What is U.S. Route 101 in California?
{{Infobox road |state=CA |type=US |route=101 |section=401 |maint=[[California Department of Transportation|Caltrans]] |length_mi=808.111 |length_round=3 |length_ref=<ref name=trucklist>{{cite web |author=Staff |publisher=[[California Department of Transportation]] |url=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/truckmap/truck-route-list.xls |title=State Truck Route List |format=[[XLS file]] |accessdate=1 February 2008 |archive-date=12 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120412231431/http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/trucks/truckmap/truck-route-list.xls |url-status=dead }}</ref> |length_notes=Parts of US 101 have been given to or are otherwise taken care of by local or other governments, and are not a part of the length. |established=1926 |direction_a=South |terminus_a={{jct|state=CA|I|5|SR|60|I|10}} in [[Los Angeles]] |junction=<!--ONLY 5-10 JCTS IN INFOBOX--> <!--US 101 DOES NOT GO TO MEXICO!!!!--> {{jct|state=CA|I|405}} in [[Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles]]<br> {{jct|state=CA|I|280|I|680}} in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]<br> {{jct|state=CA|I|880}} in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]<br> {{Jct|state=CA|I|380}} in [[South San Francisco]]<br> {{jct|state=CA|I|80}} in [[San Francisco]]<br> {{jct|state=CA|I|580}} in [[San Rafael, California|San Rafael]]<br> {{jct|state=CA|SR|299}} in [[Arcata, California|Arcata]]<br> {{jct|state=CA|US|199}} near [[Crescent City, California|Crescent City]] |direction_b=North |terminus_b={{jct|state=OR|US|101}} at [[Oregon]] state line |previous_type=SR |previous_route=99 |next_type=SR |next_route=103 }} In the [[U.S. state]] of [[California]], '''U.S. Route 101''' (US 101) is one of the last remaining and longest [[United States Numbered Highways|U.S. Routes]] still active in the state, and the longest highway of any kind in California.<ref>[http://www.cahighways.org/stats1.html California Highways Highway Statistics]</ref> US 101 was also one of the original U.S. Routes established in 1926. This route is part of the [[California Freeway and Expressway Sy