Route 105 is a major east-west
arterial route
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in the city of
Winnipeg
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...
. It runs through the suburbs of
Fort Rouge,
River Heights,
Tuxedo
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, and
Charleswood. It is the eastern extension of
Provincial Road 241, which runs westward to the communities of
Headingley
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and Lido Plage. Within the city boundaries it connects the residential and light industrial areas west-southwest of downtown with the
Pembina Highway and
downtown.
Route description
Route 105 begins at the Pembina Highway and runs westward as Grant Avenue through
Fort Rouge,
River Heights, and
Tuxedo
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, then passes through the
Assiniboine Forest
Assiniboine Forest is a regional park in Winnipeg, Manitoba and the largest urban forest in Canada, comprising an area of over 285 hectares. It's located within the suburban area of Charleswood and is surrounded by Grant Avenue, Chalfont Road, W ...
while multiplexed with
Route 96. It then becomes Roblin Boulevard, passing through central and west
Charleswood before meeting the city limits at the
Perimeter Highway. The road continues both as Roblin Boulevard and as
Provincial Road 241 until it reaches the
unincorporated community
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of
Lido Plage
Lido may refer to:
Geography Africa
* Lido, a district in the city of Fez, Morocco
Asia
* Lido, an area in Chaoyang District, Beijing
* Lido, a cinema theater in Siam Square shopping area in Bangkok
* Lido City, a resort in West Java owned by MN ...
, at which point it joins
Provincial Road 424.
Grant Avenue was named for
Cuthbert Grant, a prominent
Métis leader and the Sheriff of Assiniboia in 1839. Roblin Boulevard is named for Sir
Rodmond Roblin
Sir Rodmond Palen Roblin (February 15, 1853 – February 16, 1937) was a businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada.
Early life and career
Roblin was born in Sophiasburgh, in Prince Edward County, Canada West (later Ontario). The Robli ...
,
Premier of Manitoba
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from 1900 to 1915.
History in Winnipeg's Street Names
from the Manitoba Historical Society.
Major intersections
From east to west.[
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References
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105 105 may refer to:
*105 (number), the number
*AD 105, a year in the 2nd century AD
*105 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC
* 105 (telephone number)
* 105 (MBTA bus)
* 105 (Northumberland) Construction Regiment, Royal Engineers, an English military unit ...
Tuxedo, Winnipeg
Charleswood, Winnipeg