Tennessee State Route 72
Route map:
State Route 72 | ||||
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 SR 72 mainline in red | ||||
| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by TDOT | ||||
| Length | 43.3 mi[1] (69.7 km) | |||
| Existed | October 1, 1923[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  SR 58 near Midway | |||
| East end |  US 129 near Tallassee | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Tennessee | |||
| Counties | Roane, Loudon, Monroe, Blount | |||
| Highway system | ||||
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State Route 72 (SR 72) is a 43.3-mile-long (69.7 km)
state highway in the eastern portion of U.S. state of Tennessee. It travels through the towns of Vonore and Loudon
.
Route description
Roane County
SR 72 begins in Roane County at an intersection with SR 58 just east of Midway. It then goes east as a narrow, curvy, 2-lane highway as it goes through Midway and then some mountains before entering Paint Rock and having a junction with SR 322, a loop route through Sweetwater. It stays curvy as it crosses more mountains and enters Loudon County.
Loudon County
It then begins paralleling the
Tellico Lake, and Lenoir City
.
Monroe and Blount Counties
SR 72 then crosses into
SR 115 near Tallassee
.
Junction list
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roane | Midway | 0.0 | 0.0 | SR 58 (Decatur Highway) – Kingston, Decatur, Chattanooga | Western terminus | |||
| Paint Rock | 5.4 | 8.7 |   SR 322 east (Sweetwater Road) – Sweetwater | Western terminus of SR 322 | ||||
| Loudon | Loudon | 13.8 | 22.2 |  I-75 – Chattanooga, Knoxville | I-75 exit 72 | |||
| 16.2 | 26.1 |  US 11 (Mulberry Street/SR 2) – Loudon, Sweetwater | ||||||
| Tellico Village | 23.3 | 37.5 |  SR 444 east (Tellico Parkway) – Tellico Village, Lenoir City | Western terminus of SR 444 | ||||
| Monroe |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Loudon |
No major junctions | |||||||
| Monroe | Vonore | 27.1 | 43.6 |  SR 322 west (Sweetwater-Vonore Road) – Sweetwater | Eastern terminus of SR 322 | |||
| 29.3 | 47.2 |   US 411 south (Highway 411/SR 33) – Madisonville | Southern end of US 411/SR 33 concurrency | |||||
| 31.7 | 51.0 |  Fort Loudoun State Historic Park, Tellico Plains | Northern terminus of SR 360 | |||||
| 34.3 | 55.2 |  | Northern end of US 411/SR 33 concurrency | |||||
| Blount |
No major junctions | |||||||
SR 115) – Maryville, Robbinsville | Eastern terminus of SR 72 | |||||||
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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See also
United States portal
U.S. Roads portal
References
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- ^ a b Google (July 13, 2015). "Tennessee State Route 72" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
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