U.S. Route 85B (Williams County, North Dakota)
{{Short description|Auxiliary highway route in North Dakota, United States}}
{{Infobox road
|state=ND
|type=US
|route=85B
|map=U.S. Route 85B.svg
|length_mi=8.97
|length_ref=
|established=2015
|direction_a= North
|terminus_b={{jct|state=ND|ND|1804|CR|9|county2=Williams}} in Williston
|junction={{plainlist|1=
- {{jct|state=ND|CR|6|CR|9|county1=Williams}} in Pherrin Township
- {{jct|state=ND|CR|7B|county1=Williams}} in Pherrin Township
}}
|direction_b=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=ND|US|2|US|85}} in Williston
|counties=Williams
|spur_of=85
|spur_type=US
}}
U.S. Route 85B (US 85B) is an approximately {{convert|9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long|spell=in}} temporary auxiliary route of US 85 located entirely within Williams County in the state of North Dakota. The highway serves as an eastern bypass around the city of Williston.{{cite web |url = https://deq.nd.gov/aq/Notices/WillistonLF/InitialT5Application.pdf |title = City of Williston Landfill NDDH Title V Air Permit to Operate Application |access-date=April 12, 2018 |publisher = North Dakota Department of Health }} The establishment of the route was a temporary solution to the rapid increase in truck traffic in the area due to the North Dakota oil boom. The county plans on eventually replacing the highway with an expressway bypass, dubbed the "Northeastern Truck Reliever Route", once funding is gathered.{{cite book |author = City of Williston |author-link = Williston, North Dakota |date = September 21, 2016 |chapter = §2.10.1 Existing Truck Routes |title = Williston Regional Transportation Plan |type= Draft |url = http://willistonnd.com/usrimages/Rachel/CompPlanDocs/092216WillistonWilliamsTransportationPlan.pdf |publisher = City of Williston |page = 24 |access-date = December 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903124847/http://willistonnd.com/usrimages/Rachel/CompPlanDocs/092216WillistonWilliamsTransportationPlan.pdf |archive-date=September 3, 2017 |url-status=dead}} US 85 already bypasses the city as an expressway to the west.
Route description
Starting at a T intersection with North Dakota Highway 1804 within Williston's city limits, United States Route 82B travels north for just under half a mile mile (0.80 km) before curving east for about a third of a mile (4.8 km) and turning north. It runs about three miles to intersect with 54th Street Northwest that marks the eastern terminus of County Road 7B.{{cite map|url=https://williamscty.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/e7008511fb6446dfb6cba8b0233ca246/data?token=|title=Williams County Map of County Routes|access-date=April 16, 2018|publisher=City of Williston|author=City of Williston}} After this it continues north for three more miles. Here, County Road 6 joins it and they run concurrently west for two miles to US Route 82B's terminus at its intersection with United States Route 2 in Williston's city limits.{{cite web |author1=City of Williston |author1-link=Williston, North Dakota |author2=North Dakota Department of Transportation |author2-link=North Dakota Department of Transportation |title=Williston-Williams County Regional Plan |url=http://www.cityofwilliston.com/Feb_%2016_2017_%20Joint%20PZ%20Minutes%20SIGNED.pdf |access-date=April 13, 2018 |publisher=City of Williston & North Dakota Department of Transportation}} The highway runs roughly parallel to the Little Muddy River for most of its length.{{google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@48.1941001,-103.6017975,12z|title=US 85B Overview Map|access-date=May 20, 2018}}
Major intersections
{{jcttop|state=ND|county=Williams|length_ref=}}
{{NDint
|type=concur
|location=Williston
|mile=0.00
|road={{jct|state=ND|ND|1804|CR|9|county2=Williams|dir2=south|name2=Broadway}}
|notes=Southern terminus of US 85B; southern end of CR 9 concurrency
}}
{{NDint
|type=concur
|township=Pherrin
|mile=6.92
|road={{jct|state=ND|CR|6|county1=Williams|dir1=east|CR|9|county2=Williams|dir2=north|name2=57th Street NW east|location1=Youth Camp}}
|notes=Southern end of CR 6 concurrency; northern end of CR 9 concurrency
}}
{{NDint
|type=concur
|township=Missouri Ridge
|mile=8.97
|road={{jct|state=ND|US|2|US|85|CR|6|county3=Williams|dir3=ends|extra=airport|city1=Williston|city2=Minot}}
|notes=Northern termini of US 85B and CR 6; northern end of CR 6 concurrency; highway continues south as US 85 to Williston Basin International Airport}}
{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}
See also
- {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}