Massachusetts Route 101

Southbound entering Gardner from Ashburnham

Northbound along Central Street in downtown Gardner

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 83 (formerly 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.

The entire route is in Worcester County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Petersham	0.0	0.0	Route 32 – Petersham, Barre, Athol	Southern terminus
Templeton	7.7	12.4	Route 2A west – Athol, Greenfield	Western terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
	8.7	14.0	Route 2 – Fitchburg, Boston, Greenfield, North Adams	Exit 83 on Route 2; partial cloverleaf interchange
	9.4	15.1	Route 2A east	Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 2A
Gardner	11.6	18.7	Route 68 north – Baldwinville	Western terminus of concurrency with Route 68
	11.8	19.0	Route 68 south to Route 2 – Hubbardston	Eastern terminus of concurrency with Route 68
	12.4	20.0	To Route 140 / Green Street – Winchendon, Keene, NH, Gardner District Court	Roundabout
	14.1	22.7	Route 140 to Route 2 – Winchendon, Westminster
Ashburnham	18.4	29.6	Route 12 – Winchendon, Fitchburg	Brief 300-foot (90 m) concurrency with Route 12
	22.6	36.4	Route 119 – Ashby, Townsend	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus