Montana Highway 72

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Montana Highway 72 marker
Montana Highway 72
MT 72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length21.408 mi[1] (34.453 km)
Major junctions
South end WYO 120 at Wyoming state line
North end US 310 south of Bridger
Location
CountiesCarbon
Highway system
  • Montana Highway System
← MT 69→ MT 77

Montana Highway 72 (MT 72) in the U.S. State of Montana is a route running northerly from the Wyoming state line to an intersection with U.S. Route 310 (US 310) about one mile (1.6 km) south of the town of Bridger, a distance of approximately 21 miles (34 km). At the state line, the road becomes Wyoming Highway 120, which continues 38 miles (61 km) to the town of Cody.

History[]

Before receiving its current designation, the portion of Highway 72 north of Belfry was a part of Montana Secondary Highway 308 (S-308), and the segment between Belfry and the Wyoming state line was designated as S-397.[2][3]

Major intersections[]

The entire route is in Carbon County.

Locationmi[1]kmDestinationsNotes
​0.0000.000 WYO 120 southContinuation into Wyoming
Belfry10.53916.961 S-308
Bridger21.40834.453 US 310Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References[]

Route map:

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  1. ^ a b "Montana Road Log" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
  2. ^ Montana State Highway Commission (1977). State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Helena: Montana State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  3. ^ Montana State Highway Commission (1978). State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Helena: Montana State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2018.


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