New York State Route 72

This article is about the current alignment of NY 72. For the former alignment of NY 72 in Ontario and Wayne counties, see New York State Route 21.
New York State Route 72 marker
New York State Route 72
Map
NY 72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by NYSDOT
Length15.36 mi[1] (24.72 km)
Existed1930[2]–present
Major junctions
West end NY 56 near Potsdam village
East end NY 11B in Hopkinton
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountiesSt. Lawrence
Highway system
← NY 71→ NY 73

New York State Route 72 (NY 72) is a 15.36-mile-long (24.72 km) state highway in the North Country of New York in the United States. The road is an east–west highway located entirely within the eastern part of St. Lawrence County. The western terminus of NY 72 is at an intersection with NY 56 in the town of Potsdam, south of the village of Potsdam. Its eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 11B west of the community of Hopkinton in the town of Hopkinton.

The NY 72 designation dates back to 1930; however, the route initially followed an entirely different alignment from Potsdam to Hopkinton and was much longer than it is now, extending as far east as Brighton, Franklin County. It was shifted onto its present routing by the 1940s and truncated to its current length in the 1970s.

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