Route 101

Pacific Coast highway

Route 101 refers to any of several highways in the United States numbered 101, most famously U.S.

Route 101, which runs along the Pacific Coast from California through Oregon and Washington.

The California stretch is iconic in American culture, threading through Los Angeles, along Big Sur's dramatic cliffs, and into San Francisco: We drove Route 101 up the coast.

In tech circles, "101" often appears in course names meaning introductory or basic: Economics 101, Cooking 101.

Related

coastal · scenic · road trip · roadtrip · ocean view · ocean · PCH · freeway · driving · Big Sur · redwoods · cliffs · fog · winding · sea breeze · northbound · southbound · cruising

Opposites
coastal vs inland routing

Route 101Interstate 5

Western seaboard highway

Route 66 · Interstate 90 · Trans-Canada Highway

west coast vs east coast

Route 101US Route 1

East coast federal highway

Family

route, routes, routed, router, routers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G