History
SR 72 was first established in 1930 from US 60 through Bouse to the California state boundary along the Colorado River at Parker . At the time, it was a dirt road. Between 1935 and 1939, the section of the route from Parker to Bouse had been paved, as was a section slightly north of Vicksburg. The rest of the highway had been graveled at the time, and was paved the next year. Between 1951 and 1958, SR 72 was removed from the SR 95 junction near the southern city limit of Parker to the California state line. This section was added as part of a northern extension of SR 95. A section of the highway just east of the western terminus was widened in 2008. A new traffic signal was installed at the SR 95 junction in 2010.
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