The road measures 14.14 miles long and would take a car obeying speed limits 21 minutes to travel its length.
The B742 is a B Road and is located in the Zone 7 Highways Region.
This is a true long-distance route, journeying through numerous towns like MAYBOLE, Dalrymple, AYR, Monkton, Mossblown, Annbank, Sundrum, and Coylton.
The road connects Ayrshire and Arran and Ayrshire and Arran.