Highway/Interstate 85 was the primary route used by Rick Grimes to reach the city of Atlanta in Georgia during AMC's The Walking Dead pilot, "Days Gone Bye". It is also the highway used by the police officer while he transported Lee Everett to jail in The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series.
Post-Apocalypse
The highway is seen in the Telltale Series where Lee Everett is handcuffed in the back of a police car, being taken to the Meriwether County Correctional Facility after being convicted of killing a state senator. Lee and the police officer have a conversation about Lee's past and the experiences of the police officer. Lee witnesses several police cars and SWAT teams driving on the opposite boulevard of the highway heading towards the city since reinforcements were being called in to control the situation and chaos (such as rioters) when his police car hits a walker that wanders onto the highway. The Police Officer loses control of the vehicle, swerves off the road and crashes the car.
After receiving care from Morgan Jones and his son Duane back in King County, Georgia, Rick took a police cruiser from the King County Sheriff's Department and left the undead town, heading for Atlanta, Georgia looking for his wife and son. He makes a stop on the highway near a gas station hoping to get more fuel for his car however, with no luck he leaves but is forced to kill a zombie child.
Points of Interest
Gas Station Camp
While driving along the highway, Rick was low on gasoline. He stopped at the Campbellton Fairburn Road (Highway 92) and Cascade Palmetto Highway traffic intersection, where a couple of abandoned vehicles, some overturned and burned, lay in ruins. Descending down a hill, Rick reached a makeshift camp consisting of tents and dozens of cars. Children's toys, clothes, lawn chairs, luggage, and other supplies littered the gas station grounds, along with a couple of decaying motorists in their vehicles.
Making his way through the maze of cars, Rick reached the gas station, only to find a sign labeled "NO GAS". He heard a shuffling noise and watched from under a car a child pick up a teddy bear. Thinking he had found a survivor, he rushed out and called out to the blonde girl in a robe, identifying himself. The girl stopped walking and turned around to reveal a partially eaten face and bloodstained chest. She lunged at Rick, leaving him no choice but to shoot the undead girl.
- Main article: Siggard Family Farm (TV Series)
After completely running out of fuel on the road, he took out a gas can and looked for more gasoline. He reached a house along the road. He shouted out to the house, asking for gas. With no response, he peered in the windows to find a murder-suicide scenario: the farmer had shot his wife with a shot gun and written "GOD FORGIVE US" on the wall in blood, before committing suicide himself. Disturbed, Rick retreated, but found a horse nearby on the pasture, after checking on the couple's truck, which has no keys in the ignition or above the visor. Saddling up on the horse, they rode towards the city of Atlanta.
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Comic Universe
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Trivia
- The real intersection for Highway 85 is Georgia's Highway 92 & Campbellton Fairburn Rd & Palmetto Cascade Highway, Fulton, Georgia.
- If searched using Google Maps, the gas station is actually a Texaco Gas Station where Rick goes to look for more fuel.
- Part of the highway may have been seen in Season 2 of the TV Series when the survivors leave Atlanta.
- Rick mentions in the episode, "18 Miles Out" that his cousin got stuck on the highway for a day due to a bad snow storm that occurred a year prior to the outbreak.
- Eastman mentions to Morgan Jones that Crighton Dallas Wilton worked the plots by 85, and that he kidnapped him in his car.
- In "Blair / Gina", Blair Crawford instructs Gina to use Interstate 85 and Route 129 to get to Washington Park and her nieces.
| Season One
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Atlanta, Georgia • Interstate 85 • Athens, Georgia • University of Georgia • Georgia Woods • Clementine's Neighborhood • Greene Family Farm • Macon, Georgia • Everett's Prescriptions • WABE • Travelier Motel • Robins Air Force Base • Augusta, Georgia • Stone Mountain, Georgia • Stone Mountain High School • St. John's Dairy Farm • Jolene's Camp • Georgia Roadway • The Train • Rural Georgia Woods • Highway Overpass • San Francisco, California • Train Station • Savannah, Georgia • Fivel's Mansion • River Street • Savannah Hospital • Crawford • St. Felicity's Catholic Elementary School • Herman's Auto Body • Savannah Warehouse • The Marsh House • Eosé Jewelry Store
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| 400 Days
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Prison Bus • Washington, D.C. • Yewberry Road • Cornfield • Gil's Pitstop • Survivor Camp
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| Season Two
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Christa's Camp • Sam's Family Camp • Cabin • Fish Traps • Forest Shed • Station House Bridge • Station House • Moonstar Lodge • Howe's Hardware • Parker's Run • Sunshine Village Mobile Home Park • Power Station • Unfinished House • Woodchuck Rest Area • Wellington, Ohio
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| Michonne
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Hawthorne Family Apartment • The Companion • The Mobjack • Monroe • Fairbanks Family Home • Eiffel Tower • Paris, Île-de-France
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| A New Frontier
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Baltimore, Maryland • García Family Home • County General Hospital • C&C Auto Stop • Prescott • Diner and Self Service Station • Richmond, Virginia • New Richmond • Taurine Medical • Capricorn Farms • Kenny's Camp • City of Richmond Public Works • Richmond Memorial Wall
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| The Final Season
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Train Station • Ericson's Boarding School • Fishing Cabin • Hunting Area • James' Camp • Ericson's Greenhouse • S.S. Stewarts Fitzgerald • James' Barn • Cave • Covered Bridge • McCarroll Ranch
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| Larger Regions
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Georgia • Virginia • North Carolina • Tennessee • Ohio • Kentucky • Île-de-France • France • Maryland • West Virginia • United States of America
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| Season 1
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Interstate 85 • Gas Station • King County, Georgia • Highway 18 • Harrison Memorial Hospital • King County Park • King County Neighborhood • Grimes Family Home • Drake Family Home • King County Sheriff's Department • Siggard Family Farm • Atlanta Survivor Camp • Atlanta, Georgia • The Lab • Bradbury's • Atlanta Sewers • Atlanta Nursing Home • Fort Benning • Center for Disease Control
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| Season 2
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Grady Memorial Hospital • Vehicle Jammed Highway • Southern Baptist Church of Holy Light • Greene Family Farm • Cranwall High School • King County Elementary School • Deserted Towns • The Carriage Bar • Steve's Pharmacy • Wiltshire Estates • Mert County, Georgia • Mert County Department of Public Works • Swamps • Elders Mill Road • West Georgia Correctional Facility
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| Season 3
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General Store • Sportman's Deer Cooler • Woodbury, Georgia • Governor's Apartment • Woodbury Community Clinic • Woodbury Research Facility • National Guard Camp • Woodbury Arena • Hermit's Shack • Verlin's Feed & Seed Co. • Daycare Center • Roadside Stores • Yellow Jacket Creek • Jacksonville, Florida • Stone Mountain, Georgia • Grant Tax Services • Yeah Baby Maternity • King County Café • Grantville Mill • Motel • Big Jake's Bar and Grill
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| Season 4
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Big Spot • Clara's Camp • Macon, Georgia • Big Tony's Express Mart • Fort Valley State University • Tuscany Family Home • Apartment Building • Retirement Home • Martinez's Camp • Cabin • Forest Camp • Joe & Joe Jr.'s BBQ Shack • Residential Neighborhood • Pine Vista Country Club • Moonshine Shack • Warehouse • Funeral Home • Pecan Grove • Garage • Terminus
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| Season 5
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Cabin • St. Sarah's Church • Gun Store • McQuarrie Family Services • Hunter's School • Houston, Texas • Grocery Store • Sanford Books • Getz Fire Department • Whalen Law Firm LLP • Temporary Housing Facility • Skybridge • Atlanta Warehouse • Atlanta FEMA Site • Richmond, Virginia • Shirewilt Estates • Barn • Washington, D.C. • Supply Room • House • Alexandria Safe Zone • Vega Zeta Solar Distribution Group • Woodlands Mall Construction Site • Del Arno Foods
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| Season 6
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Quint Materials Company Road Base Quarry • Rendon Equipment Sales • Pet Store • Feed Store • Morgan's Camp • Eastman's Cabin • Eastman's Cemetery • Alexandria Sewer • A.A. Pattrick Fuel Co. Depot • Sunrise Auto Insurance • Antique Shop • Cobblestones • Barn • Office Building • Hilltop Colony • Satellite Outpost • Slaughterhouse Outpost • Bullet Factory Outpost • Edison Apothecary and Boutique • Viskocil Public Library • Farm • Saviors' Roadblock • Stanton Quilting Co. • Savior Clearing
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| Season 7
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Kingdom Cottage • The Kingdom • Kingdom-Savior Drop-Off Point • The Sanctuary • Atlantic Coast • Bridge • Oceanside • Leslie's Houseboat • Richard's Cache • The Heaps • Dwight's House • Chilton High School
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| Season 8
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Gas Station • Paze Industrial Research • Shephard Office Plaza • Savior Compound • Chemical Plant Outpost • Warehouse • Cabin • Purification Plant • Lewis Medical Supplies • Mama's Country Show Club • Ross' Farm • Ambush Field
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| Season 9
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Smithsonian Museum • Bridge • Bridge Camp • Lumber Yard • Port City • Cabin • Hollowbrant Outreach Recovery • Cardille Family Cabin • CRM Pick-Up Spot • Daryl's Camp • Magna's Rig • Factory • Hilltop Cabin • Cemetery • Covered Bridge • Express Yourself Menswear • Baltimore, Maryland • Baltimore Shelter • Coalport • Jones Springs • Royal Cinema • Whisperers' Camp • Apartment Building • Milton Charles School for the Gifted • Whisperer Border • Alpha's Barn
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| Season 10
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Second Lives • Barnett Academy • Bus Terminal • Alpha's Cave • Gas Station • Rendezvous Cabin • Negan's Decoy Shed • Bloodsworth Island • Grand Hotel • The Tower • Mid-Atlantic City • Southern Train Yard • Knoxville Community • Beach Cabin • Leah's Cabin • Mays' Warehouse • Scorpion's Tail Restaurant & Beer • Smith Family Home • Reeton Healthcare Clinic • Cumberland Hospital
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| Season 11
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Fort Connors • Subway Tunnel • Commonwealth Processing Center • Wellhaven Plaza • Dairy Farm • Church • Arbor Hills • Meridian • The Commonwealth • Union Station • Elodie's Treats • The Ferals' House • Housing Complex • Commonwealth Jail • Commonwealth Hospital • Vincenti's Fine Wine • Opium Poppy Farm • Commonwealth Tribune • Ruby's Plumbing Co. • First Christian Church of the Commonwealth • Riverbend • Police Department of the Commonwealth Army • Cooper's House • Commonwealth Education Hall • Commonwealth Veterinary Clinic • Whisperer Hideout • The Estates • Commonwealth Morgue • Ye Old Renaissance Faire • Commonwealth Train Depot • Junction 7 • Commonwealth Children's Home • Rat Island • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Civic Republic of Philadelphia
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| Larger Regions
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Georgia • Texas • Virginia • Maryland • West Virginia • Ohio • United States of America • Outer Space
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