Texas State Highway 72

State Highway 72
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	111.73 mi (179.81 km)
Existed:	1926 – present
Major junctions
West end:	SH 97 near Fowlerton
	US 281 I-37 US 181 US 87
East end:	Alt. US 77/US 87/US 183 at Cuero
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate • US • TX (Loops – Spurs – Rec – FM) ← SH 71 SH 73 → ← FM 62 FM 63 FM 64 →

State Highway 72 or SH 72 is a Texas state highway that runs 111 miles (179 km) from near Fowlerton to near Cuero.

History

SH 72 was originally proposed in 1926 from Kenedy to Carmine, absorbing previously designated SH 3B. By 1939, it had been readjusted, with the section north of Cuero transferred to U.S. Highway 77 and SH 237, and a section added from Kenedy to Cotulla. In 1942, the section from Cotulla to Three Rivers was either cancelled or transferred to SH 97 and Farm to Market Road 63. In 1961, the section from Fowlerton to Three Rivers was transferred back to SH 72, completing its current route.

Junction list

County	Location	Junction	Notes
McMullen	near Fowlerton	SH 97	Western terminus
	Tilden	SH 16
Live Oak	Three Rivers	US 281
		I-37
Bee	No major junctions
Karnes	Kenedy	US 181
		SH 239
DeWitt	Yorktown	SH 119
	Cuero	US 87
		US 87 / US 183 / US 77 Alt.	Eastern terminus