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Northbound Views
CT 85 runs north through Salem as a two-lane undivided road.
Photos taken July 2016.
Welcome to Colchester! The speed limit rises to 50 MPH just before the town line.
Photos taken July 2016.
The speed limit goes back down to 40 MPH. There is a stop sign and flasher at Lake Hayward Road (SR 637).
Photos taken July 2016.
CT 85 passes under the CT 2 expressway. There is an entrance to get on going north on the left after the overpasses.
Photos taken July 2016.
Parum Road (CT 354) merges in from the right at a stop sign. Continue straight ahead to stay on CT 85. There is no route signage at this intersection.
Photos taken July 2016.
In the downtown area of Colchester, CT 85 is known as South Main Street.
Photos taken July 2016.
There is a traffic light at Linwood Avenue (CT 16). Turn left to go west. Eastbound CT 16 is multiplexed with CT 85 straight ahead.
Photo taken July 2016.
Skipping north to Bolton, there is an interchange with I-384.
Photos taken September 2023.
Bolton Center Road runs north as a two-lane undivided road.
Photos taken September 2023.
Bolton Center Road ends at a traffic light at US 6/US 44. Turn right onto Boston Turnpike to go east or left onto New Bolton Road to go west. Cider Mill Road (SR 533) begins straight ahead.
Photos taken September 2023.