U.S. Route 72 (US 72) is an east–west United States highway that travels for 317.811 miles (511.467 km) from southwestern Tennessee, throughout North Mississippi, North Alabama, and southeastern Tennessee.

U.S. Route 72 (US 72) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 337 miles (542 km) from southeast Tennessee through northern Alabama and northern Mississippi to southwest Tennessee. The highway's eastern terminus is Chattanooga, Tennessee. Its western terminus is Memphis, Tennessee.

Creation: US 72 was an original US route, running from US 70 (now Sycamore View Rd) Bartlett east with TN 15 to Selmer, then followed US 45 south to Mississippi, then reappeared from Alabama at South Pittsburg following TN 27 to US 41 (now TN 2) west of Kimball. It was not in the original 1925 plan but was born in the January 1926 revision as ...

Alternate U.S. Route 72 (US 72 Alt.) exists in Alabama on the south side of the Tennessee River between Muscle Shoals and Decatur, while US 72 follows on the north side of the river between Florence and Athens. US 72 Alt. crosses the Tennessee River at Decatur, along with US 31, and follows the entire route of Interstate 565 (I-565).

2024年7月8日 · In 1934, the east end of US 72 was extended to its current terminus in Chattanooga. And that same year, US 72 was truncated at Corinth MS and instead extended west via its modern corridor back into Memphis. However, unlike most US routes in the '30s, US 72 did not go all the way into downtown Memphis.

2013年1月20日 · U.S. 72 reenters Tennessee north from Bridgeport, Alabama. Paralleling the Tennessee River, U.S. 72 heads 4.22 miles north to I-24/U.S 64 through the city of South Pittsburg. U.S. 64/72 combine for 5.15 miles north from the freeway at the town of Kimball to U.S. 41/SR 28 in the town of Jasper.

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U.S. Route 72 is a major East-West route of the U.S. Highway system, stretching just over 816 miles (1,314 km) from Memphis, Tennessee to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. US-72 begins as a...

2025年2月26日 · GURLEY, Ala. - It will soon be safer for people to merge onto US-72 in Gurley. City leaders are working on a big project that involves realigning part of Little Cove Road. Gurley Mayor Stan Simpson said it will take a few years for the project to be complete.

Motorists traveling U.S. Highway 72 through the construction zone between Indian Springs Road and Sky Park Road can expect lane closures beginning Monday night and continuing for about ... Read More