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State Route 72 (SR 72) is a north–south state highway in the U.S. state of
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. Its southern terminus is at
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near
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, and its northern terminus is at SR 334 just north of
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. As it travels through Springfield, Ohio, it is known as Limestone Street.


History

Prior to receiving the designation of SR 72, the route of what is now SR 72 was included within the state highway system in 1915 along various routes. The Penn Township, Highland County, Ohio, Penn Township–Springfield routes were unified as SR 72 in 1923 routed mostly along the same roads it runs today. The only major change that occurred to the highway's routing happened around 1972 when U.S. Route 68 in Ohio, US 68 was routed out of Springfield on a freeway west of the city. SR 72 was extended north along the former US 68 to end north of the city. The interchange that currently serves as SR 334's western terminus was SR 72's northern terminus at first but was truncated to its current terminus by 2003.


Major junctions


References

{{Portal, Ohio, U.S. Roads State highways in Ohio, 072 Transportation in Greene County, Ohio, 072 Transportation in Highland County, Ohio, 072 Transportation in Clinton County, Ohio, 072 Transportation in Clark County, Ohio, 072