The A85 autoroute is a motorway in

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. It connects the A11 at

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to the A71 at

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. It is 270 km long.

History

The motorway was opened in 1997. It starts at the Péage de

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north of

and in 1997 went to

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. In 2007 the

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26 km extension was opened. In December 2007 the remaining

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section opening making 206 km in total.

Junctions

*''Exchange A11-A85'' Junction with the

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. *01 ('' Beaufort-en-Vallée'') *02 (''

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'') *03 ('' Vivy- Saumur'')
Road site art: Le Cheval de Saumur *04 ('' Brain-sur-Allonnes'') (construction postponed) *05 (''

'') *06 (''

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'') (construction postponed) *07 (''

Langeais Langeais () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Essards was merged into Langeais.

-Est'') *08 ('' Vallères-

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'') *09 (''

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'') *''Exchange A10-A85'' Junction with the

A10 autoroute The A10, also called L'Aquitaine, is an Autoroute in France, running for 549 km (341 mi) from the A6 south of Paris to the A630 at Bordeaux. It is the longest motorway in France. It generally parallels the N10 Route Nationale, but d ...

. *10 ('' Esvres'') *11 ('' Bléré'') *12 ('' Saint-Aignan'') *13 (''

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'') *14 ('' Villefranche-sur-Cher-

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'') *''Exchange A71-A85'' Junction with the

A71 autoroute The A71 autoroute is a motorway in central France. It is also called ''l'Arverne''. It starts at Orléans and ends at Clermont-Ferrand. Orléans to Bourges The autoroute is 2x2 lanes and is operated by the Société Cofiroute (Orléans-Bour ...

Proposed Extensions

* Bourges to Chalon-sur-Saône via

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* Corzé to Rennes via

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and Laval

Sections Now Open

Langeais Langeais () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Les Essards was merged into Langeais.

: Opened 29 January 2007(26 km) *

to Esvres : Opening April 2008 (11lkm)

References

External links

A85 Motorway in Saratlas
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