U.S. Route 72

U.S. Numbered Highway in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama in the United States
Place road Q410334

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🏷️ Also known as
en US 72 en U.S. Route 72 fr US 72 fr U.S. Highway 72 ja 国道72号線 ko 국도 제72호선 ko 미국 72번 국도 ko US 72 tr US 72 tr US-72 tr U.S. Highway 72 zh 72号美国国道
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US72 Border (38937602980).jpg ↗
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/m/03m1rc
OpenStreetMap relation ID
2310396
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Category:U.S. Route 72

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Summary

U.S. Route 72 is a road[1].

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Geography

Located in include Tennessee[2], an U.S. state[25], in United States[26], founded in 1796[27]; Mississippi[3], an U.S. state[28], in United States[29], founded in 1817[30]; and Alabama[4], an U.S. state[31], in United States[32], founded in 1819[33].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 72's length is recorded as {'amount': '+337'}[34].

History and Context

1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 72[35]. Owners include Alabama Department of Transportation[13], a state department of transportation of the United States[36], in United States[37], headquartered in Montgomery[38]; Mississippi Department of Transportation[14], a state department of transportation of the United States[39], in United States[40]; and Tennessee Department of Transportation[15], a state department of transportation of the United States[41], in United States[42], founded in 1915[43], headquartered in James K. Polk State Office Building[44].

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Class ancestry

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  1. 8w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1926-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Maintained by → Alabama Department of Transportation, Mississippi Department of Transportation, Tennessee Department of Transportation
    Category for the view from the item → Category:Views from U.S. Route 72
    KML file → Template:Attached KML/U.S. Route 72
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ OpenStreetMap relation ID: 2310396, Adding OSM relation id claim from wikidata tag on relation/2310396 in United States"
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