{{Short description|State highway in Roanoke, Virginia, United States}} {{For|former State Routes numbered 101|State Route 101 (Virginia 1923-1928)|State Route 101 (Virginia 1928-1933)}} {{Use American English|date=April 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox road |state = VA |type = VA |route = 101 |alternate_name = Hershberger Road |length_mi = 3.17 |length_ref = <ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/> |length_round = 2 |map = VA 101 map.svg |established = 1969 |direction_a = West |direction_b = East |terminus_a = {{jct|state=VA|SR|117}} in [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]] |junction = {{jct|state=VA|SR|116}} in Roanoke<br> {{jct|state=VA|Future|73|I|581|US|220}} in Roanoke |terminus_b = {{jct|state=VA|US|11}} in Roanoke |counties = [[Roanoke, Virginia|City of Roanoke]] |previous_type = VA |previous_route = 100 |next_type = VA |next_route = 102 }}
'''State Route 101''' ('''SR 101''') is a primary [[state highway]] in the U.S. state of [[Virginia]]. Known as '''Hershberger Road''', the state highway runs {{convert|3.17|mi|km}} from [[Virginia State Route 117|SR 117]] east to [[U.S. Route 11 in Virginia|U.S. Route 11]] (US 11) within [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]]. SR 101 is a major east–west arterial on the north side of Roanoke, where it connects [[Interstate 581]] (I-581) and [[U.S. Route 220 in Virginia|US 220]] with [[Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport]].
==Route description== [[File:2017-06-13 13 44 35 View east along Virginia State Route 101 (Hershberger Road) at Virginia State Route 117 (Peters Creek Road) in Roanoke, Virginia.jpg|thumb|left|View east at the west end of SR 101 at SR 117 in Roanoke]] SR 101 begins at an intersection with SR 117 (Peters Creek Road) in the northwestern part of the city of Roanoke. The state highway heads east as a two-lane undivided road between the [[Westview Terrace, Roanoke, Virginia|Westview Terrace]] and [[Washington Heights, Roanoke, Virginia|Washington Heights]] neighborhoods. SR 101 expands to a six-lane [[divided highway]] just west of its intersection with Cove Road, which heads south as [[Virginia State Route 116|SR 116]]. The state highway curves northeast through a commercial area where it has a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with I-581 and US 220. SR 101 passes along the southern edge of the Roanoke Regional Airport property and has a partial cloverleaf interchange with the intersecting boulevard, which heads south as Valley View Boulevard toward the [[Valley View Mall (Roanoke, Virginia)|Valley View Mall]] and north as Aviation Drive to provide access to the airport. The interchange includes a flyover ramp from eastbound SR 101 to northbound Aviation Drive. The state highway continues east through another commercial area to its eastern terminus at US 11 (Williamson Road). Hershberger Road continues east as a two-lane undivided city street to the eastern city limits of Roanoke, where it continues into [[Roanoke County, Virginia|Roanoke County]] as [[Virginia State Route 625 (Roanoke County)|SR 625]] to [[Virginia State Route 115|SR 115]] (Plantation Road).<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps VA 101"/>
==Major intersections== {{jcttop|state=VA|indep_city=Roanoke|length_ref=<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/>}} {{VAint |mile=0.00 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|117|name1=Peters Creek Road|to2=to|US|11|city1=Roanoke|city2=Salem}}<!--why is to US 11 pointed only right?--> |notes=Western terminus }} {{VAint |mile=1.34 |road={{jct|state=VA|SR|116|dir1=south|name1=Cove Road}} |notes=Northern terminus of SR 116 }} {{VAint |mile=1.92 |road={{jct|state=VA|I|581|US|220|city1=Lexington|city2=Bristol|city3=Downtown Roanoke}} |notes=I-581 exit 3 }} {{VAint |mile=2.42 |road={{jct|state=VA|road|Valley View Boulevard / Aviation Drive north|location1=[[Roanoke Regional Airport|Airport]]|extra=airport}} |notes=interchange }} {{VAint |mile=3.17 |road={{jct|state=VA|US|11|name1=Williamson Road}} |notes=Eastern terminus }} {{jctbtm}}
==References== <references>
<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data">{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/info/2010_traffic_data_by_jurisdiction.asp|title=2010 Traffic Data|publisher=Virginia Department of Transportation|year=2010|access-date=2011-10-21}} *[http://www.virginiadot.org/info/resources/2010/AADT_080_Roanoke_2010.pdf Roanoke County, City of Roanoke, and City of Salem] (PDF) </ref>
<ref name="Google Maps VA 101">{{google maps|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?saddr=Hershberger+Rd+NW&daddr=Hershberger+Rd+NW&hl=en&sll=37.30918,-79.98113&sspn=0.033246,0.077162&geocode=FSY1OQIdnjA7-w%3BFRxnOQIdzvo7-w&vpsrc=0&mra=ls&t=h&z=14|title=Virginia State Route 101|access-date=2011-10-21}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category|Virginia State Route 101}} {{AttachedKML|display=title,inline}} *[http://www.vahighways.com/route-log/va101-120.htm#va101 Virginia Highways Project: VA 101]
[[Category:State highways in Virginia|101]] [[Category:Transportation in Roanoke, Virginia|State Route 101]]