State Highway 72 (SH‑72) is a

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in Payette County,

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, United States, that connects

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(US 30), south of

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, with

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(SH‑52) in Hamilton Corner. SH‑72 is maintained by the

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Route description

SH‑72 begins at a

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with US 30, about south of New Plymouth. (US 30 heads north toward New Plymouth, Fruitland, and Payette and south to run

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with Interstate 84 ‑84and on toward

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and

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.) From its western terminus, SH‑72 heads east as a

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through a rural

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north of the Farmers Cooperative Canal. After an intersection with Blaine Road, the highway continues east toward the

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of Hamilton Corner. In Hamilton Corner, SH‑72 reaches it eastern terminus at an intersection with SH‑52 and Sand Hollow Road. (Eastbound SH‑52 continues east toward Emmett and

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. Westbound SH‑52 heads north toward Payette and Weiser. Sand Hollow Road ld Highway 30heads south toward I‑84, Sand Hollow, and Caldwell.)

History

The entire length of SH‑72 was formerly designated as US 30, while US 30 south from the western terminus of SH‑72 to I‑84 was formerly Idaho State Highway 73. Sand Hollow Road (Old Highway 30) south from Hamilton Corner was formerly designated as US 30 before US 30 was substantially re-routed in the area.

Future

SH‑ was closed through October 2017 for a bridge replacement and improvements to its junction with US 30 one mile south of New Plymouth. The roadway was scheduled to reopen in November 2017.

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