European route E85

E85
Route information
Length	2,314 km (1,438 mi)
Major junctions
North end	E272 in Klaipėda, Lithuania
Major intersections	E40 in Dubno, Ukraine E50 in Ternopil, Ukraine E80 in Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
South end	Alexandroupolis, Greece
Location
Countries	Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece
Highway system
International E-road network A Class B Class

Expressway near Kaunas, Lithuania. Bridge over the Neris River.

European route E85 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe.

The E 85 starts from Klaipėda, Lithuania and ends at Alexandroupolis, Greece. ^[1]

The E 85 is 2,314 km (1,438 mi) long.

The definition of its route by UNECE is: Klaipéda - Kaunas - Vilnius - Lida - Slonim - Kobrin - Luck - Černovcy - Siret - Suceava - Săbăoani - Roman - Bacău - Mărășești - Tișița - Buzău - Urziceni - București - Giurgiu - Ruse - Bjala - Veliko Tarnovo - Stara Zagora - Haskovo - Svilengrad - Ormenio - Kastanies - Didymoteicho - Alexandropouli.

Route

Lithuania

• A 1: Klaipėda ( E272) - Kryžkalnis ( E77) - Kaunas ( E67 E262) - Vilnius ( E28 E272)
• A 3: Vilnius ( E28 E272)
• A 15: Vilnius ( E28) - Šalčininkai

Belarus

• M 11: Beiniakoni - Lida - Slonim - Ivatsevichy ( E30)
• M 1: Ivatsevichy (Start of Concurrency with E30) - Kobryn (End of Concurrency with E30)

Ukraine

• M 19: Domanove - Kovel ( E373) - Dubno ( E40) - Ternopil ( E50) - Chernivtsi - Porubne

Romania

• DN2: Siret - Suceava ( E58) - Săbăoani ( E583) - Roman - Bacău ( E574) - Tișița ( E581) - Focșani - Buzău ( E577) - Urziceni (Start of concurrency with E60) - Bucharest (End of concurrency with E60)
• DN5: Bucharest (Start of concurrency with E70) - Giurgiu

Bulgaria

• I-2: Ruse (End of Concurrency with E70)
• I-5: Ruse ( E70) - Byala ( E83) - Veliko Tarnovo ( E772) - Stara Zagora ( E773) - Dimitrovgrad ( E80) - Haskovo
• I-8: Haskovo - Harmanli - Novo Selo

Greece

The E85 in Greece runs from Ormenio in the north to Alexandroupolis to the south, via Kastanies and Didymoteicho. ^[2]

In relation to the national road network, the E85 follows the EO51 road from Kastanies to Ardani  [ el ], and then the EO2 to Alexandroupolis: the section from Ormenio to Kastanies has no national number. ^[3] The E85 connects with the E90 at the interchange of the EO51 and the A2 motorway, north of Ardani. ^[2]

See also

• Danube Bridge

References

1. "European Agrement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR)" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. 14 March 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. "European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. Geneva: United Nations. 1 November 2016. pp. 9–19. ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/3/Rev.1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
3. Ministerial Decision G25871/1963 , 9 July 1963 (FEK B' 319/23.07.1963, pp. 2500–2501). Archived from the original on 21 September 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.

External links

• UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)