Minnesota State Highway 105

Trunk Highway 105
Route information
Defined by MS § 161.115(130)
Maintained by Mn/DOT
Length:	13.645 mi[2] (21.959 km)
Existed:	April 22, 1933[1] – present
Major junctions
South end:	CR S70 at the Minnesota - Iowa state line
	I-90 Bus. at Austin
North end:	I-90 near Austin
Location
Counties:	Mower
Highway system
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Minnesota State Highway 105 is a highway in southeast Minnesota, which runs from Mitchell County Road S70 at the Iowa state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its interchange with Interstate Highway 90 outside Austin.

Highway 105 is 13 miles (21 km) in length and passes through the communities of Lyle Township, Austin Township, and the city of Austin.

Route description

State Highway 105 serves as a north–south route between the Iowa state line and the city of Austin.

The route is located in Mower County.

Highway 105 is also known as 12th Street SW and Oakland Avenue W in the city of Austin.

The route parallels the Cedar River and U.S. Highway 218.

The route is legally defined as Route 199 in the Minnesota Statutes.^[3] It is not marked with this number.

History

State Highway 105 was authorized on April 22, 1933.^[1]

The route was paved by 1940.^[4]

From 1934 to 1980, the northern terminus of Highway 105 was previously at old U.S. 16 / old Minnesota 116 (Oakland Avenue) in Austin. Minnesota 116 was turned back to city maintenance in 1980. The 1.6 mile connecting route of old Minnesota 116 (Oakland Avenue) between Highway 105 at 12th Street and Interstate 90 on the western side of Austin was then added as an extension of 105 in 1980.^[4]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Mower County.

Location	Mile[2]	Destinations	Notes
Iowa–Minnesota state line	0.000	CR S70 (State Line Road)
Lyle Township	0.990	CR 6
	4.139	CR 5 west
	4.220	CR 5 east
Austin Township	7.610	CR 4 west
	7.715	CR 4 east
	10.014	CR 28
Austin	11.049	CR 51 (16th Avenue SW)
	12.073	I-90 Bus.	Old U.S. 16
Austin Township	13.532-13.653	I-90	Interchange
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Chapter 440-H.F. No. 2000", Session Laws of Minnesota for 1933 (Mike Holm, Secretary of State): pp. 881-897 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Trunk Highway Log Point Listing - Construction District 6" (PDF). Minnesota Department of Transportation. August 23, 2010. http://www.dot.state.mn.us/roadway/data/reports/logpoint/d6.pdf. Retrieved November 17, 2010. 
3. ^ "161.115, Additional Trunk Highways". Minnesota Statutes. Office of the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. 2010. https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=161.115. Retrieved November 17, 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b} Riner, Steve. "Details of routes 101-149". The Unofficial Minnesota Highways Page. http://www.steve-riner.com/mnhighways/r101-149.htm#105. Retrieved November 17, 2010. ^{[unreliable source]}