Interstate 685
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Future I-685 highlighted in red | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by ALDOT | ||||
Length | 15.011 mi[1] (24.158 km) | |||
History | Designation approved in 2010 | |||
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Counties | Montgomery | |||
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Interstate 685 (I-685), is a future Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Alabama. When completed, it will connect I-65 in downtown Montgomery to I-85 in the eastern suburbs of Montgomery. The routing is currently signed as I-85.
Route description[]
Currently, I-685 has been approved by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) to be co-signed with the current I-85 from its current southern terminus at I-65, to the future location of the Montgomery South Bypass on which I-85 will be rerouted.[2] The open section of Future I-85 is temporarily designated as State Route 108. Future Interstate 685 is currently signed as Interstate 85.
History[]
The designation was approved in 2010 at the request of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to use existing I-85.[2] Construction on the Montgomery Outer Loop started in early 2011, and the first part of it was completed in February 2016.[3] When done, the I-85 designation will be shifted to the Outer Loop, and the existing freeway will become just I-685.[4] This will be the first auxiliary interstate of Interstate 85 that starts with a six.[5]
Exit list[]
The entire route is in Montgomery, Montgomery County.
mi[1][6] | km | Exit | Destinations | Notes | ||
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0.000 | 0.000 | — | ![]() ![]() | Southern terminus; I-65 exit 171; no access from eastbound Day Street to southbound I-65 or from northbound I-65 to Day Street; future western terminus of I-685 | ||
0.790 | 1.271 | 1 | Court Street | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
1.290 | 2.076 | 1 | Union Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
2.130 | 3.428 | 2 | Forest Avenue | Northbound exit and southbound entrance | ||
2.320 | 3.734 | 2 | Mulberry Street | Southbound exit and northbound entrance | ||
3.004 | 4.834 | 3 | Ann Street | |||
4.734 | 7.619 | 4 | Perry Hill Road | |||
6.546 | 10.535 | 6 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Southern end of US 80 / SR 8 concurrency | ||
9.037 | 14.544 | 9 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | Auburn University at Montgomery | ||
11.009 | 17.717 | 11 | ![]() ![]() | |||
15.011 | 24.158 | 15 | ![]() ![]() | Future I-85 rerouting; future eastern terminus of I-685 | ||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also[]
United States portal
U.S. roads portal
References[]
- ^ a b Alabama Department of Transportation. "Milepost Maps" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- ^ a b Special Committee on U.S. Route Numbering (October 29, 2010). "Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Washington, DC: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 16, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Burylo, Rebecca (January 25, 2016). "1st phase of Montgomery's Outer Loop opens". The Montgomery Advertiser. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Montgomery Outer Loop's first phase complete; ribbon cutting ceremony set". WSFA 12 News. January 25, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ Shryock, John. "Outer Loop construction about to restart". Montgomery, AL: WSFA-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Alabama Department of Transportation. "General Highway Maps" (PDF). Retrieved May 22, 2020.
External links[]
Route map:
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- Interstate Highways in Alabama
- Interstate 85
- Proposed Interstate Highways