North Carolina Highway 72

NC Highway 72 marker

NC Highway 72
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length: 33.0 mi[1] (53.1 km)
Existed: 1934 – present
Major junctions
West end: NC 211 in Red Springs
  I‑95 / US 301 / NC 711 in Lumberton
East end: 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. The east/west-signed highway phyically runs more north and south through Robeson County, North Carolina.

Route description

The western terminus of NC 72 and NC 710 is in Red Springs at the NC 211 intersection. From there, the two highways travel on a concurrency south (signed east) for 1.8 miles (2.9 km) and split, with NC 72 heading towards Lumberton. Inside the city limits of Lumberton, NC 711 joins NC 72 for a concurrency for about one-half mile (0.80 km). The highway has an interchange with Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 301 (I-95/US 301) at which point NC 711 ends. Inside Lumberton, it has a concurrency with NC 41. The final leg of the route sees it intersect with NC 211 (also where the NC 41 concurrency ends) then heads south (signed east) to its terminal junction with US 74 (Future I-74) near Orrum and Boardman.[1]

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 (4th Avenue / Main Street) / NC 710 beginsWest end of NC 710 overlap
​1.82.9 NC 710 east – RowlandEast end of NC 710 overlap
Lumberton16.226.1 NC 711 north (Country Club Road) – PembrokeWest end of NC 711 overlap
16.6–
16.8		26.7–
27.0		 I‑95 / US 301 / NC 711 ends – Rowland, Laurinburg, FayettevilleEast end of NC 711 overlap; exit 17 (I-95)
19.030.6 NC 41 south (Martin Luther King Jr. Drive) – FairmontWest end of NC 41 overlap
21.134.0 NC 41 north / NC 211 (East 5th Street / North Roberts Avenue) to I‑95 – Red Springs, BladenboroEast end of NC 41 overlap
​33.053.1 US 74 – Laurinburg, WhitevilleFuture I-74
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

  1. 1 2 3 Google (February 15, 2016). "North Carolina Highway 72" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
  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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