Battle of Caving Banks

State Highway 72 (abbreviated SH-72 or OK-72) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It runs from north to south through the east-central part of the state, with a length of almost 33 miles (53 km). It does not have any lettered spur routes.

Route description

SH-72 begins at U.S. Highway 266 west of Checotah^[1] and heads north, passing through Council Hill after 4 miles (6.4 km).^[2] Two miles south of Boynton, it meets US-62, with which it starts a duplex. Past Boynton, the concurrent routes have a junction with US-64 and SH-16; here, US-62 splits off of SH-72 and US-64 joins it.

Near Haskell, US-64 splits off SH-72, headed towards Tulsa. SH-72 continues northward to cross the Arkansas River, to Coweta.^[3]

History

The clearance below the railroad underpass in downtown Coweta near the junction with SH-51 was previously only 13 ft (4.0 m). Between February 2009 and April 2010, the crossing was rehabilitated and expanded, with the clearance increased to 17 ft 1 in (5.21 m).^[4]

Junction list

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
McIntosh	​	0.0	0.0	US-266	Southern terminus
Muskogee	​	7.7	12.4	US-62
	Jamesville	16.8	27.0	US-62
		16.8	27.0	US-64
		16.8	27.0	SH-16
	Haskell	22.7	36.5	SH-104
		23.1	37.2	US-64
Wagoner	Coweta	32.1	51.7	SH-51B
		32.9	52.9	SH-51	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

References

External links

• SH-72 at Roadklahoma