State Trunk Highway 105 (often called Highway 105, STH-105 or WIS 105) is a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) east–west state highway in Douglas County, Wisconsin, that connects Oliver (at the Minnesota border at Duluth) with Tower Avenue in Superior.
 State Trunk Highway 105 | ||||
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 WIS 105 highlighted in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by WisDOT | ||||
| Length | 4.7 mi[1] (7.6 km) | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  MN 39 in Oliver | |||
| East end |  WIS 35 in Superior | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Wisconsin | |||
| Counties | Douglas | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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WIS 105 serves as an east–west arterial route between the city of Superior, the village of Oliver, and the Gary-New Duluth neighborhood of Duluth that passes through the Town of Superior.
Route description
editThe western terminus of WIS 105 is at the state line with Minnesota at the Oliver Bridge. The bridge crosses the Saint Louis River to the Gary-New Duluth neighborhood in the city of Duluth. The highway follows Union Street through Oliver and 61st street into Superior. After crossing the river, WIS 105 becomes Minnesota State Highway 39 (MN 39, East McCuen Street).[1] From its western terminus, WIS 105 runs east-west through Oliver, intersecting with County Trunk Highway W (CTH-W) in western Oliver. After exiting Oliver, it curves northeast through the town of Superior before entering the city of Superior. It then runs east-west through southern Superior before ending at an intersection with WIS 135. The highway is undivided for its entire length.[2]
History
editWIS 105 was designated along a route resembling its current one between 1923 and 1926.[3][4] Sometime between 1944 and 1956, middle of the route as smoothed between Oliver and Superior.[5][6]
Major intersections
editThe entire highway is in Douglas County.
| Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| Saint Louis River | 0.0 | 0.0 |  MN 39 west | Continuation into Minnesota | |
| Oliver Bridge Minnesota–Wisconsin state line | |||||
| Oliver | 0.2 | 0.32 |   CTH-W south | ||
| Superior | 4.7 | 7.6 | WIS 35 (Tower Avenue) – Superior, Siren | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Overview Map of WIS 105" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Wisconsin Department of Transportation (January 2021). Douglas Co. (PDF) (Map). 1:100,000. Madison: Wisconsin Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ Rand McNally (1923). Rand McNally Official 1923 Auto Trails Map: District No. 8, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Northeast Iowa, Northern Michigan (Map). c. 1:657000. Chicago: Rand McNally. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ The Madison Motorist Guide (Map). Madison: n.p. 1923–1926. OCLC 708055626. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ Public Roads Administration (1944). Wisconsin Transportation Map (Map). 1:250,000. Washington, DC: United States Geological Survey. Sheet 1. Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Wisconsin Historical Society.
- ^ State Highway Commission of Wisconsin (1956). Douglas Co. (Map). Retrieved April 30, 2022 – via Historic Map Works.
External links
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Media related to Wisconsin Highway 105 at Wikimedia Commons
