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.
 Kentucky Route 85 | ||||
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 KY 85 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 33.150 mi[1] (53.350 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  KY 70 near Madisonville | |||
 US 431 near Island | ||||
| East end |  US 62 near Rockport | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Hopkins, McLean, Ohio | |||
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Route Description
editKY 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
edit| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Hopkins | | 0.000 | 0.000 | KY 70 (Central City Road) | Western terminus |
| | 1.093 | 1.759 | KY 2339 west (Hicklen-Anton Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 2339 | |
| | 2.722 | 4.381 | KY 2082 north (Frostburg Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2082 | |
| | 3.014 | 4.851 | KY 862 west (Smith Todd Road) | Eastern terminus of KY 862 | |
| | 4.254 | 6.846 | KY 862 west (Casner Road) | West end of KY 862 overlap | |
| | 4.380 | 7.049 | KY 862 east (Babe Nall Road) | East end of KY 862 overlap | |
| McLean | | 10.147 | 16.330 | KY 81 south | West end of KY 81 overlap |
| Sacramento | 10.925 | 17.582 | KY 254 west (West Third Street) / East Third Street | Eastern terminus of KY 254 | |
| 11.202 | 18.028 | KY 81 north | East end of KY 81 overlap | ||
| | 11.656 | 18.759 | KY 2383 north (Bibb Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2383 | |
| | 12.306 | 19.805 | KY 2109 north (Station Road) | Southern terminus of KY 2109 | |
| | 15.196 | 24.456 | KY 2226 west | Eastern terminus of KY 2226 | |
| | 16.888 | 27.179 | KY 891 north | Southern terminus of KY 891 | |
| | 18.457 | 29.704 | KY 2110 north (Old Island-Livermore Road) / Old Island-Livermore Road | Southern terminus of KY 2110 | |
| | 18.721 | 30.129 | US 431 | ||
| | 19.053 | 30.663 | KY 1412 east | West end of KY 1412 overlap | |
| | 19.778 | 31.830 | KY 1412 west | East end of KY 1412 overlap | |
| Ohio | | 28.222 | 45.419 | KY 69 south | West end of KY 69 overlap |
| | 29.059 | 46.766 | KY 69 north | East end of KY 69 overlap | |
| | 30.526 | 49.127 | KY 1903 south (Rockport-Ceralva Road) / Valley Lane | Northern terminus of KY 1903 | |
| | 33.150 | 53.350 | US 62 | Eastern terminus | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Hopkins County + KY 81 Overlap + McLean County = 21.858
References
edit- ^ a b Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved 27 June 2018.