U.S. Route 85

U.S. Numbered Highway in the United States
Place road Q410716

Facts

11 properties

Identity

Instance of
road
Inception
1926[19]

Location

Located in the administrative territorial entity
Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Population and size

Length
1479.0
More facts +6
KML file
Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 85
Road number
85
Transport network
United States Numbered Highway System, Texas state highway system, numbered highways in Colorado, numbered highways in Wyoming[9][10][11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
en US 85 en US-85 en U.S. Highway 85 en U.S. Route 85 fr US 85 fr U.S. Highway 85 ko 국도 제85호선 ko 미국 85번 국도 ko US 85 tr US 85 tr US-85 tr U.S. Highway 85 zh 85号美国国道
🔖 Identifiers · 4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
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Freebase ID
/m/03m1zd
OpenStreetMap relation ID
334719
Topic's main category
Category:U.S. Route 85

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Instance of 1
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Owned by 1
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Summary

U.S. Route 85 is a road[1].

Body

Geography

Located in include Texas[2], an U.S. state[20], in United States[21], founded in 1845[22], headquartered in Austin[23]; New Mexico[3], an U.S. state[24], in United States[25], founded in 1912[26], headquartered in Santa Fe[27]; Colorado[4], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1876[30]; Wyoming[5], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1890[33]; South Dakota[6], an U.S. state[34], in United States[35], founded in 1889[36]; and North Dakota[7], an U.S. state[37], in United States[38], founded in 1889[39].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 85's length is recorded as 1479 miles[40].

History and Context

Owners include Colorado Department of Transportation[16], a state department of transportation of the United States[41], in United States[42], founded in 1917[43]; Texas Department of Transportation[17], a state department of transportation of the United States[44], in United States[45], founded in 1991[46], headquartered in Dewitt C. Greer State Highway Building[47]; and Wyoming Department of Transportation[18], a state department of transportation of the United States[48], in United States[49], founded in 1991[50], headquartered in Cheyenne[51].

References

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Class ancestry

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