State Highway 85 (abbreviated SH-85 or OK-85) is a
state highway
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in the northeastern part of the
U.S. state of
Oklahoma
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. The highway is long. SH-85 provides access to the northwest shore of
Grand Lake, a major recreation center for northwest Oklahoma. SH-85 has one lettered spur highway, SH-85A.
Route description
SH-85 begins at
State Highway 82 west of the town of
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, in
Craig County. The highway travels east along Ketchum Road into the town. On the east side of Ketchum, SH-85 crosses into
Delaware County. Shortly after crossing the county line, the route turns north. The road crosses the Duck Creek arm of Grand Lake,
then turns east and then northeast before returning to a due north course. SH-85 then passes through the unincorporated settlement of
Cleora. SH-85 then briefly turns east before once again heading north. SH-85 crosses Duck Creek proper near its source.
SH-85 then approaches a
T intersection
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. The eastern leg of the T is SH-85A, while SH-85 follows the west leg of the T. The highway turns north again to intersect
US-60
U.S. Route 60 is a major east–west United States highway, traveling from southwestern Arizona to the Atlantic Ocean coast in Virginia.
The highway's eastern terminus is in Virginia Beach, Virginia, where it is known as Pacific Avenue, in the ...
/
69, where SH-85 ends.
SH-85A
SH-85A, a
highway entirely in Delaware County, is the only lettered spur highway from SH-85. It begins at an intersection with SH-85 north of Cleora. The highway travels east to pass through the town of
Bernice, on the shores of Grand Lake. The highway crosses an arm of the lake just east of the town. SH-85A then ends at
State Highway 125.
Junction list
References
External links
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SH-85 at Roadklahoma
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Transportation in Craig County, Oklahoma
Transportation in Delaware County, Oklahoma