North Carolina Highway 72

NC 72
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length:	33 mi (53 km)
Existed:	1934[1] – present
Major junctions
West end:	NC 211 Red Springs
	NC 710 near Red Springs NC 711 near Lumberton I-95 / US 301 near Lumberton NC 41 Lumberton NC 211 Lumberton
East end:	US 74 near Orrum
Location
Counties:	Robeson
Highway system
North Carolina Highway System ← NC 71 NC 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^[2], 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 Interstate 95 / US Highway 301 shortly before entering Lumberton. Inside Lumberton, it has a brief 0.5-mile (0.80 km) cuncurrency 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 US Highway 74.

History

NC 72 was created in 1934 running from Red Springs to NC 711 near Lumberton. The 1950s saw a small eastern extention to NC 72, with its terminus becoming present-day Interstate 95 / US 301. In the 1980s NC 72 was extended again, gaining its current terminus with US 74.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Robeson County.

Location	Mile	Destinations	Notes
Red Springs	0.0	NC 211 / NC 710 – Lumberton	Western terminus
	1.8	NC 710
	16.2	NC 711 – Pembroke
	16.6	I-95 / US 301 – Raynham, Lumberton
Lumberton	19.1	NC 41 south – Fairmont
	19.6	NC 41 north
	21.1	NC 211 – Butters
	33.0	US 74 – Boardman	Eastern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

References

1. ^ "NCRoads.com N.C. 72". http://members.cox.net/ncroads/nc072.html. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
2. ^ "NC State Highway 72 Ends". http://www.state-ends.com/ncends/state/72.html. Retrieved 2011-10-05.