Alabama State Route 101

Infobox road
state=AL
type=AL
route=101
length_mi=39
length_ref= [ [http://colepages.com/routes101125.html Highway Route Info Routes 101 - 125 ] ]
length_round=
established=1940
direction_a=South
direction_b=North
starting_terminus=
junction=
ending_terminus=
counties=Lawrence
Lauderdale
previous_type=AL
previous_route=100
next_type=AL
next_route=102

State Route 101 is a north-south route in the northwestern part of the state. The southern terminus of the route is at its junction with the former route of State Route 24 west of Moulton. The route continues northward to the Tennessee state line, and becomes Tennessee State Route 227 after crossing into the Volunteer State slightly north of Lexington.

Route description

State Route 101 is 39 miles long. [http://colepages.com/routes101125.html#ala101] It travels through rural areas of Lawrence and Lauderdale Counties, and is aligned along a two-lane route. The route crosses the Tennessee River at the border between the two counties it traverses.

Until 1997, the southern terminus of State Route 101 was at its junction with State Route 24. [http://cartweb.geography.ua.edu:9001/StyleServer/calcrgn?cat=North%20America%20and%20United%20States&item=States/Alabama/State%20Roads/Alabama1997a.sid&wid=500&hei=400&props=item(Name,Description),cat(Name,Description)&style=simple/view-dhtml.xsl] When State Route 24 was realigned along a route slightly north of its original placement as part of the construction of Corridor V, State Route 101’s southern terminus was not truncated.

State Route 101 is one of two Alabama state routes whose northern terminus is at Tennessee State Route 227. The Tennessee state route travels westwardly from its junction with State Route 101, then turns southward and crosses back into Alabama as State Route 157.

Counties traversed

* Lawrence County
* Lauderdale County

Cities, towns, and communities along the route

* Elgin
*Hatton
*Landersville
* Lexington
*Mount Hope
*Red Bank
* Town Creek

Major intersections

* State Route 24 (Corridor V) west of Moulton
* State Route 157 in northwestern Lawrence County
* Alternate US-72/State Route 20 at Town Creek
* U.S. Highway 72 at Elgin
* State Route 64 at Lexington

References