Mexican Federal Highway 101
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Mexican Federal Highway 101 (Carretera Federal 101) connects Matamoros, Tamaulipas
, to Mexican Federal Highway 80
in San Luis Potosí
.
It passes through Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, and Tula
. The route traverses the Sierra Madre Oriental
cordillera.
Matamoros, Tamaulipas
Matamoros, officially known as Heroica Matamoros, is a city in the northeastern part of Tamaulipas, in the country of Mexico. It is located on the southern bank of the Rio Grande, directly across the border from Brownsville, Texas, in the United States. Matamoros is the second largest and second...
, to Mexican Federal Highway 80
Mexican Federal Highway 80
Mexican Federal Highway 80 connects Tampico, Tamaulipas, to Barra de Navidad, Jalisco. Federal Highway 80 also connects the city of Guadalajara to the south coast in Jalisco...
in San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí
San Luis Potosí officially Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and its capital city is San Luis Potosí....
.
It passes through Victoria, the capital of Tamaulipas, and Tula
Tula, Tamaulipas
-External links:* Official website...
. The route traverses the Sierra Madre Oriental
Sierra Madre Oriental
The Sierra Madre Oriental is a mountain range in northeastern Mexico.-Setting:Spanning the Sierra Madre Oriental runs from Coahuila south through Nuevo León, southwest Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Querétaro, and Hidalgo to northern Puebla, where it joins with the east-west running Eje Volcánico...
cordillera.