function loadMaps() {
  var address = $("#txtAddress").val()

  var geo = new google.maps.Geocoder;
  geo.geocode({ 'address': address }, function (results, status) {
       if (status == google.maps.GeocoderStatus.OK) {
              var myLatLngh = results[0].geometry.location;

                    var myOptions = {
                        center: myLatLngh,
                        zoom: 12,
                        mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
                        mapTypeControlOptions: {
                            style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU,
                            position: google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_CENTER
                        }




                    };

                    var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"), myOptions);

                    var marker = new google.maps.Marker({
                        position: myLatLngh,
                        title: address
                    });

                    marker.setMap(map);
                    var infowindow = new google.maps.InfoWindow({ content: "<b>Location Address</b><br/> " + address });
                    infowindow.open(map, marker);

 }
        else {

        alert("Geocode was not successful for the following reason: " + status);
                }
            });



        }