The A85 autoroute is a motorway in France. It connects the A11 at Angers to the A71 at Vierzon. It is 270 km long.
History
The motorway was opened in 1997. It starts at the Péage de Corzé north of Angers and in 1997 went to Bourgueil. In 2007 the Bourgueil to Langeais 26 km extension was opened. In December 2007 the remaining Azay-le-Rideau to Theillay section opening making 206 km in total.
List of exits and junctions {| class="plainrowheaders wikitable" |- !scope=col|Region !scope=col|Department !scope=col|Junctions !scope=col|Destinations !scope=col|Notes |- |rowspan="6"|Pays de la Loire |rowspan="6"|Maine-et-Loire | A11 - A85 |Paris, Le Mans, Nantes, Angers
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|Beaufort-en-Vallée
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|Longué-Jumelles
|Vivy, Vernantes, Saumur
|rowspan="21"|Centre-Val de Loire |rowspan="14"|Indre-et-Loire |colspan="5" style="text-align:center; |
|Bourgueil, Chinon
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|Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Langeais, Saumur, Luynes
|Vallères, Lignières-de-Touraine, Villandry
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|Druye, Monts, Azay-le-Rideau, Chinon
|Tours |Entry and exit from Angers |- | A10 - A85 |Bordeaux, Poitiers, Châtellerault, Paris, Le Mans, Tours, Orléans
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|Esvres-sur-Indre, Chambray-lès-Tours, Saint-Avertin, Châteauroux, Loches
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| Bléré, Loches, Amboise, Montrichard, Chenonceau
|rowspan="7"|Loir-et-Cher |colspan="3" style="text-align:center; |
|Saint-Romain-sur-Cher, Montrichard, Saint-Aignan
|Chémery, Contres, Selles-sur-Cher, Cheverny
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|Blois, Romorantin-Lanthenay
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| A71 - A85 |Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, Bourges, Vierzon, Paris, Orléans
Proposed Extensions Bourges to Chalon-sur-Saône via Nevers Corzé to Rennes via Château-Gontier and Laval
Sections Now Open Bourgueil to Langeais : Opened 29 January 2007 (26 km) Azay-le-Rideau to Esvres : Opening April 2008 (11lkm)
References
External links A85 Motorway in Saratlas