State Highway 105 (Oklahoma)
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State Highway 105 is a state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the north-central part of the U.S. state
U.S. state
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 of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...

. It runs for 29.11 miles (46.8 km) across Logan
Logan County, Oklahoma
Logan County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2009 was 39,301. Its county seat is Guthrie. Logan County is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 and Lincoln
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2010 was 34,273. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Its county seat is Chandler....

 Counties. It has no lettered spur routes.

SH-105 was formed over the course of 1955. The eastern half of the road was added to the state highway system first, in January of that year, followed by the western half, added in June.

Route description

The highway begins at State Highway 33
State Highway 33 (Oklahoma)
Oklahoma's State Highway 33 is a major highway that traverses most of the state, and at one time traversed the entire state. Its general orientation is west to east. All mileages listed herein are from the western terminus of the highway at the Texas state line.-Roger Mills County:SH-33 begins...

 just east of Guthrie
Guthrie, Oklahoma
Guthrie is a city in and the county seat of Logan County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City Metroplex. The population was 9,925 at the 2000 census.Guthrie was the territorial and later the first state capital for Oklahoma...

, just east of Interstate 35. It heads due east from here, passing just north of the northernmost tip of Country Club Lake. Just after this lake, the highway turns southeast, then back to the east, bringing it onto the section line that it will follow for the remainder of its route. The highway crosses the Indian Meridian
Indian Meridian
The Indian Meridian, in longitude 97° 14' 30" west from Greenwich, extends from Red River to the south boundary of Kansas, and, with the base line in latitude 34° 30' north, governs the surveys in Oklahoma east of 100° west longitude from Greenwich .This line was chosen arbitrarily as part of the...

 north of the town of Meridian
Meridian, Oklahoma
Meridian is the name of two towns in the U.S. state of Oklahoma:*Meridian, Logan County, Oklahoma*Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma...

. The highway continues east, crossing from Logan into Lincoln County.

At the unincorporated place of Four Corners, the highway intersects US-177 north of Carney
Carney, Oklahoma
Carney is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 649 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Carney is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of .-Demographics:...

, its first highway junction in 21 miles (33.8 km). Three miles (4.8 km) later it runs through the small town of Tryon
Tryon, Oklahoma
Tryon is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 448 at the 2000 census. The community is named after early land owner Fred S...

. The highway crosses a railroad track about halfway between Tryon and its eastern terminus. Five miles (8 km) later it ends at State Highway 18
State Highway 18 (Oklahoma)
State Highway 18, abbreviated as SH-18 or OK-18, is a highway maintained by the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was once one of the longest state highways in the Oklahoma road system, but now has a total length of .-Route description:...

, two miles (3.2 km) south of Agra
Agra, Oklahoma
Agra is a town in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 356 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Agra is located at ....

.

History

SH-105 was first commissioned on January 26, 1955. At this time, the highway began at SH-40 (present-day US-177) west of Tryon, and ended at SH-18 south of Agra. The highway was extended west to its current western terminus east of Guthrie on June 4, 1955. The highway has no further alterations to its extent since.

SH-105 was originally gravel-surfaced. By 1959, the eastern half of the highway had been paved. The western half of the highway was not shown on the official state map at all until the 1981 edition, which showed it as paved.

Junction list

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