U.S. Route 285 in Texas

US Highway 285
US Highway 285
	US 285 in Texas highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by TxDOT
Length	169.372 mi (272.578 km)
Existed	1935–present
Major junctions
South end	US 90 in Sanderson
	I-10 / US 67 in Fort Stockton; I-20 in Pecos
North end	US 285 at Texas–New Mexico state line
Location
Counties	Terrell, Pecos, Reeves, Culberson
Highway system
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U.S. Highway 285 (US 285) travels from Sanderson, Texas to Denver, Colorado. In Texas, US 285 begins at an intersection with US 90 in Sanderson, traveling through Fort Stockton and Pecos before exiting the state into New Mexico between Pecos and Carlsbad.

Route description[]

US 285 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 90 in Sanderson, just west of the downtown area. The highway travels through highly rural areas of Terrell and Pecos County before entering Fort Stockton. In Fort Stockton, US 285 shares a short overlap with U.S. Route 385 and meets Interstate 10 before leaving the town. US 285 has an interchange with Farm to Market Road 1776, which serves the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company test track. After FM 1776, US 285 takes on a highly rural route until entering Pecos, where the highway meets with Interstate 20. US 285 briefly runs through Culberson County before crossing the state line into New Mexico.

Junction list[]

County	Location	Destinations	Notes
Terrell	Sanderson	US 90 – Alpine, Del Rio
Pecos		RM 2400 east – Sheffield
	Fort Stockton	US 385 north / I-10 BL east – McCamey	South end of US 385/BL I-10 overlap
		US 385 south – Marathon	North end of US 385 overlap
		SH 18 north – Monahans
		I-10 BL west – Van Horn	North end of BL I-10 overlap
		I-10 / US 67 – El Paso, Bakersfield	I-10 exit 257
		FM 1776 – Coyanosa	Interchange
Reeves		FM 2007 south
		FM 1450 east
	Pecos	I-20 – El Paso, Odessa	I-20 exit 42
	Pecos	I-20 BL – Toyah, Barstow	Former US 80
		FM 1216 north
		SH 302 east – Mentone, Kermit
	Orla	RM 652
Culberson		US 285 north – Carlsbad	Texas–New Mexico state line
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

References[]

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^ ^a ^b Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 285". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

[TXDOT_US_285-1] Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "U.S. Highway No. 285". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

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