U.S. Route 72

Summary

U.S. Route 72 is a road^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U.S. Route 72 is located in Tennessee^[3].
• U.S. Route 72 is located in Mississippi^[4].
• U.S. Route 72 is located in Alabama^[5].
• U.S. Route 72 is in the country of United States^[6].
• U.S. Route 72's transport network is recorded as United States Numbered Highway System^[7].
• U.S. Route 72's transport network is recorded as Tennessee State Route System^[8].
• U.S. Route 72's transport network is recorded as numbered highways in Alabama^[9].
• U.S. Route 72's transport network is recorded as Mississippi State Highway System^[10].
• U.S. Route 72's instance of is recorded as road^[11].
• U.S. Route 72's maintained by is recorded as Alabama Department of Transportation^[12].
• U.S. Route 72's maintained by is recorded as Mississippi Department of Transportation^[13].
• U.S. Route 72's maintained by is recorded as Tennessee Department of Transportation^[14].
• U.S. Route 72 is owned by Alabama Department of Transportation^[15].
• U.S. Route 72 is owned by Mississippi Department of Transportation^[16].
• U.S. Route 72 is owned by Tennessee Department of Transportation^[17].
• U.S. Route 72's Commons category is recorded as U.S. Route 72^[18].
• U.S. Route 72 comprises U.S. Route 72 in Tennessee^[19].
• U.S. Route 72 comprises U.S. Route 72 in Mississippi^[20].
• U.S. Route 72 comprises U.S. Route 72 in Alabama^[21].
• U.S. Route 72's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 51 in Tennessee^[22].
• U.S. Route 72's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 64 in Tennessee^[23].
• U.S. Route 72's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 70 in Tennessee^[24].
• U.S. Route 72's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 79 in Tennessee^[25].
• U.S. Route 72's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 41 in Tennessee^[26].
• U.S. Route 72's terminus is recorded as U.S. Route 76 in Tennessee^[27].

Body

Geography

U.S. Route 72 is in the country of United States^[6]. Located in include Tennessee^[3], an U.S. state^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1796^[30]; Mississippi^[4], an U.S. state^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1817^[33]; and Alabama^[5], an U.S. state^[34], in United States^[35], founded in 1819^[36].

Physical Characteristics

U.S. Route 72's length is recorded as {'amount': '+337'}^[37].

Designation and Status

U.S. Route 72's instance of is recorded as road^[11].

History and Context

1926 marks the founding of U.S. Route 72^[38]. Owners include Alabama Department of Transportation^[15], a state department of transportation of the United States^[39], in United States^[40], headquartered in Montgomery^[41]; Mississippi Department of Transportation^[16], a state department of transportation of the United States^[42], in United States^[43]; and Tennessee Department of Transportation^[17], a state department of transportation of the United States^[44], in United States^[45], founded in 1915^[46], headquartered in James K. Polk State Office Building^[47].

Why It Matters

U.S. Route 72 ranks in the top 3% of road entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]