Minnesota State Highway 105 (MN 105) is a
highway
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in southeast
Minnesota
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, which runs from
Mitchell County Road S70 at the
Iowa
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state line and continues north to its northern terminus at its
interchange with
Interstate Highway 90 outside
Austin
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.
Highway 105 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
Mower County () is a county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,029. The county seat is Austin. Mower County comprises the Austin Micropolitan Statistical Area and is included in the Rochester-Austin Co ...
.
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
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.
The route is legally defined as Route 199 in the Minnesota Statutes.
It is not marked with this number.
History
State Highway 105 was authorized on April 22, 1933.
[
The route was paved by 1940.]Interstate 90
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on the western side of Austin was then added as an extension of ''105'' in 1980.[
Highway 105 is currently a turnback candidate because of low traffic volume and it ends at a county road.]
Major intersections
References
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105
Transportation in Mower County, Minnesota