Interstate 685

Interstate 685
Route information
Maintained by ALDOT
Major junctions
West end:	I‑65
	US 80
East end:	I‑85 / US 80
Location
Counties:	Montgomery
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Alabama State Routes Interstate US State ← SR 604 I‑759 →

Interstate 685 (I-685) is the designation for 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.^[1]

History

The designation was approved in 2010 at the request of the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) to use existing I-85.^[1] Construction on the Montgomery Outer Loop started in early 2011, and the first part of it expected to be completed by February 2016. When done, the I-85 designation will be shifted to the Outer Loop, and the existing freeway will become just I-685. This will be the first auxiliary interstate of interstate 85 that starts with a six.^[2]

Exit list

The entire route is in Montgomery, Montgomery County.

All exits are opened as I-85, but are not signed as I-685

mi	km	Exit	Destinations	Notes
		--	Day Street	Southbound exit and northbound entrance; Future Western Terminus of I-685
		0A	I‑65 south / US 82 west – Mobile	I-65 exit 171; southbound exit and northbound entrance.
		0B	I‑65 north / US 82 east – Birmingham	I-65 exit 171; eastbound signed as exit 0.
		1	Court Street, Union Street	Eastbound Court Street, westbound Union Street
		2	Forest Avenue, Mulberry Street	Eastbound Forest Avenue, westbound Mulberry Street
		3	Ann Street
		4	Perry Hill Road
		6	US 80 west / US 231 / SR 21 (East Boulevard, SR-8/SR-9/SR-53)	Begin U.S. 80 concurrency
		9	SR 271 (Taylor Road) to US 231 (SR-53)
		11	SR 126 (SR-8) / SR 110 – Mitylene, Mount Meigs
14.44	23.24	14	I‑85 (Montgomery South Bypass, SR-685) / SR 108	Future exit number
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Incomplete access

See also

• Alabama portal
• U.S. Roads portal

References

1. Vaughn, Don W. (October 29, 2010). "Report to the Standing Committee on Highways" (PDF) (Report). Biloxi, MS: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
2. Shryock, John. "Outer Loop construction about to restart". Montgomery, AL: WSFA-TV. Retrieved December 13, 2011.