Ontario Highway 105

Highway 105 marker
Highway 105
Map
Highway 105 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
Length173.5 km[1] (107.8 mi)
ExistedAugust 27, 1947[2]–present
Major junctions
South end Highway 17 near Vermilion Bay
Major intersections Highway 609Quibell
 Highway 804 – Manitou Falls
 Highway 125 (Balmertown Road) – Balmerston, Cochenour
North end Highway 618 in Red Lake
Location
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
TownsEar Falls, Red Lake
Highway system
Highway 102 Highway 108
Former provincial highways
←  Highway 104 Highway 106  →

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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