Kentucky Route 72
 Kentucky Route 72 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by KYTC | ||||
| Length | 16.932 mi[1] (27.249 km) | |||
| Western segment | ||||
| Length | 8.042 mi[1] (12.942 km) | |||
| West end |  US 119 near Blackmont | |||
| East end | Rockhouse Branch Road near Alva | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 8.890 mi[1] (14.307 km) | |||
| West end | Dead end near Pansy | |||
| Major intersections |  US 421 (twice) in Harlan KY 38 in Harlan | |||
| East end |  KY 413 at Baxter | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Kentucky | |||
| Counties | Bell, Harlan | |||
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Kentucky Route 72 is a 16.932-mile (27.249 km) state highway in Kentucky that is separated into two segments. The western segments runs from U.S. Route 119 just north of Blackmont to Rockhouse Branch Road just southeast of Alva via Blackmont, Pathfork, and Alva. The eastern segment runs from a dead end west of Pansy to Kentucky Route 413 at Baxter via Mary Alice and Harlan. It appears that the two segments were originally planned to connect, as the segments are separated by only a few miles. The 1977 Official County Map of Harlan County has the two sections connected by what basically amounts to a trail.[2]
Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Bell | | 0.000 | 0.000 | US 119 | Western terminus | ||
| Harlan | | 8.042 | 12.942 | Rockhouse Branch Road | Eastern terminus | ||
| Gap in route | |||||||
| Harlan | | 0.000 | 0.000 | Dead end | Western terminus | ||
| | 2.025 | 3.259 |   KY 1216 south | Northern terminus of KY 1216 | |||
| | 3.943 | 6.346 |  KY 2425 south (Little Creek Road) | Northern terminus of KY 2425 | |||
| | 4.896 | 7.879 |   KY 2427 west (Slag Street) | Eastern terminus of KY 2427 | |||
| Harlan | 6.242 | 10.046 | US 421 south | West end of US 421 overlap | |||
| 6.403 | 10.305 |   US 421 north / KY 3459 north (Sunshine Road) | East end of US 421 overlap; southern terminus of KY 3459 | ||||
| 7.274 | 11.706 | KY 38 | |||||
| 8.178 | 13.161 |  KY 3453 north (Coldiron Heights) | Southern terminus of KY 3453 | ||||
| 8.765 | 14.106 | US 421 | |||||
| Baxter | 8.890 | 14.307 | KY 413 | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- ^ a b c d Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- ^ https://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/harlan1977.pdf
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