North Carolina Highway 72

NC 72 marker

NC 72
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 32.9 mi[1] (52.9 km)
Existed: 1934 – present
Major junctions
West end: NC 211 Red Springs
  I‑95 / US 301 / NC 711 in Lumberton
East end:
Future I‑74 / US 74 near Orrum
Location
Counties: Robeson
Highway system
← NC 71I‑73 →

North Carolina Highway 72 (NC 72) is a state highway that serves the communities of Red Springs and Lumberton.

Route description

The western terminus of NC 72 and NC 710 is in Red Springs at the NC 211 intersection, from there they travel south (signed east) 1.8-mile (2.9 km) and split, with NC 72 heading towards Lumberton. The highway has an interchange with I-95/US 301 shortly before entering Lumberton. Inside Lumberton, it has a brief 0.5-mile (0.80 km) concurrency with NC 41. The final leg of the route sees it intersect with NC 211 then head south (signed east) to its terminal junction with Future I-74/US 74.

History

NC 72 was created in 1934 running from Red Springs to US 74 near Lumberton.[2] In 1949, NC 72 was extended to US 301, replacing part of an old alignment of US 74.[3] In 1983, NC 72 was extended along Fifth Street through Lumberton, then south on Roberts Avenue/Wilmington Highway to its current eastern terminus with US 74.[4]

Junction list

Directional signage at the end of the I-95/US 301 exit ramp

The entire route is in Robeson County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
Red Springs0.00.0 NC 211 – Lumberton, RaefordWest end of NC 710 overlap, western terminus
 1.82.9 NC 710 east – PembrokeEast end of NC 710 overlap
Lumberton16.226.1 NC 711 north (Country Club Road) – PembrokeNorth end of NC 711 overlap
16.626.7 I‑95 / US 301 – Rowland, Laurinburg, FayettevilleSouth end of NC 711 overlap; exit 17
19.130.7 NC 41 south – FairmontSouth end of NC 41 overlap
19.631.5 NC 41 north – ElizabethtownNorth end of NC 41 overlap
21.134.0 NC 211 – Red Springs, Bladenboro
Orrum33.053.1
Future I‑74 / US 74 – Laurinburg, Whiteville		Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Google (June 12, 2014). "North Carolina Highway 72" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  2. ↑ North Carolina Primary Highway System (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1940. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  3. ↑ North Carolina Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Cartography by NCDOT. North Carolina Department of Transportation. 1951. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Route Change (1983-01-01)" (PDF). North Carolina Department of Transportation. January 1, 1983. Retrieved June 12, 2014.

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