Special routes of U.S. Route 85

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U.S. Route 85
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There are a number of special routes of U.S. Route 85. These special routes connect U.S. Route 85 to downtown areas, bypass city centers or provide alternate routes around an area.

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Current routes

Platteville, Colorado

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U.S. Highway 85 Business

Location Platteville, Colorado

U.S. Route 85 Business in Platteville, Colorado is a business route that goes from the intersection with Weld County Road 28 to Main Street.

Greeley, Colorado

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U.S. Highway 85 Business

Location Greeley, Colorado

U.S. Route 85 Business in Platteville, Colorado is a business route that begins at the Garden City Connector in Garden City, Colorado, and runs north of that along North Eighth Street in Greely.

Lead–Deadwood, South Dakota

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U.S. Highway 85 Truck

Location LeadDeadwood, South Dakota

U.S. Route 85 Truck (US 85 Truck) is a truck route that travels from the downtowns of Lead and Deadwood, South Dakota, and is entirely concurrent with US 14 Alternate (US 14 Alt.).

Watford City, North Dakota

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U.S. Highway 85 Business

Location Watford City, North Dakota
Length6.233 mi (10.031 km)

U.S. Route 85 Business in Watford City, North Dakota is a route that goes into the downtown area of Watford City. [1]

The entire route is in Watford City, McKenzie County.

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000US 85.svgND-23 (2015).svg US 85  / ND 23 eastSouthern terminus, western terminus of ND 23
0.5550.893ND-23 (2015).svgBegin plate.svg
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ND 23 east / ND 23 Bus. begins
Northern end of ND 23 concurrency, southern end of ND 23 Bus. concurrency
2.4864.001ND-23A (2015).svg ND 23A eastWestern terminus of ND 23A
2.7074.356Business plate.svg
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ND 23 Bus. east
Northern end of ND 23 Bus. concurrency
6.23310.031US 85.svg US 85 Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Alexander, North Dakota

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U.S. Highway 85 Business

Location Alexander, North Dakota
Length2.921 mi (4.701 km)

U.S. Route 85 Business in Alexander, North Dakota is a route that goes into the downtown area of Alexander. [1]

The entire route is in Alexander, McKenzie County.

mi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
0.0000.000US 85.svgND-200 (2015).svg US 85  / ND 200 Southern terminus
2.9214.701US 85.svgND-200 (2015).svg US 85  / ND 200 Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Williams County, North Dakota

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U.S. Highway 85B

Location Williston, North Dakota

Former routes

El Paso business loop

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Business U.S. Highway 85

Location El Paso, Texas

Anthony–Las Cruces alternate route

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U.S. Highway 85 Alternate

Location AnthonyLas Cruces, New Mexico

Santa Fe bypass route

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U.S. Highway 85 Bypass

Location Santa Fe, New Mexico

Barelas–Alameda alternate route

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U.S. Highway 85 Alternate

Location BarelasAlameda, New Mexico

Fountain–Colorado Springs bypass route

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U.S. Highway 85 Bypass

Location FountainColorado Springs, Colorado

Williston business route

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U.S. Highway 85 Business

Location Williston, North Dakota

U.S. Route 85 Business (US 85) is a business route of US 85 in Williston, North Dakota. It went into the downtown area of Williston. This route is now US 2 Bus.

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U.S. Route 85B (Williams County, North Dakota)

U.S. Route 85B (US 85B) is an approximately nine-mile-long (14 km) temporary auxiliary route of US 85 located entirely within Williams County in the state of North Dakota. The highway serves as an eastern bypass around the city of Williston. The establishment of the route was a temporary solution to the rapid increase in truck traffic in the area due to the North Dakota oil boom. The county plans on eventually replacing the highway with an expressway bypass, dubbed the "Northeastern Truck Reliever Route", once funding is gathered. US 85 already bypasses the city as an expressway to the west.

North Dakota Highway 23 Business is a 5.767-mile-long (9.281 km) east–west state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ND 23 Bus.'s western terminus is at U.S. Route 85 Business and ND 23 in Watford City, and the eastern terminus is at ND 23 and the southern terminus of ND 1806 in Watford City.

North Dakota Highway 23A (ND 23A) is a 1.526-mile-long (2.456 km) east–west state highway in the U.S. state of North Dakota. ND 23A's western terminus is at U.S. Route 85 Business and ND 23 Bus. in Watford City, and the eastern terminus is at ND 23 Bus. in Watford City.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 North Dakota Department of Transportation. North Dakota Route and Mileage Map (PDF) (Map). Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 30, 2018.