Interstate 72

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Interstate 72
I-72 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT and IDOT
Length	179.29 mi[1] (288.54 km)
Existed	1971–present
NHS	Entire route
Major junctions
West end	US 36 / US 36 Bus. / US 61 (Avenue of the Saints) / Route 110 (CKC) in Hannibal, MO
Major intersections	I-172 / IL 110 (CKC) in Fall Creek, IL US 54 / IL 107 in Griggsville, IL I-72 BL / US 67 in Jacksonville, IL I-55 in Springfield, IL US 36 / US 51 in Decatur, IL I-57 in Champaign, IL
East end	Country Fair Drive in Champaign, IL
Location
Country	United States
States	Missouri, Illinois
Counties	MO: Marion IL: Pike, Scott, Morgan, Sangamon, Macon, Piatt, Champaign
Highway system
Interstate Highway System Main Auxiliary Suffixed Business Future
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
Illinois State Highway System Interstate US State Tollways Scenic
← US 71 MO → Route 72 ← IL 71 IL → IL 72

Interstate 72 (I-72) is an Interstate Highway in the midwestern United States. Its western terminus is in Hannibal, Missouri, at an intersection with U.S. Route 61 (US 61); its eastern terminus is at Country Fair Drive in Champaign, Illinois. The route runs through the major cities of Decatur, Illinois, and Springfield, Illinois. In 2006, the Illinois General Assembly dedicated all of I-72 as Purple Heart Memorial Highway. The stretch between Springfield and Decatur is also called Penny Severns Memorial Expressway, and the section between mile 35 and the Mississippi River is known as the Free Frank McWorter Historic Highway.