Winnipeg Route 105 Explained

Province:MB
Type:Winnipeg
Route:105
Alternate Name:Grant Avenue
Roblin Boulevard
Maint:City of Winnipeg
Map Custom:yes
Map Notes:Route 105 highlighted in red-->
Established:1966
Direction A:East
Junction:
    Direction B:West
    Previous Type:Winnipeg
    Previous Route:96
    Next Type:Winnipeg
    Next Route:115

    Route 105 is a major east-west arterial route in the city of Winnipeg. It runs through the suburbs of Fort Rouge, River Heights, Tuxedo, and Charleswood. It is the eastern extension of Provincial Road 241, which runs westward to the communities of Headingley 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.[1]

    Route description

    Route 105 begins at the Pembina Highway and runs westward as Grant Avenue through Fort Rouge, River Heights, and Tuxedo, then passes through the Assiniboine Forest 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 of Lido Plage, 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.[2] Roblin Boulevard is named for Sir Rodmond Roblin, Premier of Manitoba from 1900 to 1915.[3]

    Major intersections

    From east to west.[1]

    Notes and References

    1. Sherlock Publishing . Sherlock's Map of Winnipeg . 2016 . Sherlock Publishing . Winnipeg . 1-895229-84-7 . 21-25. 20th .
    2. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/grant_cj.shtml Cuthbert Grant
    3. http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/winnipegstreets/index.shtml History in Winnipeg's Street Names