Texas US 385 is designated as a part of the
La Entrada al Pacifico trade corridor from
Interstate 10 in
Fort Stockton to
Interstate 20 in
Odessa. The section from Fort Stockton to
McCamey runs concurrently with
US 67. From McCamey, the route proceeds to
Crane in
Crane County. north of
Vega,
Texas From Crane to Odessa, US 385 intersects with
U.S. Highway 62 in
Seminole and continues northward to
Brownfield, where US 385 continues northward towards
Levelland and crosses by
Texas State Highway 86 in
Dimmitt, as well as
U.S. Highway 84 in
Littlefield. From Littlefield, US 385 continues northward until it crosses
Interstate 40 and then goes in a half circle to
Hartley, where US 385 joins
U.S. Highway 87. US 385 and US 87 follow a northwest track until the two meet
U.S. Highway 54 then split, with US 385 continuing northward until it exits Texas at the
Oklahoma border. On rural US 385, the speed limit is 75 mph in all counties going south of Gaines County starting between Seminole and Andrews down to US 90 in Marathon.
Oklahoma In
Oklahoma, US-385 runs through
Cimarron County at the end of the
Oklahoma panhandle. Fourteen miles north of the border, it joins with
US-56,
US-64, and
US-412. The three highways run northeast into the county seat,
Boise City. In the middle of town, the highways come to a
traffic circle surrounding the Cimarron County Courthouse. The traffic circle serves six highways (with most passing through): U.S. Routes 56, 64, 385 and 412, and State Highways
3 and
325. After leaving the circle, US-385 heads northward, overlapping
US-287 and SH-3, the state's longest state highway. SH-3 ends at the state line while US-287/385 continue north into Colorado. The section of US-385 that overlaps SH-3 is also signed as '''Governor
George Nigh's Northwest Passage''', after the governor of Oklahoma responsible for improvements to the corridor.
Colorado U.S. 385 passes north–south through the easternmost counties of
Colorado. It enters the state south of
Campo on an overlap with
U.S. Route 287. The overlap continues north until
Lamar. At Lamar, the route turns east on an overlap with
U.S. Route 50 and this overlap ends in
Granada. The highway turns north at Granada and meets
Interstate 70 at
Burlington and
Interstate 76 at
Julesburg. The highway leaves Colorado northwest of Julesburg.
Nebraska U.S. 385 passes north–south through the
Nebraska Panhandle. It enters
Nebraska south of
Chappell and overlaps
U.S. Route 30 between Chappell and
Sidney. At Sidney, it turns north, meeting
U.S. Route 26 at
Bridgeport. It passes through
Alliance before intersecting
U.S. Route 20 at
Chadron. It exits the state northwest of Chadron. Throughout its entire length in Nebraska, US 385 is known as the Gold Rush Byway, one of nine scenic byways in the state.
South Dakota U.S. 385 enters
South Dakota south of
Oelrichs. It is overlapped with
U.S. Route 18 between Oelrichs and
Hot Springs. U.S. 385 turns north and enters
Wind Cave National Park before turning west to go through
Pringle. At
Custer, it begins an overlap with
U.S. Route 16, which ends near
Hill City. U.S. 385 gradually turns in a northwesterly direction and ends at an intersection with
U.S. Route 85 at
Deadwood. Legally, the South Dakota section of U.S. 385, with the exception of concurrencies with U.S. 16 and U.S. 18 and a gap at
Wind Cave National Park, is defined at South Dakota Codified Laws § 31-4-235. ==History==