New York State Route 72
State highway in St. Lawrence County, New York, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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New York State Route 72 (NY 72) is a 15.36-mile-long (24.72 km) state highway in the North Country of New York in the United States. The road is an east–west highway located entirely within the eastern part of St. Lawrence County. The western terminus of NY 72 is at an intersection with NY 56 in the town of Potsdam, south of the village of Potsdam. Its eastern terminus is at a junction with NY 11B west of the community of Hopkinton in the town of Hopkinton.
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Maintained by NYSDOT | ||||
Length | 15.36 mi[1] (24.72 km) | |||
Existed | 1930[2]–present | |||
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West end | NY 56 near Potsdam village | |||
East end | NY 11B in Hopkinton | |||
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Country | United States | |||
State | New York | |||
Counties | St. Lawrence | |||
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The NY 72 designation dates back to 1930; however, the route initially followed an entirely different alignment from Potsdam to Hopkinton and was much longer than it is now, extending as far east as Brighton, Franklin County. It was shifted onto its present routing by the 1940s and truncated to its current length in the 1970s.