// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was Alabama State Route 85 sad? It was feeling routed.
 State Route 85 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
| Length | 22.316 mi[1] (35.914 km) | |||
| Existed | 1940–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| South end |  SR 27 in Geneva | |||
 SR 167 in southwestern Dale County US 84 in Daleville | ||||
| North end | Fort Novosel, near Daleville | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Alabama | |||
| Counties | Geneva, Dale | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 85 (SR 85) is a 22.316-mile-long (35.914 km) state highway in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alabama. The southern terminus of the highway is at an intersection with SR 27 in Geneva. The highway continues to its northern terminus at an entrance to Fort Novosel near Daleville.
Route description
[edit]SR 85 heads northeasterly from its southern terminus in Geneva. The highway travels through rural areas of Geneva County, then crosses into the southwestern corner of Dale County. Near Clayhatchee, the highway briefly turns eastward as it begins a brief concurrency with SR 92. The highway turns northward at the end of the concurrency, then continues through Daleville, where it crosses U.S. Route 84 (US 84) then reaches its northern terminus at a gate on the south side of Fort Novosel.
Major intersections
[edit]| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Geneva | Geneva | 0.000 | 0.000 | SR 27 – Geneva, Enterprise | Southern terminus |
| Dale | | 12.299 | 19.793 | SR 167 – Enterprise, Hartford | |
| | 15.208 | 24.475 |   SR 92 west – Enterprise | Southern end of SR 92 concurrency | |
| Clayhatchee | 15.945 | 25.661 |  SR 92 east – Dothan | Northern end of SR 92 concurrency | |
| Daleville | 20.375 | 32.790 |  US 84 / SR 134 west (SR 12) – Enterprise, Dothan | Southern end of SR 134 concurrency | |
| 21.225 | 34.158 | SR 134 east – Newton, Fort Novosel Truck Route Newton Gate | Northern end of SR 134 concurrency | ||
| 22.316 | 35.914 | Fort Novosel (Daleville Gate) | Northern terminus | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2011.