Georgia State Route 72

State Route 72
Route information
Maintained by GDOT
Length:	46.7 mi (75.2 km)
Major junctions
West end:	US 29 / SR 8 in Athens
East end:	SC 72 at the South Carolina state line southwest of Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
Location
Counties:	Clarke, Madison, Elbert
Highway system
Georgia State Routes Interstate U.S. State Former ← SR 71 SR 73 →

State Route 72 (SR 72) is a 46.7-mile-long (75.2 km) state highway that runs west-to-east through portions of Clarke, Madison, and Elbert counties in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. The route connects the Athens area with the South Carolina state line, southwest of Calhoun Falls, South Carolina, via Comer and Elberton.

Route description

SR 72 begins at an intersection with US 29/SR 8 (Old Monroe Road) in the northeastern part of Athens, on the northern edge of Athens Technical College, in Clarke County. It travels to the northeast, crossing into Madison County and passes through the towns of Hull and Colbert, and meets the western terminus of SR 172, just northeast of Colbert. Just before entering Comer, the route crosses over the South Fork Broad River. In town, it intersects the eastern terminus of SR 98 (Gholston Street) and the northern terminus of SR 22 (Main Street). SR 72 departs Comer, passing northeast of Watson Mill Bridge State Park, before crossing through Carlton. It heads northeast, crossing over the Broad River into Elbert County. It continues northeast toward Elberton. Just before entering town, it begins a concurrency with SR 17 (Bowman Highway). In town, it intersects SR 77 (Oliver Street). On the southeastern edge of town, SR 17 splits off to the southeast onto Elbert Street, while SR 72 heads east-southeast. It passes through rural areas of the county, and intersects the northern terminus of SR 79 (Lincolnton Highway), and meets its eastern terminus. At the South Carolina line, it crosses over Richard B. Russell Lake. There, the roadway continues to the northwest, toward Calhoun Falls, as South Carolina Highway 72.

All of SR 72 is included as part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.

Major intersections

County	Location	mi	km	Destinations	Notes
Clarke	Athens	0.0	0.0	US 29 / SR 8 (Old Monroe Road) – Danielsville, Downtown Athens	Western terminus
Madison	​	9.5	15.3	SR 172 east – Bowman	Western terminus of SR 172
	South Fork Broad River	11.6	18.7	Unnamed bridge	Crossing over the South Fork Broad River
	Comer	13.3	21.4	SR 98 west (Gholston Street) – Danielsville	Eastern terminus of SR 98
		13.4	21.6	SR 22 west (Main Street) – Lexington	Northern terminus of SR 22
Broad River		22.0	35.4	Unnamed bridge over the Broad River, marking the Madison–Elbert county line
Elbert	​	30.2	48.6	SR 17 north (Bowman Highway) – Bowman	Western end of SR 17 concurrency
	Elberton	31.6	50.9	SR 77 (Oliver Street) – Lexington, Hartwell
		33.6	54.1	SR 17 south (Elbert Street) – Washington	Eastern end of SR 17 concurrency
	​	42.1	67.8	SR 79 south (Lincolnton Highway) – Lincolnton	Northern terminus of SR 79
	South Carolina state line	46.7	75.2	SC 72 east – Calhoun Falls	Eastern terminus; roadway continues as SC 72 into South Carolina over the Richard B. Russell Lake.
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus

See also

• Georgia (U.S. state) portal
• U.S. Roads portal

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Georgia Roads (Routes 61 - 80)
• Georgia State Route 72 on State-Ends.com