State Route 101 (SR 101) is state highway in
Bledsoe and
Cumberland counties in the
eastern portion U.S. state
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of
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.
Route description
SR 101 begins in the rolling farmlands of
Bledsoe County at a Y-Intersection with
SR 30 in the
Mount Crest community. It then goes northwest as it enters a large wooded area before coming to an intersection with
SR 285, where it turns northeast and crosses into
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. It then becomes curvy as it passes through the rolling hills and farmland of the
Cumberland Plateau before passing just north of
Lake Tansi Village and having an intersection with
SR 282, northeast of
Meadow Park Lake. It then has an intersection with
SR 419, which provides access to
Cumberland Mountain State Park
Cumberland Mountain State Park is a state park in Cumberland County, Tennessee, in the southeastern United States. The park consists of situated around Byrd Lake, a man-made lake created by the impoundment of Byrd Creek in the 1930s. The park ...
. It then enters
Crossville, at an intersection with
SR 392 (a beltway around downtown). It then enters downtown and comes to an intersection and becomes concurrent with
US 70
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/
SR 1. They then intersect
US 127
U.S. Route 127 (US 127) is a north–south U.S. Highway in the eastern half of the United States. The southern terminus of the route is at US 27 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The northern terminus is at Interstate 75 (I-75) near G ...
/
SR 28 a short distance later. They then leave downtown and come to another intersection with SR 392, where SR 101 separates from US 70/SR 1 and goes north to have an interchange with
I-40
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(Exit 322) before leaving Crossville and continuing northeast. It then enters the
Fairfield Glade Resort, where it ends and continues as Peavine Road.
Junction list
References
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101
Transportation in Bledsoe County, Tennessee
Transportation in Cumberland County, Tennessee