore Roosevelt Expressway.

The highway passes through Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, and North Dakota. From Anthony, Texas to Fountain, Colorado, US-85 shares its alignment with interstate routes and is not signed.