Kentucky Route 72

Kentucky Route 72
Route information
Maintained by KYTC
Length:	16.932 mi[1] (27.249 km)
Western segment
Length:	8.042 mi[1] (12.942 km)
West end:	US 119 near Blackmont
East end:	Rockhouse Branch Road near Alva
Eastern segment
Length:	8.890 mi[1] (14.307 km)
West end:	Dead end near Pansy
Major junctions:	US 421 (twice) in Harlan KY 38 in Harlan
East end:	KY 413 at Baxter
Location
Counties:	Bell, Harlan
Highway system
Highways in Kentucky Interstate US State Parkways ← I-71 KY 73 →

Kentucky Route 72 is a 16.932-mile (27.249 km) state highway in Kentucky that is separated into two segments. The western segments runs from U.S. Route 119 just north of Blackmont to Rockhouse Branch Road just southeast of Alva via Blackmont, Pathfork, and Alva. The eastern segment runs from a dead end west of Pansy to Kentucky Route 413 at Baxter via Mary Alice and Harlan. It appears that the two segments were originally planned to connect, as the segments are separated by only a few miles.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bell	​	0.000	0.000	US 119	Western terminus
Harlan	​	8.042	12.942	Rockhouse Branch Road	Eastern terminus
Gap in route
Harlan	​	0.000	0.000	Dead end	Western terminus
	​	2.025	3.259	KY 1216 south	Northern terminus of KY 1216
	​	3.943	6.346	KY 2425 south (Little Creek Road)	Northern terminus of KY 2425
	​	4.896	7.879	KY 2427 west (Slag Street)	Eastern terminus of KY 2427
	Harlan	6.242	10.046	US 421 south	West end of US 421 overlap
		6.403	10.305	US 421 north / KY 3459 north (Sunshine Road)	East end of US 421 overlap; southern terminus of KY 3459
		7.274	11.706	KY 38
		8.178	13.161	KY 3453 north (Coldiron Heights)	Southern terminus of KY 3453
		8.765	14.106	US 421
	Baxter	8.890	14.307	KY 413	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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