Mexican Federal Highway 85D
Toll highways in Mexico
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Carretera Federal 85D is the designation for toll highways (autopistas) paralleling Mexican Federal Highway 85. Two roads are designated Highway 85D, one from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, to Monterrey, Nuevo León, known as Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo, and the other from Pachuca, Hidalgo, to Mexico City, known as Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México. Both toll routes run parallel to their free alternative, Federal Highway 85. Highway 85D has wider lanes, offers a more direct route, and is continuously being repaired and repaved unlike the free route.[1]
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| Carretera federal 85D | ||||
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| Maintained by Caminos y Puentes Federales | ||||
| Length | 169 km[citation needed] (105 mi) | |||
| Existed | 1991–present | |||
| Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México | ||||
| South end |  Fed. 85 in Tlalnepantla de Baz | |||
| North end | Fed. 85 in Tizayuca | |||
| Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo | ||||
| South end | Fed. 85 in Ciénega de Flores | |||
| North end | Fed. 85 near Nuevo Laredo | |||
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| Country | Mexico | |||
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Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México
Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México | |
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| Location | State of Mexico and Hidalgo |
| Length | 60.5 km[2] (37.6 mi) |
The Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México begins north of Tizayuca, Hidalgo, proceeding southwest and ending at an interchange on the border of Ecatepec de Morelos and Tlalnepantla, just shy of Mexico City itself. CAPUFE charges a toll of 47 pesos to use the road.
It serves as the western terminus of Mexican Federal Highway 132D (México-Tuxpan).
2013 road accident
On 7 May 2013, the gas tanker of a tanker truck exploded after it crashed into a guardrail, killing 26 people and injuring 36.[3]
Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo
Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo | |
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| Location | Nuevo León and Tamaulipas |
| Length | 120.5 km[4] (74.9 mi) |
The second segment of Federal Highway 85D begins near Del Norte International Airport between Apodaca and Ciénega de Flores, northern suburbs of Monterrey. The highway's northern terminus at Fed. 85 just south of Fed. 2, approximately 25.5 kilometres (15.8 mi) south of central Nuevo Laredo. From San Marcos in northern Tamaulipas to its northern terminus, Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo closely parallels its parent highway. Outside of the greater Monterrey area, the highway is rural. The highway's only interchange in Tamaulipas is at its northern terminus.
The road is maintained by Caminos y Puentes Federales, Mexico's federal agency in charge of maintaining and operating federal highways and bridges, with a toll of 219 pesos.[5]
Junction list
| State | Municipality | Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes |
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| Nuevo León | Ciénega de Flores | Ciénega de Flores | 0.0 | 0.0 | Fed. 85 – Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo libre | Southern terminus |
| 6.4 | 4.0 |  SH 188 – Salinas Victoria, Ciénega de Flores, Nuevo Laredo libre | ||||
| Salinas Victoria | | 18.1 | 11.2 |  Fed. 85D – Monterrey, Nuevo Laredo | ||
| Sabinas Hidalgo | | 54.4 | 33.8 |  SH 6 – Agualeguas, Sabinas Hidalgo | ||
| Vallecillo | | 74.2 | 46.1 |  SH 2 – Parás, Sabinas Hidalgo | ||
| | 90.5 | 56.2 |  SH 4 – San Carlos | |||
| Anáhuac | | 120.4 | 74.8 | Fed. 85 – Monterrey libre, Nuevo Laredo libre | ||
| 150.3– 0.0 | 93.4– 0.0 | Nuevo León–Tamaulipas state line | ||||
| Tamaulipas | Guerrero | | 18.5 | 11.5 | Fed. 85 north – Nuevo Laredo | Northern terminus; northbound exit and southbound entrance |
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | ||||||