Montana Highway 72

Montana Highway 72 (MT 72) in the U.S. State of Montana is a route running northerly from the Wyoming state line to an intersection with U.S. Route 310 (US 310) about one mile (1.6 km) south of the town of Bridger, a distance of approximately 21 miles (34 km). At the state line, the road becomes Wyoming Highway 120, which continues 38 miles (61 km) to the town of Cody.

Montana Highway 72
MT 72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MDT
Length	21.408 mi[1] (34.453 km)
Major junctions
South end	WYO 120 at Wyoming state line
North end	US 310 south of Bridger
Location
Counties	Carbon
Highway system
Montana Highway System Interstate U.S. State Secondary ← MT 69 → MT 77

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.[2][3]

Major intersections

The entire route is in Carbon County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
​	0.000	0.000	WYO 120 south	Continuation into Wyoming
Belfry	10.539	16.961	S-308
Bridger	21.408	34.453	US 310	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. "Montana Road Log" (PDF). Montana Department of Transportation. 2011. Retrieved April 12, 2012.
2. Montana State Highway Commission (1977). State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Helena: Montana State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
3. Montana State Highway Commission (1978). State Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Helena: Montana State Highway Commission. Retrieved December 20, 2018.

• Official 2007-2008 Montana Highway Travel Map (PDF) (Map). Montana Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2007-12-08.