State Highway 85 (Karnataka)

State Highway 85 (SH-85) is a state highway connecting Bengaluru of Bangalore Urban district and Jalsoor village of Dakshina Kannada, in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It has a total length of 346.28 kilometres (215.17 mi).[1]

85 State Highway 85
Route information
Maintained by Karnataka Road Development Corporation Limited
Length	346.28 km (215.17 mi)
Major junctions
East end	Bengaluru
West end	Jalsoor
Location
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Districts	Bengaluru Urban, Ramanagara, Tumakuru, Mandya, Mysuru, Hassan, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada
Primary destinations	Bengaluru, Magadi, Nelamangala, Ramanathapura, Somwarpet, Bisle Reserve Forest, Kukke Subramanya
Highway system
Roads in India Expressways National State Asian State Highways in Karnataka

SH-85 is one of the longest state highways, passing through eight districts in the state of Karnataka. It is one of the three highways (other two being NH-75 and NH-275/SH-88) connecting Bengaluru to Dakshina Kannada.

Major towns and villages on the highway are (from east to west): Srigandha Kaval (Magadi Road, Bengaluru), Sunkadakatte, Kadabagere, Seegehalli, Thavarekere, Gangappanahalli, Tippagondanahalli Reservoir, Magadi, Huliyurdurga, Sugganahalli, Kowdle, Nagamangala, Bogadi santhe, Krishnaraja Pete, Akki Hebbalu, Bherya, Saligrama, Keralapura, Basavapattana, Ramanathapura, Konanur, Siddapura Gate, Gonimaruru, Somwarpet, Tholur Shettalli, Koothi, Kudrasthe, Vanagoor, Patla, Hadlagadde, Bisle, Bisle Reserve Forest, Kukke Subramanya, Nellur and Jalsoor.

Under KSHIP-III (Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project), this highway is being expanded into a proper two-lane carriageway from Somwarpet to Magadi and four-lane carriageway from Magadi to Bengaluru. [2]