Arizona State Route 101

State Route 101 marker
State Route 101
Loop 101 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by ADOT
Length60.99 mi (98.15 km)
Existed1988–present
HistoryFully completed in 2002
Major junctions
Counterclockwise end I-10 in Tolleson
Major intersections
Clockwise end 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

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 1986 and was completed in 2002.

Loop 101 has three officially designated sections along its route:

  • Agua Fria Freeway in the west valley from Interstate 10 (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)