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Connecticut Route 85

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in 1922, when state highways were first signed in Connecticut. The northward continuation from Colchester to Hebron was assigned as
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The section of Route 85 south of Colchester can be traced to the 19th century Hartford and New London Turnpike (also called
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junctions). There is a brief concurrency with Route 16 in Colchester. Route 85 ends in Bolton at
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Exit 2 (I-395) To get on I-95 north from I-395 south, that is the exit to get on there.
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Exit 82 (I-95) To get on I-395 north from I-95 south, that is the exit to get on there.
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from old Highways 102 and 366, with an extension north via Bolton center to
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and New London areas. This section travels through what is known as the
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is a north–south state highway in the east-central portion of the
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Map of eastern Connecticut with Route 85 highlighted in red
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1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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as a 2-lane rural arterial road up to the junction with
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is a major thoroughfare that serves traffic between the
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Route 85 begins as a four-lane urban arterial road at
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September 17, 1932. p. 18 1161:"Road Conditions in Connecticut" 1080: 1075: 1045: 1039: 1008: 1002: 973: 948: 942: 905: 899: 872: 866: 840: 834: 808: 802: 758: 752: 745: 739: 733: 726: 720: 714: 679: 645: 639: 600: 571: 538: 490: 451:with a partial interchange with 364:The section of Route 85 between 324: 309: 261:Connecticut State Highway System 186: 181: 159: 145: 131: 117: 93: 35: 1199: 1188: 477:1932 state highway renumbering 13: 1: 1271:State highways in Connecticut 1139:Connecticut State Highway Log 1118: 504: 1206:Connecticut Routes, Route 85 790:Access via Lake Hayward Road 7: 1177:– via Newspapers.com. 10: 1297: 1166:The Hartford Daily Courant 521: 458: 455:just before its terminus. 1110: 1105: 1071: 1034: 1026: 1022: 997: 990: 969: 962: 937: 929: 924: 894: 861: 854: 829: 822: 797: 789: 709: 701: 696: 675: 667: 663: 634: 626: 621: 596: 588: 567: 559: 555: 534: 526: 516: 513: 508: 503: 500: 497: 302: 257: 252: 248: 234: 224: 214: 209: 205: 177: 108: 89: 84: 76: 68: 60: 55: 48: 32: 18:Route 85 (Connecticut) 1258:at Wikimedia Commons 1256:Connecticut Route 85 1246:KML is from Wikidata 1195:ConnDOT map of Salem 353:linking the city of 110:Major intersections 1144:2015-09-05 at the 431:, and Bolton as a 370:Interstate 95 1254:Media related to 1116: 1115: 473:State Highway 366 469:State Highway 102 397:U.S. Route 1 391:Route description 340: 339: 336: 335: 56:Route information 16:(Redirected from 1288: 1253: 1236: 1208: 1203: 1197: 1192: 1186: 1185: 1184: 1178: 1176: 1174: 1157: 1148: 1136: 1084: 1083: 1079: 1078: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1042: 1013: 1012: 1011: 1006: 1005: 977: 976: 953: 952: 951: 946: 945: 910: 909: 908: 903: 902: 877: 876: 875: 870: 869: 845: 844: 843: 838: 837: 813: 812: 811: 806: 805: 763: 762: 761: 756: 755: 750: 749: 748: 743: 742: 737: 736: 731: 730: 729: 724: 723: 718: 717: 683: 682: 650: 649: 648: 643: 642: 604: 603: 575: 574: 542: 541: 511: 506: 495: 494: 332: 328: 327: 317: 313: 312: 304: 303: 190: 189: 185: 184: 163: 162: 149: 148: 135: 134: 121: 120: 111: 97: 96: 39: 30: 29: 21: 1296: 1295: 1291: 1290: 1289: 1287: 1286: 1285: 1261: 1260: 1247: 1244: 1239: 1238: 1237: 1221: 1217: 1212: 1211: 1204: 1200: 1193: 1189: 1179: 1172: 1170: 1159: 1158: 1151: 1146:Wayback Machine 1137: 1126: 1121: 1112: 1081: 1076: 1046: 1044: 1040: 1038: 1009: 1007: 1003: 1001: 974: 949: 947: 943: 941: 906: 904: 900: 898: 873: 871: 867: 865: 841: 839: 835: 833: 809: 807: 803: 801: 759: 757: 753: 751: 746: 744: 740: 738: 734: 732: 727: 725: 721: 719: 715: 713: 680: 646: 644: 640: 638: 601: 572: 539: 493: 465:Governor's Road 461: 393: 357:to the town of 325: 323: 310: 308: 187: 182: 173: 160: 146: 132: 118: 109: 94: 85:Major junctions 51: 44: 43: 40: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 1294: 1284: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1220: 1219: 1218: 1216: 1215:External links 1213: 1210: 1209: 1198: 1187: 1149: 1123: 1122: 1120: 1117: 1114: 1113: 1108: 1107: 1104: 1073: 1070: 1066: 1065: 1062: 1036: 1033: 1030: 1024: 1023: 1021: 999: 996: 992: 991: 989: 971: 968: 964: 963: 961: 955:Route 207 939: 936: 933: 928: 922: 921: 918: 896: 893: 889: 888: 885: 863: 860: 856: 855: 853: 847:Route 354 831: 828: 824: 823: 821: 799: 796: 792: 791: 788: 774:Route 354 711: 708: 705: 699: 698: 697:Traffic circle 695: 677: 674: 671: 665: 664: 662: 652:Route 161 636: 633: 630: 624: 623: 620: 610:Conn. 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Index

Route 85 (Connecticut)
Route 85 marker
CTDOT
US 1
New London
I-95
Waterford
I-395
Waterford
Route 2
Colchester
I-384
Bolton
US 6
US 44
Bolton
United States
Connecticut
New London
Tolland
Interstate
US
State
SSR
SR
Scenic
I-84
Route 87
U.S. state
Connecticut

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