The department may let, in an economically depressed area, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 135.4, and without competitive bidding, contracts for the maintenance of the portion of the right-of-way bounded by Imperial Highway, Alameda Street, 120th Street, and the Harbor Freeway (Route 110), and improvements thereon, acquired for Route 105 and for any other work necessary to insure that the right-of-way is kept in a safe and sanitary condition and does not become a blight in the community. [CS&HC Sec. 405.1]
Signed as an Interstate highway.
Entire route. [CS&HC Sec. 253.1]
Entire route. It is known as the Glenn Anderson Freeway, named after the late San Pedro politician who encouraged transportation improvements in the South Bay.
From Route 405 to past its end in Route 605. It includes its own very high ramps to Route 110's Harbor Transitway.
Route 105's purpose in life is to serve Los Angeles International Airport, or LAX. Though the freeway does not really head into the airport, you can follow Route 1 north to Century Blvd.
The Metro Green Line runs in the middle of most of Route 105. If you really want to take a joyride on the light rail line, you can get off on Crenshaw Bl., Vermont Ave., Avalon Blvd., Wilmington Boulevard., Long Beach Blvd., Lakewood Blvd. (Route 19), and, for carpoolers only, Studebaker Road. It's $1.25 for a one-way ticket, or $3 for a day pass. For more info, go to the Union Station page.
The King-Drew Medical Center is south on Wilmington Avenue. The medical center is composed of two facilities: The Martin Luther King, Jr., Hospital, a community-based health care center named after the late and undoubtedly the most celebrated pioneer of civil rights in this country; and the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, named after the early 20th-century physician who discovered a method of preserving blood plasma for transfusion and developed the first blood bank. Also on this exit is a connection to the Metro Blue Line train to Los Angeles and Long Beach.