West Virginia Route 72

West Virginia Route 72
Route information
	Maintained by WVDOH
Length	55.7 mi[1] (89.6 km)
Major junctions
South end	WV 32 near Red Creek
	US 219 near Hendricks; US 50 near Rowlesburg
North end	WV 7 near Kingwood
Location
Counties	Tucker, Preston
Highway system

West Virginia Route 72 is a north–south state highway in northern West Virginia. The southern terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 32 southeast of Red Creek. The northern terminus is at West Virginia Route 7 east of Kingwood.

View north along WV 72 in Parsons

For much of the section between U.S. Route 219 east of Parsons and its southern end at West Virginia Route 32, WV 72 consists of a single paved lane with narrow gravel shoulders. Trucks are prohibited on this stretch by prominently-posted signs.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Tucker		0.00	0.00	WV 32	Southern terminus
				US 219 north – Thomas	South end of US 219 overlap
	Parsons			US 219 south – Elkins	North end of US 219 overlap
				US 48 – Montrose, Thomas	Proposed interchange[2]
				WV 38 west – Philippi
Preston	Macomber			US 50 west – Grafton	South end of US 50 overlap
	Macomber			US 50 east – Romney	North end of US 50 overlap
		55.7	89.6	WV 7 – Kingwood, Terra Alta	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Unopened

References

Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.
"The Route - Entire Map". West Virginia Corridor H. West Virginia Division of Highways. March 31, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.

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[LengthMapPoint-1] Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.

[us48-2] "The Route - Entire Map". West Virginia Corridor H. West Virginia Division of Highways. March 31, 2017. Retrieved June 10, 2017.