The A85 autoroute is a motorway in
France
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. It connects the
A11 at
Angers
Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...
to the
A71 at
Vierzon
Vierzon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Cher (department), Cher departments of France, department, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
Geography
A medium-sized town by the banks of the river Cher (river), Cher with some light industry and a ...
. It is 270 km long.
History
The motorway was opened in 1997. It starts at the Péage de
Corzé north of
Angers
Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...
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.
Junctions
*''Exchange A11-A85'' Junction with the
A11 autoroute.
*01 (''
Beaufort-en-Vallée'')
*02 (''
Longué-Jumelles'')
*03 (''
Vivy-
Saumur
Saumur () is a Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France.
The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgu ...
'')
Road site art: Le Cheval de Saumur
*04 (''
Brain-sur-Allonnes'') (construction postponed)
*05 (''
Bourgueil'')
*06 (''
Restigné'') (construction postponed)
*07 (''
Langeais-Est'')
*08 (''
Vallères-
Villandry'')
*09 (''
Druye-
Tours
Tours ( ; ) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabita ...
'')
*''Exchange A10-A85'' Junction with the
A10 autoroute.
*10 (''
Esvres'')
*11 (''
Bléré'')
*12 (''
Saint-Aignan'')
*13 (''
Selles-sur-Cher'')
*14 (''
Villefranche-sur-Cher-
Romorantin-Lanthenay'')
*''Exchange A71-A85'' Junction with the
A71 autoroute.
Proposed Extensions
* Bourges to
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire Departments of France, department in the Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It is a Subprefectures in France, sub-prefectu ...
via
Nevers
Nevers ( , ; , later ''Nevirnum'' and ''Nebirnum'') is a city and the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Nièvre Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in central France. It was the pr ...
* Corzé to
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
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
A85
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