Route 101 | ||||
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Route information | ||||
Length: | 22.55 mi[1] (36.29 km) | |||
Existed: | c. 1939, 1954 (current alignment) – present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
South end: | Route 32 in Petersham | |||
Route 2A in Templeton Route 2 in Templeton Route 68 in Gardner Route 140 in Gardner Route 12 in Ashburnham |
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North end: | Route 119 in Ashburnham | |||
Highway system | ||||
Massachusetts State Highway Routes
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Route 101 is a north–south state highway in Massachusetts.
Route 101 begins in Petersham at Route 32, just north of the center of town. The route heads eastward, winding between two wildlife management areas and south of Queen Lake as it passes through Phillipston. In Templeton, the route joins Route 2A, passing concurrently with that route over Route 2 at Exit 21 before splitting again.
From Templeton, Route 101 enters the city of Gardner, acting as one of the main streets through town. For two blocks west of Main Street, Route 101 runs concurrently with Route 68. The route crosses Route 140 before entering Ashburnham. In Ashburham, Route 101 heads into the center of town, sharing a short concurrency along Route 12 before turning northward, passing by Winnekeag Lake and west of Ward Pond before ending at Route 119, three miles south of the New Hampshire state line and 300 yards east of the Ashby town line.
During the 1920s and early 1930s, Route 101 was a multi-state route through Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, primarily along the highway now known as U.S. Route 44.
County | Location | Mile | Roads intersected | Notes |
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Worcester | Petersham | 0.00 | Route 32 | Southern end of Route 101. |
Templeton | 7.7 | Route 2A West | Beginning of concurrency with Route 2A. | |
8.7 | Route 2 | Route 2 Exit 21. | ||
9.4 | Route 2A East | End of concurrency with Route 2A. | ||
Gardner | 11.8 | Route 68 | Two-block concurrency with Route 68. | |
14.1 | Route 140 | |||
Ashburnham | 18.6 | Route 12 | 150-yard concurrency with Route 12. | |
22.55 | Route 119 | Northern end of Route 101. |