The highway starts at the intersection of US 311 and Pine Hall Road and then continues north from the intersection. At Madison Road, NC 772 bears left but shortly begins the curvetoward the northeast. The road makes another westerly turn at K-Fork Road but again turns back toward the north before reachingNC 704. NC 772 ends at NC 704 south of Sandy Ridge. The road is a rural two lane road throughout the entire length of the highway.
History
Established in 1933 as a new primary routing from Pine Hall, south of US 311/NC 77, to NC 704 in Prestonville. In 1978, NC 772 was truncated to its current southern terminus with US 311, leaving its spur into Pine Hall a secondary road.