Arizona State Route 101

"Loop 101" and "Arizona Loop 101" redirect here. For other uses, see List of highways numbered 101 (disambiguation).
State Route 101 marker
State Route 101
Map
Loop 101 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length60.99 mi[1] (98.15 km)
Existed1988–present
HistoryFully completed in 2002[citation needed]
Major junctions
From I-10 in Tolleson
Major intersections
To Loop 202 in Chandler
Location
CountryUnited States
StateArizona
CountiesMaricopa
Highway system
  • Arizona State Highway System
← SR 99→ SR 143
Interchange of 101 (Pima Freeway) with Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) in Mesa, with 101 through Scottsdale in the distance

Arizona State Route 101 (SR 101) or Loop 101 is a semi-beltway looping around the Phoenix Metropolitan Area in central Arizona, United States. It connects several suburbs of Phoenix, including Tolleson, Glendale, Peoria, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, and Chandler. Construction began in the late-1980s and was completed in 2002.[citation needed]

Loop 101 has three officially designated sections along its route:

  • Agua Fria Freeway in the west valley from I-10 to I-17
  • Pima Freeway in the east valley from I-17 to Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway)
  • Price Freeway in the east valley from Loop 202 (Red Mountain Freeway) to Loop 202 (Santan Freeway)
  1. ^ Roadway Inventory Management Section, Multimodal Planning Division (December 31, 2013). "2013 State Highway System Log" (PDF). Arizona Department of Transportation. Retrieved January 16, 2016.