Massachusetts Route 101

For the Route 101 that existed in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut during the 1920s and early 1930s, see U.S. Route 44.

Route 101
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
North end:	Route 119 in Ashburnham
Highway system
Massachusetts State Highway Routes ← Route 99 Route 102 →

Route 101 is a north–south state highway in Massachusetts.

Route description

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.

Junction list

Southbound entering Gardner from Ashburnham

Northbound along Central Street in downtown Gardner

County	Location	Mile	Roads intersected	Notes
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.

References

1. ^ Executive Office of Transportation, Office of Transportation Planning - 2006 Road Inventory