Kentucky Route 72
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]
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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 |  | |||
| East end | Rockhouse Branch Road near Alva | |||
| Eastern segment | ||||
| Length | 8.890 mi[1] (14.307 km) | |||
| West end | Dead end near Pansy | |||
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| Location | ||||
| Counties | Bell, Harlan | |||
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Major intersections
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes | ||
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| Bell | | 0.000 | 0.000 | | 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 |  | Northern terminus of KY 1216 | |||
| | 3.943 | 6.346 |  | Northern terminus of KY 2425 | |||
| | 4.896 | 7.879 |  | Eastern terminus of KY 2427 | |||
| Harlan | 6.242 | 10.046 | | West end of US 421 overlap | |||
| 6.403 | 10.305 |  | East end of US 421 overlap; southern terminus of KY 3459 | ||||
| 7.274 | 11.706 | | |||||
| 8.178 | 13.161 |  | Southern terminus of KY 3453 | ||||
| 8.765 | 14.106 | | |||||
| Baxter | 8.890 | 14.307 | | Eastern terminus | |||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||||
References
- Commonwealth of Kentucky. "Official DMI Route Log". Retrieved 25 June 2014.
- https://transportation.ky.gov/Planning/Maps/harlan1977.pdf
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