M85 expressway (Hungary)
Road in Hungary
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The M85 expressway (Hungarian: M85-ös autóút) is a Hungarian expressway connecting Győr to Sopron. It will eventually connect M1 motorway to the Austrian border.
85 near Győr, Csorna, Fertőd and Sopron
M86 near Csorna
84 near Nagycenk and Sopron
| M85 expressway | |
|---|---|
| M85-ös autóút | |
M85 near Enese | |
| Route information | |
| Part of | |
| Length | 83 km (52 mi) 95 km (59 mi) planned |
| Existed | 2008–present |
| Major junctions | |
| From | |
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| To | Sopron |
| Location | |
| Country | Hungary |
| Counties | Győr-Moson-Sopron |
| Major cities | Győr, Csorna, Sopron |
| Highway system | |
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Timeline
| Section | Length | Opened | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Győr nyugat (M1) – Enese | 8.0 km (4.97 mi) | 16 June 2015[1] | Built between 2013 – 2015. |
| Enese bypass | 7.0 km (4.35 mi) | 21 December 2011 | Built between 2009 – 2011. |
| Enese – Kóny | 3.0 km (1.86 mi) | 16 June 2015[1] | Built between 2013 – 2015. |
| Kóny – Csorna | 6.0 km (3.73 mi) | 9 September 2015[2] | Built between 2013 – 2015. |
| Csorna bypass I. | 5.0 km (3.11 mi) | 9 September 2015[2] | Segment I. (East), built between 2013 – 2015. Common route with M86 expressway. This section was extended 2x3 lane. |
| Csorna bypass II. (M86 junction - Csorny nyugat) | 4.5 km (2.80 mi) | 15 December 2017[3] | Segment II. (West), built between 2015 – 2017. |
| Csorna nyugat – Sopron kelet | 51.0 km (31.69 mi) | 16 December 2020 | Built between 2017 – 2020. |
| Sopron kelet – Balf | 2.5 km (1.55 mi) | 9 June 2021 | Built between 2017 – 2021. |
| Balf – Sopron észak | 6.4 km (3.98 mi) | 10 December 2021 | Built between 2018 – 2021. |
| Sopron észak to the border | 4.6 km (2.86 mi) | 17 December 2024 | Under construction, with Sopron Tunnel |
Route description
| County | km | Type | Destination | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Győr-Moson-Sopron |
0 |
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The eastern terminus of the Kilometrage starting point Roundabout and interchange junction | ||
| 8 | Rábapatona | ||||
| 10 | Lébény, Bezi / Enese, Tét | ||||
| 16 | Kóny / Rábcakapi | Connecting to petrol station and Truck parking. | |||
| 21 | |||||
| 23 |
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The northern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route.
The eastern part of Csorna bypass. The northern terminus of 2x3 lane road. | |||
| over the Győr–Sopron railway line | |||||
| 25 | over the Pápa–Csorna railway line | ||||
| 27 |
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The southern terminus of the common road with M85-M86 expressways, and E65 route.
The southern part of Csorna bypass. The southern terminus of 2x3 lane road. | |||
| over the Hegyeshalom–Szombathely railway line | |||||
| 32 | Jobaháza, Farád / Csorna nyugat | nyugat means West | |||
| 40 | Babóti pihenőhely | parking, WC, and water (petrol station in the future)
pihenőhely means Rest area | |||
| 44 | Beled, Hövej / Kapuvár | ||||
| 53 | Fertőd, Fertőendréd | Connecting to Main road 85. | |||
| 55 | Széchenyi pihenőhely | parking, WC, and water | |||
| 60 | Kőszeg, Lövő / Fertőszentmiklós | ||||
| 68 | under the Győr–Sopron railway line | ||||
| 72 | Connection to Sopron, and the Lake Balaton. | ||||
| 78 | Hutbájd pihenőhely | parking, WC, and water
Tengelysúlymérő állomás means weigh in motion (traffic control) | |||
| 79 | over the Győr–Sopron railway line | ||||
| Ikva híd | híd means Bridge | ||||
| 82 | |||||
| 85 | Sopron-Balf / Sopron-Pihenőkereszt | ||||
| 89 | Sopron észak / Fertőrákos | észak means North | |||
| 90 | Soproni alagút | Length: 780 m
alagút means Tunnel | |||
| 93 | nyugat means West
Western under construction section | ||||
| 94 | Scarbantia pihenőhely | Planned | |||
| 95 | Soporn (H) – Klingenbach (AT) border crossing |
Planned | |||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Maintenance
The operation and maintenance of the road by Hungarian Concession Infrastructure Development Plc.. This activity is provided by these highway engineers.
Payment
Hungarian system has 2 main type in terms of salary:
1, time-based fee vignettes (E-matrica);
- Cars, vans and motorbikes up to 3.5 tonnes only need to buy a single vignette which costs 6,400 Hungarian forint (Ft) for 10 days, 10,360 Ft for 1 month and 57,260 Ft for a year, from 1 January 2024.[4]
2, county vignettes (Megyei matrica); the highway can be used instead of the national sticker with the following county stickers:
Type of county vignette Available section Győr-Moson-Soporn full length (0 km – 83 km)