Maryland Route 743 (MD 743) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The state highway runs 1.00 mile (1.61 km) from MD 36 in Frostburg east to 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.
 Maryland Route 743 | ||||
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 Maryland Route 743 highlighted in red | ||||
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| Maintained by MDSHA | ||||
| Length | 1.00 mi[1] (1.61 km) | |||
| Existed | 1950–present | |||
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| West end |  MD 36 in Frostburg | |||
 MD 638 in Eckhart Mines | ||||
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| Country | United States | |||
| State | Maryland | |||
| Counties | Allegany | |||
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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 MD 638 (Parkersburg Road) at an acute angle, MD 743 reaches its eastern terminus at US 40 Alternate (National Pike).[1][2]
History
editMD 743 is the original alignment of US 40 and, before that, the National Road through Eckhart Mines. The highway was one of the original state roads scheduled for improvement by the Maryland State Roads Commission in 1909.[3] The state road was paved through the village in 1911.[4][5] MD 743 was designated through Eckhart Mines shortly after the US 40 (now US 40 Alternate) bypass of the village was completed in 1950.[6][7] MD 743 originally extended west to US 40, meeting the highway on a tangent in front of 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
editThe entire route is in Allegany County.
| Location | mi [1] | km | Destinations | Notes | |
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| 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 |   US 40 Alt. (National Pike) – Frostburg, Cumberland | Eastern terminus | ||
| 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi | |||||
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c Highway Information Services Division (December 31, 2013). Highway Location Reference. Maryland State Highway Administration. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- Allegany County (PDF).
- ^ "Maryland Route 743" (Map). Google Maps. 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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