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Tennessee State Route 72

{{Short description|State highway in Tennessee, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox road

| state = TN

| type = TN

| route = 72

| length_mi = 43.3

| length_ref = {{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.8025607,-84.5633836/35.5667503,-84.0970334/@35.6850133,-84.3417733,11.35z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0|title=Tennessee State Route 72|accessdate=July 13, 2015}}

| length_round = 1

| established = October 1, 1923{{cite book |type = Report |author1 = Highway Planning Survey Division |year = 1925 |title = Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924 |url = https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/Biennial_Report%2c_Department_of_Highways_1923%2c_1924.pdf |location = Nashville |publisher = Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works |access-date = May 19, 2023 |pages = 39–44 |oclc = }}

| direction_a = West

| terminus_a = {{jct|state=TN|TN|58}} near Midway

| junction =

  • {{jct|state=TN|I|75}} in Loudon
  • {{jct|state=TN|US|11}} in Loudon
  • {{jct|state=TN|US|411}} in Vonore

| direction_b = East

| terminus_b = {{jct|state=TN|US|129}} near Tallassee

| counties = Roane, Loudon, Monroe, Blount

| previous_type = US

| previous_route = 72

| next_type = SR

| next_route = 73

| map={{maplink-road|from=Tennessee State Route 72.map}}

|map_custom=yes

|map_notes=SR 72 mainline in red

}}

State Route 72 (SR 72) is a {{convert|43.3|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} state highway in the eastern portion of U.S. state of Tennessee. It travels through the towns of Vonore and Loudon.

Route description

=Roane County=

SR 72 begins in Roane County at an intersection with SR 58 just east of Midway. It then goes east as a narrow, curvy, 2-lane highway as it goes through Midway and then some mountains before entering Paint Rock and having a junction with SR 322, a loop route through Sweetwater. It stays curvy as it crosses more mountains and enters Loudon County.

=Loudon County=

It then begins paralleling the Tennessee River as it enters Loudon, and finally leaves the mountains and curves behind. SR 72 then has an interchange with I-75 before going through Loudon's main business district and having a junction with US 11/SR 2. It then bypasses downtown to the south before leaving Loudon and the Tennessee River to turn and go southeast. After that, it goes through farmland and has an intersection with SR 444 (Tellico Parkway), which provides access to Tellico Village, Tellico Lake, and Lenoir City.

=Monroe and Blount Counties=

SR 72 then crosses into Monroe County and enters Vonore, intersects with the other end of SR 322, and comes to an intersection with US 411/SR 33. It becomes concurrent with then and they travel east into downtown, where they intersect SR 360, which provides access to Fort Loudoun and Fort Loudoun State Park. They then cross the Little Tennessee River/Tellico Lake, before SR 72 separates and turns south. It then follows the banks of the lake, crossing into Blount County for a short distance, before ending at an intersection with US 129/SR 115 near Tallassee.

Junction list

{{jcttop|state=TN|length_ref=}}

{{TNint

|county=Roane

|cspan=2

|location=Midway

|ctdab=Roane

|mile=0.0

|road={{jct|state=TN|TN|58|name1=Decatur Highway|city1=Kingston|city2=Decatur|city3=Chattanooga}}

|notes=Western terminus}}

{{TNint

|location=Paint Rock

|mile=5.4

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|322|dir1=East|name1=Sweetwater Road|city1=Sweetwater}}

|notes=Western terminus of SR 322}}

{{TNint

|county=Loudon

|cspan=3

|location=Loudon

|lspan=2

|mile=13.8

|road={{jct|state=TN|I|75|city1=Chattanooga|city2=Knoxville}}

|notes=I-75 exit 72}}

{{TNint

|mile=16.2

|road={{jct|state=TN|US|11|name1=Mulberry Street/SR 2|city1=Loudon|city2=Sweetwater}}

|notes=}}

{{TNint

|location=Tellico Village

|mile=23.3

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|444|dir1=East|name1=Tellico Parkway|city1=Tellico Village|city2=Lenoir City}}

|notes=Western terminus of SR 444}}

{{jctco|state=TN|county=Monroe}}

{{jctco|state=TN|county=Loudon}}

{{TNint

|county=Monroe

|cspan=4

|location=Vonore

|lspan=4

|mile=27.1

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|322|dir1=west|name1=Sweetwater-Vonore Road|city1=Sweetwater}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 322}}

{{TNint

|mile=29.3

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TN|US|411|dir1=south|name1=Highway 411/SR 33|city1=Madisonville}}

|notes=Southern end of US 411/SR 33 concurrency}}

{{TNint

|mile=31.7

|road={{jct|state=TN|Sec|360|dir1=South|name1=Unicoi Turnpike|location1=Fort Loudoun State Historic Park|city2=Tellico Plains}}

|notes=Northern terminus of SR 360}}

{{TNint

|mile=34.3

|type=concur

|road={{jct|state=TN|US|411|dir1=north|name1=Highway 411/SR 33|city1=Maryville}}

|notes=Northern end of US 411/SR 33 concurrency}}

{{jctco|state=TN|county=Blount}}

{{TNint

|county=Monroe

|location=Pumpkin Center

|mile=43.3

|road={{jct|state=TN|US|129|name1=Calderwood Highway/SR 115|city1=Maryville|location2=Fontana}}

|notes=Eastern terminus of SR 72}}

{{jctbtm|keys=concur}}

See also

  • {{Portal-inline|United States}}
  • {{Portal-inline|U.S. Roads}}

References

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072

Category:Transportation in Monroe County, Tennessee

Category:Transportation in Blount County, Tennessee

Category:Transportation in Loudon County, Tennessee

Category:Transportation in Roane County, Tennessee

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