North Carolina Highway 72


North Carolina Highway 72 is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina that serves the communities of Red Springs and Lumberton. The east-west-signed highway physically runs more north and south through Robeson County.

Route description

The western terminus of NC 72 and NC 710 is in Red Springs at the NC 211 intersection. From there, the two highways travel on a concurrency south for and split, with NC 72 heading towards Lumberton. Inside the city limits of Lumberton, NC 711 joins NC 72 for a concurrency for about. The highway has an interchange with I-95 and US 301 at which point NC 711 ends. Inside Lumberton, it has a concurrency with NC 41. The final leg of the route sees it intersect with NC 211 then heads south to its terminal junction with US 74 near Orrum and Boardman.

History

NC 72 was created in 1934 running from Red Springs to US 74 near Lumberton. In 1949, NC 72 was extended to US 301, replacing part of an old alignment of US 74. In 1983, NC 72 was extended along Fifth Street through Lumberton, then south on Roberts Avenue/Wilmington Highway to its current eastern terminus with US 74.

Major intersections