Montana Highway 72 (MT 72) in the
U.S. state
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of
Montana
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is a route running northerly from the
Wyoming
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state line to an intersection with
U.S. Route 310
U.S. Route 310 (US 310) is a spur of historic U.S. Route 10, now Interstate 90. It runs for from Laurel, Montana, to Greybull, Wyoming. It passes through the states of Montana and Wyoming. Near the town of Lovell, Wyoming, US 310 ...
(US 310) about one mile (1.6 km) south of the town of
Bridger, a distance of approximately . At the state line, the road becomes
Wyoming Highway 120
Wyoming Highway 120 (WYO 120) is a state highway in central Hot Springs and eastern Park County, Wyoming that travels northwest to Montana Highway 72 at the state line.
Route description
Wyoming Highway 120 begins its east end in Thermopolis ...
, which continues to the town of
Cody
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* Cody, British Columbia
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*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.
Major intersections
References
*
072
Transportation in Carbon County, Montana
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