Quebec Route 105

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Route 105

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Route information
Maintained by Transports Québec
Length157 km [1]  (98 mi)
HistoryQC-11 (1952).svg Route 11
Major junctions
South endQuebec Autoroute 5.svg A-5 in Gatineau
Major intersectionsQuebec Autoroute 5.svgQc366.svg A-5  / R-366 in Wakefield
Qc301.svg R-301 in Kazabazua
Qc107.svg R-107 in Maniwaki
North endQc117.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg R-117 (TCH) in Grand-Remous
Location
Country Canada
Province Quebec
Highway system
Qc104.svg R-104 Qc107.svg R-107
Highway 105 between Bois-Franc and Egan-Sud. Quebec Hwy 105.JPG
Highway 105 between Bois-Franc and Egan-Sud.

Route 105 is a north-south highway in Quebec, Canada. It runs from Hull (now part of Gatineau), where it is known as Boulevard Saint-Joseph (until the limits with Chelsea), to Grand-Remous where it ends at Route 117.

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Route 105 runs mostly in the Gatineau River valley, where it is characterized by twisty and hilly sections. Besides Hull, the only other significant town along the route is Maniwaki.

Originally part of the former Route 11, it was renumbered to 105 in the 1970s, and runs parallel to Autoroute 5 in the Gatineau area.

Municipalities along Route 105

Major intersections

RCM or ET MunicipalityKmRoadNotes
Southern terminus of Route 105
Gatineau Hull 0.0Quebec Autoroute 5.svg A-5 (Exit 5)5 SOUTH: to Gatineau
5 NORTH: to Chelsea
Les Collines-de-l'Outaouais Chelsea 2.0Chemin Alonzo-WrightQc307.svg To R-307
6.5Chemin d'Old ChelseaTo Old Chelsea
18.3Quebec Autoroute 5.svg A-5 (North end / Exit 21)5 SOUTH: to Gatineau
La Pêche 27.3
30.8
Qc366.svg R-366 (Overlap 3.5 km)366 WEST: to Thorne
366 EAST: to Val-des-Monts
La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Kazabazua 68.9Chemin du Lac-Sainte-MarieEAST: to Lac-Sainte-Marie
71.1Qc301.svg R-301 (North end)301 SOUTH: to Alleyn-et-Cawood
Gracefield 87.0Chemin du Lac-CayamantWEST: to Lac-Cayamant
88.9Rue Saint-EugèneNORTH: to Blue Sea
96.8Chemin du CalumetSOUTH: to Northfield
Messines 112.1Chemin de l'Entrée NordWEST: to Messines and Blue Sea
Maniwaki 126.9Qc107.svg R-107 (South end)107 NORTH: to Déléage
Bois-Franc 144.0Chemin de Bois-Franc–MontcerfWEST: to Montcerf-Lytton
Grand-Remous 157.0Qc117.svgTrans-Canada Highway shield.svg R-117 (TCH) 117 NORTH: to Val-d'Or
117 SOUTH: to Mont-Laurier
Northern terminus of Route 105

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References

  1. Ministère des transports, "Distances routières", page 55-56, Les Publications du Québec, 2005