Ontario Highway 105
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King's Highway 105, commonly referred to as Highway 105, is a provincially maintained highway in the Canadian province of Ontario. Located in the Kenora District of northern Ontario, the highway extends for 173.5 kilometres (107.8 mi) from an intersection with Highway 17 between Kenora and Dryden with the Red Lake mining area to the north. The route also passes through the town of Ear Falls near its midpoint. Highway 105 was built to provide access to the large gold deposits at Red Lake, which were only accessible by boat or plane between their discovery in 1926 and the opening of the highway in 1946. Highway 105 passes through long stretches of isolated forest and lakeland, with no services available between the distanced communities along the route.
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Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario | |||||||
Length | 173.5 km[1] (107.8 mi) | ||||||
Existed | August 27, 1947[2]–present | ||||||
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South end | Highway 17 near Vermilion Bay | ||||||
Major intersections | Highway 609 – Quibell Highway 804 – Manitou Falls Highway 125 (Balmertown Road) – Balmerston, Cochenour | ||||||
North end | Highway 618 in Red Lake | ||||||
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Country | Canada | ||||||
Province | Ontario | ||||||
Towns | Ear Falls, Red Lake | ||||||
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