Ohio State Route 743
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State Route 743 is a short east–west state highway
State highway
State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in southwetern Ohio
Ohio
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, a U.S. state
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. The highway's western terminus is in the village of Moscow
Moscow, Ohio
Moscow is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.The William H. Zimmer Power Station, nuclear power plant converted to coal-fired generation that creates 1300-megawatts of electricity is partially located within village limits.-Geography:Moscow...

 at the intersection of Wells Street and 5th Street, a mere two blocks off of U.S. Route 52. Traversing Clermont County
Clermont County, Ohio
Clermont County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, just east of Cincinnati. As of 2010, the population was 197,363. Its county seat is Batavia...

's Washington Township
Washington Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,351 people in the township, 1,980 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, State Route 743 ultimately arrives at its eastern terminus at State Route 222
Ohio State Route 222
State Route 222 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 222 is at U.S. Route 52 in the village of Chilo...

 approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northwest of Felicity
Felicity, Ohio
Felicity is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 922 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Felicity is located at ....

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Situated in southern Clermont County, State Route 743 came into existence in the late 1930s when hundreds of highways numbered in the 500s, 600s and 700s made their debut throughout Ohio. The highway generally exists now as it did when it was first designated.

Route description

All of State Route 743 is located in southern Clermont County
Clermont County, Ohio
Clermont County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, just east of Cincinnati. As of 2010, the population was 197,363. Its county seat is Batavia...

. No portion of this state highway is incorporated within the National Highway System
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Starting from the intersection of 5th Street and Wells Street in the village of Moscow
Moscow, Ohio
Moscow is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.The William H. Zimmer Power Station, nuclear power plant converted to coal-fired generation that creates 1300-megawatts of electricity is partially located within village limits.-Geography:Moscow...

 approximately four blocks east of the Ohio River
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, State Route 743 follows Wells Street east two blocks through a residential area to the U.S. Route 52 junction. State Route 743 overlaps U.S. Route 52 heading south for nearly 0.4 mile (0.643736 km) into rural Washington Township
Washington Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,351 people in the township, 1,980 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

. The state highway then splits from U.S. Route 52, and heads east into a predominantly forested setting, with the occasional house appearing along the side of the roadway. State Route 743 curves its way around, but in a generally easterly trend, through its intersection with Fruit Ridge Road. The highway then starts to bend into a more northeastly direction, as it meets Brown Road and then passes underneath the Haul Road for the nearby William H. Zimmer Power Station
William H. Zimmer Power Station
The William H. Zimmer Power Station, located near Moscow, Ohio, is a coal-fired power plant. It was originally intended to be a boiling water reactor type of nuclear power plant. Although once estimated to be 97% complete, poor construction and quality assurance led to the plant being converted...

. Some open grassy knolls start to line the sides of State Route 743 amidst the forested terrain as the highway makes its way up to its junction with State Route 756. Continuing northeast, State Route 743 passes a mix of grassy fields and tree patches, with houses appearing here and there. Ultimately, State Route 743 turns due east, and follows this path to its intersection with Bees Run Road in the residential hamlet of Point Isabel. The highway turns due north there, and continues in that direction through its endpoint at State Route 222
Ohio State Route 222
State Route 222 is a north–south state highway in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The southern terminus of SR 222 is at U.S. Route 52 in the village of Chilo...

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History

State Route 743 was first designated in 1937 along the routing through Moscow
Moscow, Ohio
Moscow is a village in Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The population was 244 at the 2000 census.The William H. Zimmer Power Station, nuclear power plant converted to coal-fired generation that creates 1300-megawatts of electricity is partially located within village limits.-Geography:Moscow...

 and Washington Township
Washington Township, Clermont County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,351 people in the township, 1,980 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 in Clermont County
Clermont County, Ohio
Clermont County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, just east of Cincinnati. As of 2010, the population was 197,363. Its county seat is Batavia...

that it occupies today. No changes of major significance have taken place to the routing of this state highway since its debut.

Major intersections

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