Mexican Federal Highway 85D
Carretera Federal 85D | ||||
Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México | ||||
Route information | ||||
Length: | 169 km (105 mi) | |||
Existed: | 1991 – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
North end: |
Nuevo Laredo Pachuca | |||
South end: |
Monterrey Mexico City | |||
Highway system | ||||
Mexican Federal Highways
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Mexican Federal Highway 85D is a pair of toll routes (autopistas), 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, Mexican 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]
Autopista Monterrey–Nuevo Laredo
MFH85D in Nuevo Laredo starts at the World Trade International Bridge and ends near Del Norte International Airport in Apodaca, a suburb of northern Monterrey, where the toll highway merges onto Mexican Federal Highway 85. The route from Nuevo Laredo to Monterrey is a four lane divided highway that is 123.1 kilometers long and charges a toll of MXN$177). Autopista 85D passes through several cities and small towns including:
- Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
- Villas Campestres, Nuevo León
- Salinas Victoria, Nuevo León
- Apodaca, Nuevo León
- Monterrey, Nuevo León
Major highway intersections
State | Location | Road(s) | Notes |
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Tamaulipas | Nuevo Laredo | World Trade International Bridge and ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México
The route from Pachuca to Mexico City is 45.8 kilometers long and charges a toll MXN$33). Autopista Pachuca–Ciudad de México starts near El Dorado, Hidalgo where MFH85 splits into MFH85 and MFH85D and ends in Ecatepec de Morelos, a Mexico City suburb, where it merges onto MFH85. Autopista 85D passes through several cities and small towns including:
- Pachuca, Hidalgo
- El Dorado, Hidalgo
- Tizayuca, Hidalgo
- Tecámac, Mexico
- Ajoloapan, Mexico
- Ecatepec de Morelos, Mexico
- Mexico City
Major highway intersections
State | Location | Road(s) | Notes |
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Hidalgo | Pachuca | ![]() |
Northern End |
Mexico | Mexico City | ![]() |
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Southern End | ||
2013 road accident
On 7 May 2013, the gas tanker of a tanker truck exploded after a crash with a collition wall. It killed 26 people and injuring 36.[2]
References
- ↑ Mexican Autopistas technical information and tolls
- ↑ "En enfermería primera audiencia contra chofer de explosión en Xalostoc". Excélsior (in Spanish). Grupo Imágen. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.