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
Major intersections
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
Mexican Federal Highways
List
Autopistas
← Fed. 84
→ Fed. 85D
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.
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Global Information
Fed. 95 in Mexico City
Fed. 130 in Pachuca
Fed. 120 in Ciudad Valles
Fed. 101 in Ciudad Victoria
Fed. 40 in Monterrey
I-35 BL at the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge at the U.S.-Mexico Border in Nuevo Laredo
