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 Routes State County ← WV 71 WV 73 →

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.

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				WV 32
				US 219 north – Thomas	south end of US 219 overlap
	Parsons			US 219 south – Elkins	north end of US 219 overlap
				WV 38 west – Philippi
Preston	Macomber			US 50 west – Grafton	south end of US 50 overlap
				US 50 east – Romney	north end of US 50 overlap
				WV 7 – Kingwood, Terra Alta
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Distance calculated using Microsoft MapPoint mapping software.