{{short description|State highway in Texas}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state=TX |type=SH |route=101 |map={{maplink-road|from=Texas State Highway 101.map}} |map_custom=yes |map_notes=SH 101, mainline in red, business route in blue |length_mi=25.559 |length_ref=<ref name="State Highway 101">{{TxDOT|SH|101}}</ref> |length_round=2 |established=1975 |direction_b=North |direction_a=South |terminus_b={{jct|state=TX|US|81}} at Bowie |junction={{jct|state=TX|US|81|US|287}} at Sunset |terminus_a={{jct|state=TX|US|380|TX|114}} at Bridgeport |previous_type=SH |previous_route=100 |next_type=SH |next_route=102 }}
'''State Highway 101''' ('''SH 101''') is a state highway in the U.S. state of Texas that runs from Bowie to Bridgeport. It was designated along its route in 1976, running from Bowie southeast parallel to US 81/US 287 along a previous routing of those US Routes, then turning south toward Bridgeport along a previous portion of SH 114.
==Route description== SH 101 begins at an intersection with U.S. Route 81 on the far southeast side of Bowie, and travels southeast about 7 miles to Sunset. This section was the original routing of US 81 and US 287 before an upgraded routing was built for those routes. This section of SH 101 also remains within a mile of the upgraded US 81/US 287 along the entire route. In Sunset, the route turns to the south, departing from it parallel routing with the US Routes, and continues southward through Chico to its southern terminus on the north side of Bridgeport, where it meets U.S. Route 380 and SH 114. This section from Sunset to Bridgeport was a previous routing of SH 114 before it was redirected westward in 1976.
left|60pxSH 101 has one business route, 101-B, through the city of Chico. The route was an original section of SH 114 before it was rerouted east of town in 1961. The old routing was then named State Loop 352. In 1991, the route was renamed to coincide with its parent, which had already been renumbered as SH 101.
==History== 100px|Historic SH 101|left 100px|left SH 101 was previously designated on February 17, 1925 on a route from Snyder to Colorado City.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |date=February 17, 1925 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003943/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676899.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676899.pdf}}</ref> Another route from Georgetown east to SH 95 at Circleville was also designated on May 4, 1925.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |date=May 4, 1925 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107021014/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676905.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003676905.pdf}}</ref> On March 28, 1927, the SH 101 from Georgetown to Circleville was renumbered as SH 104. As a result, there was only one '''SH 101''' from Snyder to Colorado City. On November 30, 1932, '''SH 101''' extended south to Sterling City.<ref>{{cite web |archive-date=January 29, 2018 |date=November 28, 1932 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129140852/https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673821.pdf |title=Minutes |website=publicdocs.txdot.gov |publisher=Texas Department of Transportation |access-date=29 April 2023 |language=en-us |url-status=live |url=https://publicdocs.txdot.gov/minord/MinuteOrderDocLib/003673821.pdf}}</ref> By 1936, the route was complete from Snyder to Colorado City, but was still an earthen road.<ref>{{cite map| title=Official Map of the Highway System of Texas| year=1936| publisher=State Highway Commission (Texas Department of Transportation)}}</ref> By 1939, it was completed, with a terminus just west of Sterling City. The section north of Colorado City was transferred to SH 208 on February 23, 1956, with the remaining portion of the route cancelled and transferred to the northern extension of SH 163 on September 27, 1957. The current route was designated on its current path on November 25, 1975 to replace US 81 and US 287, which were routed onto a new built upgraded parallel path, and State Highway 114, which was moved to a different routing in the state.
==Major intersections== {{jcttop}} {{TXint |county=Wise |cspan=3 |location=Bridgeport |mile=0.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|380|SH|114|city1=Decatur|city2=Runaway Bay}} }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=4.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|101|dir1=north|dab1=Chico|city1=Chico}} |notes=Southern terminus of Bus. SH 101 }} {{TXint |location=none |mile=6.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|SH-Bus|101|dir1=south|dab1=Chico|city1=Chico}} |notes=Northern terminus of Bus. SH 101 }} {{TXint |county=Montague |cspan=3 |location=Sunset |ctdab=Montague |lspan=2 |mile=17.4 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|81|US|287|city1=Alvord|city2=Bowie}} |notes=Diamond interchange }} {{TXint |mile=18.0 |road={{jct|state=TX|Spur|511|dir1=south}} |notes=Northern terminus of Spur 511 }} {{TXint |location=Bowie |mile=25.5 |road={{jct|state=TX|US|81|city1=Sunset|countydab1=Montague|city2=Stoneburg}} |notes=Diamond interchange }} {{jctbtm}}
==References== <references/>
101 Category:Transportation in Wise County, Texas Category:Transportation in Montague County, Texas Category:U.S. Route 81 Category:U.S. Route 287