Massachusetts Route 101

Route 101
Route 101
	Map of Worcester County in central Massachusetts with Route 101 highlighted in red
Route information
	Maintained by MassDOT
Length	22.55 mi (36.29 km)
Existed	c. 1939, 1954 (current alignment)–present
Major junctions
South end	Route 32 in Petersham
	Route 2 / Route 2A in Templeton; Route 68 / Route 140 in Gardner; Route 12 in Ashburnham;
North end	Route 119 in Ashburnham
Location
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
Counties	Worcester
Highway system
	Massachusetts State Highway System; Interstate; US; State;

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 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 Ashburnham, 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.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Worcester County.

Location	mi^[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Petersham	0.0	0.0	Route 32 – Barre, Athol	Southern terminus of Route 101.
Phillipston	3.0	4.8	Petersham Road – Phillipston
Templeton	7.7	12.4	Route 2A west – Athol, Baldwinville	Western terminus of concurrency with Route 2A.
	7.7	12.4	Hubbardston Road – Hubbardston
	8.7	14.0	Route 2 – Fitchburg, Greenfield	Exit 21 on Route 2
	9.4	15.1	Route 2A east	Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 2A.
Gardner	11.6	18.7	Route 68 west – Baldwinville, Royalston	Western terminus of concurrency with Route 68.
	11.8	19.0	Route 68 east to Route 2 – Ashburnham, Hubbardston	Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 68.
	12.4	20.0	To Route 140 – Winchendon, Keene, Gardner District Court	Roundabout
	14.1	22.7	Route 140 to Route 2 – Winchendon
Ashburnham	18.4	29.6	Route 12 – Winchendon, Fitchburg	Brief 300-foot (90 m) concurrency with Route 12.
Ashburnham	22.6	36.4	Route 119 – Ashby, Townsend	Northern terminus of Route 101.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus