U.S. Route 85

U.S. Route 85 marker U.S. Route 85 marker
U.S. Route 85
CanAm Highway
Map
US 85 highlighted in red
Route information
Length1,479 mi[citation needed] (2,380 km)
Existed1926[citation needed]–present
Major junctions
South end US 62 at the Stanton Street Bridge at the Mexican border in El Paso, TX
Major intersections
North end Highway 35 at Canada–US border near Fortuna, ND
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesTexas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota
Highway system
US 84 US 87

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