 In 1963, PA 72 was rerouted to a bypass to the west of Cornwall, running concurrent with US 322.By 1969, the northern terminus of PA 72 was rerouted at Lickdale to head west along Fisher Avenue and Clement Avenue to PA 443 and PA 934 on the grounds of the Edward Martin Military Reservation (now Fort Indiantown Gap).In the 1960s, the southern terminus of PA 72 was cut back to its current location in Lancaster, with an extended PA 272 replacing the route between Wakefield and Willow Street.