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Kentucky Route 85

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Kentucky Route 85 marker
Kentucky Route 85
Map
KY 85 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length33.150 mi[1] (53.350 km)
Major junctions
West end KY 70 near Madisonville
Major intersections US 431 near Island
East end US 62 near Rockport
Location
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountiesHopkins, McLean, Ohio
Highway system
  • Kentucky State Highway System
KY 84 KY 86

Kentucky Route 85 (KY 85) is a 33.150-mile-long (53.350 km) state highway in Kentucky that runs from Kentucky Route 70 east of Madisonville to U.S. Route 62 northeast of Rockport via Sacramento and Centertown.

Route Description

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KY 85 begins at KY 70 near Anton which then entering to that town. After leaving it, it makes the southern terminus of KY 2082 it then passes into KY 862. While then it passes into the Mclean County and into a small river named Pond River. Then, It then passes into the town of Sacramento. Where it makes concurrency and also making the eastern terminus of KY 254. It then leaves the concurrency to making two southern terminus of KY 2383 and KY 2109. Next, it makes another terminus at KY 2226 it then enters the town of Island and making junctions with KY 85 Bus. and US 431 and also, Makes a concurrency with KY 1412. Finally it passes into the Ohio County. After it passes into that county, it goes near a power plant. It then enters the town of Centertown making a concurrency with KY 69. After that it turns into a rural secondary highway and also making the northern terminus of KY 1903. Also, it finally ends at US 62.

Major intersections

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CountyLocationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Hopkins0.0000.000 KY 70 (Central City Road)Western terminus
1.0931.759
KY 2339 west (Hicklen-Anton Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 2339
2.7224.381
KY 2082 north (Frostburg Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2082
3.0144.851
KY 862 west (Smith Todd Road)
Eastern terminus of KY 862
4.2546.846
KY 862 west (Casner Road)
West end of KY 862 overlap
4.3807.049
KY 862 east (Babe Nall Road)
East end of KY 862 overlap
McLean10.14716.330
KY 81 south
West end of KY 81 overlap
Sacramento10.92517.582
KY 254 west (West Third Street) / East Third Street
Eastern terminus of KY 254
11.20218.028
KY 81 north
East end of KY 81 overlap
11.65618.759
KY 2383 north (Bibb Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2383
12.30619.805
KY 2109 north (Station Road)
Southern terminus of KY 2109
15.19624.456
KY 2226 west
Eastern terminus of KY 2226
16.88827.179
KY 891 north
Southern terminus of KY 891
18.45729.704
KY 2110 north (Old Island-Livermore Road) / Old Island-Livermore Road
Southern terminus of KY 2110
18.72130.129 US 431
19.05330.663
KY 1412 east
West end of KY 1412 overlap
19.77831.830
KY 1412 west
East end of KY 1412 overlap
Ohio28.22245.419
KY 69 south
West end of KY 69 overlap
29.05946.766
KY 69 north
East end of KY 69 overlap
30.52649.127
KY 1903 south (Rockport-Ceralva Road) / Valley Lane
Northern terminus of KY 1903
33.15053.350 US 62Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Hopkins County + KY 81 Overlap + McLean County = 21.858

References

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  1. ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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