M-85

Fort Street
Length:	22.15 mi[1] (35.65 km)
Formed:	1956
North end:	Griswold Street in Detroit
Major junctions:	I-75 Exit 43 in Detroit
South end:	I-75 Exit 28 near Flat Rock and Gibraltar
Counties:	Wayne
Michigan highways < M-84 M-86 >

M-85 is known as Fort Street or Fort Road for its entire length.

M-85 was designated to service Downriver communities southwest of Detroit, Michigan bordering the Detroit River as the Detroit-Toledo Expressway (originally ALT US 24, later I-75) was being completed further inland. Its southern terminus is with I-75 at the south end of Woodhaven, and its northern terminus is at Griswold Street in downtown Detroit.

M-85 was extended beyond its previous terminus at I-75/Schaefer Road to replace M-3's designation along Fort Street from Clark Street to Griswold, when a number of jurisdiction changes relating to the Campus Martius Park development resulted in downtown portions of M-3 being shifted to local control in 2001. Portions of Fort Street that had not been part of the trunkline system since US 25 was removed from Michigan were added to M-85.

From its southern terminus at I-75 Exit 28 to I-75 Exit 43 in southwest Detroit, M-85 is part of the Lake Huron Circle Tour.

Historical note: In the 1920's, M-85 ran from M-14 (now M-66) in Stanton to M-66 (now M-91) just south of Langston.

Cities M-85 passes through

• Detroit
• Lincoln Park
• Wyandotte
• Southgate
• Riverview
• Trenton
• Gibraltar
• Brownstown

Termini

Northern Terminus

M-85's northern terminus is at the corner of Fort St & Griswold St, one block west of Woodward Avenue in Downtown Detroit.

Southern Terminus

M-85 has its southern terminus at I-75 near Flat Rock and Gibraltar.

External links

• M-85 at Michigan Highways
• M-85 at Michigan Ends

References

1. ^ Bessert, Christopher J. "Michigan Highways: Highways 80 through 89." Michigan Highways. 23 Apr 2006. 25 Jul 2006 [1].

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