Maryland Route 743
Route map:
Maryland Route 743 | ||
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| Old National Pike | ||
 Maryland Route 743 highlighted in red | ||
| Route information | ||
| Maintained by MDSHA | ||
| Length | 1.00 mi[1] (1.61 km) | |
| Existed | 1950–present | |
| Major junctions | ||
| West end |  MD 36 in Frostburg | |
 MD 638 in Eckhart Mines | ||
| East end |
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| Location | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Maryland | |
| Counties | Allegany | |
| Highway system | ||
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Maryland Route 743 (MD 743) is a
U.S. Route 40 Alternate (US 40 Alternate) in Eckhart Mines. MD 743 is the original alignment of US 40
through Eckhart Mines. The state highway was designated when US 40 bypassed Eckhart Mines around 1950.
Route description
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MD 743 begins at an intersection with MD 36 (New Georges Creek Road) in Frostburg just south of MD 36's southern intersection with US 40 Alternate. The state highway heads east into the unincorporated village of Eckhart Mines as a winding two-lane undivided road. After intersecting
History
MD 743 is the original alignment of US 40 and, before that, the
Beall High School at the city limit of Frostburg.[7] The western end of the state highway was truncated when MD 36 was moved to its present alignment between Midland and Frostburg in 1972.[8]
Junction list
The entire route is in Allegany County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostburg | 0.00 | 0.00 | MD 36 (New Georges Creek Road) – Westernport | Western terminus | |
| Eckhart Mines | 0.90 | 1.45 |  MD 638 north (Parkersburg Road) – Mount Savage | Southern terminus of MD 638 | |
| 1.00 | 1.61 |   National Pike) – Frostburg, Cumberland | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
Maryland Roads portal
References
- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- Allegany County (PDF).
- ^ Google (2010-06-11). "Maryland Route 743" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2010-06-11.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1910). Map of Maryland (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Maryland Geological Survey (1911). Map of Maryland: Showing State Road System and State Aid Roads Completed or Under Construction December 31, 1911 (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland Geological Survey.
- ^ Weller, O.E.; Parran, Thomas; Miller, W.B.; Perry, John M.; Ramsay, Andrew; Smith, J. Frank (May 1916). Annual Reports of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1912–1915 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 108. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Reindollar, Robert M.; George, Joseph M.; McCain, Russell H. (December 20, 1950). Report of the State Roads Commission of Maryland (1949–1950 ed.). Baltimore: Maryland State Roads Commission. p. 168. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ a b Frostburg quadrangle (Map) (1950 ed.). 1:48,000. 15 Minute Series (Topographic). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ Maryland State Highway Administration (1972). Maryland: Official Highway Map (PDF) (Map). Baltimore: Maryland State Highway Administration.
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