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| Carretera federal 85 | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by Secretariat of Communications and Transportation | ||||
| Length | 1,213 km[1][2][3] (754 mi) | |||
| Existed | July 1, 1936–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  Fed. 95 in Mexico City | |||
 Fed. 130 in Pachuca Fed. 120 in Ciudad Valles Fed. 101 in Ciudad Victoria Fed. 40 in Monterrey | ||||
| North end |  I-35 BL at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico Border in Nuevo Laredo | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | Mexico | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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Federal Highway 85 (Spanish: Carretera Federal 85) connects Mexico City with the Mexico–United States border at Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. Highway 85 runs through Monterrey, Nuevo León; Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas; Ciudad Valles, San Luis Potosí; and Pachuca, Hidalgo. It ends at the intersection of Highway 95 in the San Pedro area of Mexico City. Highway 85 is the original route of the Pan-American Highway from the border to the capital as well as the Inter-American Highway.
Through most of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León, it is a freeway and is essentially a southern continuation of U.S. Interstate 35. Highway 85 has two alternate toll routes (Autopistas); both are named Carretera Federal 85D; one is from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey (123.1 kilometers MXN$177) and Pachuca to Mexico City (45.8 kilometers MXN$33). Highway 85D has wider lanes, offers a more direct route, and is continuously being repaired and repaved.[4]
- ^ "Datos Viales de Tamaulipas" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2011. p. 4,6,9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-16. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Datos Viales de San Luis Potosí" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2011. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ "Datos Viales de Hidalgo" (PDF) (in Spanish). Dirección General de Servicios Técnicos, Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ Mexican Autopistas technical information and tolls