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Route information | ||||
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Maintained by MoDOT | ||||
Length | 165.675 mi (266.628 km) | |||
Existed | 1922–present | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | I-44 BL in Rolla | |||
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East end | I-55 BL / US 61 / Route 25 in Jackson | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | Missouri | |||
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Route 72 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its eastern terminus is at Route 34 west of Jackson; its western terminus is at I-44 in Rolla.
Route 72 is one of the original 1922 state highways. Its eastern terminus was at Centerville, and its western terminus was at the junction with Route 32. The part between Arcadia and Fredericktown was Route 70 from 1922 to 1959, when it became part of Route 72 because of I-70.
Route 72 was rebuilt a few years back from Elk Prairie, just south of Rolla; to the intersection of Hwy 32, west of Salem. The road was widened and shoulders were built.