Alabama State Route 85

Infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=85
length_mi=21
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length_round=
established=1940
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=
junction=
ending_terminus=Fort Rucker, Daleville
counties=Geneva
Dale
previous_type=I
previous_route=85
next_route=86

State Route 85 is a 21-mile long route in the southeastern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with State Route 27 at Geneva. The route continues to its northern terminus at an entrance to Fort Rucker near Daleville.

Route description

State Route 85 heads northeasterly from its origin at Geneva. The route passes through rural areas of Geneva County, then crosses into the southwestern corner of Dale County. Near Clayhatchee, the route briefly turns eastward as it begins a brief concurrency with State Route 92. The route turns northward at the end of the concurrency, then continues through Daleville, where it crosses U.S. Highway 84 then reaches its northern terminus at a gate on the south side of Fort Rucker.

Counties traversed

*Geneva County
*Dale County

Cities and towns along the route

*Geneva
*Clayhatchee
*Daleville

Major intersections

*State Route 167 north of the Geneva County-Dale County line
*State Route 92 at Clayhatchee. Northbound State Route 85 and eastbound State Route 92 are briefly concurrent.
*U.S. Highway 84 at Daleville

References