A85 autoroute

The A85 autoroute is a motorway in France. It connects the A11 at Angers to the A71 at Vierzon. It is 270 km long.

A85

A85 autoroute
Route information
Part of E60 / E604
Maintained by Cofiroute
Length	206 km (128 mi)
Existed	1997–present
Major junctions
West end	E60 / E501 / A 11 in Corzé
Major intersections	E5 / E60 / A 10 in Veigné
East end	E9 / A 71 in Theillay
Location
Country	France
Highway system
Roads in France Autoroutes Routes nationales

History

The motorway was opened in 1997. It starts at the Péage de Corzé north of Angers and in 1997 went to Bourgueil. In 2007 the Bourgueil to Langeais 26 km extension was opened. In December 2007 the remaining Azay-le-Rideau to Theillay section opening making 206 km in total.

List of exits and junctions

Region	Department	Junctions	Destinations	Notes
Pays de la Loire	Maine-et-Loire	A11 - A85	Paris, Le Mans, Nantes, Angers
		Péage de Corzé
		1 : Beaufort-en-Vallée	Beaufort-en-Vallée
		Aire de Longué-La Couaille (Eastbound)  Aire de Longué-Les Cossonnières (Westbound)
		2 : Longué-Jumelles	Longué-Jumelles
		3 : Vivy	Vivy, Vernantes, Saumur
Centre-Val de Loire	Indre-et-Loire	Aire de Chouzé-sur-Loire (Eastbound)  Aire de Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil (Westbound)
		5 : Bourgueil	Bourgueil, Chinon
		Péage de Restigné
		7 : Langeais	Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, Langeais, Saumur, Luynes
		8 : Villandry	Vallères, Lignières-de-Touraine, Villandry
		Aire des Jardins de Villandry
		9 : Druye	Druye, Monts, Azay-le-Rideau, Chinon
		9.1 : Tours	Tours	Entry and exit from Angers
		A10 - A85	Bordeaux, Poitiers, Châtellerault, Paris, Le Mans, Tours, Orléans
		E60 / A 85 becomes E604 / A 85
		Péage de Veigné
		10 : Esvres-sur-Indre	Esvres-sur-Indre, Chambray-lès-Tours, Saint-Avertin, Châteauroux, Loches
		Aire du Val de Cher
		11 : Bléré	Bléré, Loches, Amboise, Montrichard, Chenonceau
	Loir-et-Cher	Aire de La Canarderie  Aire du Bois de Faix
		12 : Saint-Aignan	Saint-Romain-sur-Cher, Montrichard, Saint-Aignan
		13 : Selles-sur-Cher	Chémery, Contres, Selles-sur-Cher, Cheverny
		Aire de Romorantin
		14 : Romorantin-Lanthenay	Blois, Romorantin-Lanthenay
		Aire du Jarrier (Eastbound)  Aire de La Grange Rouge (Westbound)
		A71 - A85	Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, Bourges, Vierzon, Paris, Orléans
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

Proposed Extensions

• Bourges to Chalon-sur-Saône via Nevers
• Corzé to Rennes via Château-Gontier and Laval

Sections Now Open

• Bourgueil to Langeais : Opened 29 January 2007 (26 km)
• Azay-le-Rideau to Esvres : Opening April 2008 (11lkm)