# Tennessee State Route 74

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Highway in Tennessee

Not to be confused with [U.S. Route 74](/source/U.S._Route_74).

State Route 74 SR 74 mainline in red Route information Maintained by TDOT Length 17.4 mi[1] (28.0 km) Existed October 1, 1923[2]–present Major junctions South end SR 225 at the Georgia state line near Tennga, GA Major intersections US 64 Byp. / US 74 (APD-40) in Cleveland SR 60 in Cleveland US 11 / US 64 / SR 312 in Cleveland North end US 11 in Cleveland Location Country United States State Tennessee Counties Polk, Bradley Highway system Tennessee State Routes Interstate US State ← US 74 → I-75

**State Route 74** (**SR 74**) is a north–south state highway located primarily in [Bradley County, Tennessee](/source/Bradley_County%2C_Tennessee). It runs from the [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) state line to downtown [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland%2C_Tennessee). The route serves as a major shortcut, along with [SR 60](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_60), for Cleveland citizens to commute to [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia).

The section of SR 74 from its southern terminus to [US 64](/source/U.S._Route_64_in_Tennessee) in Cleveland is a signed secondary highway, with the rest of the route to its northern terminus an unsigned primary highway.

## Route description

SR 74 begins at the Tennessee–Georgia state line and runs along the [Bradley](/source/Bradley_County%2C_Tennessee)–[Polk](/source/Polk_County%2C_Tennessee) county line as Spring Place Road, continuing into [Murray County](/source/Murray_County%2C_Georgia) as [Georgia State Route 225](/source/Georgia_State_Route_225). The route takes its name from [Spring Place](/source/Spring_Place%2C_Georgia), an unincorporated community in Murray County on GA 225. The route immediately crosses the Conasauga River Basin and the [Conasauga River](/source/Conasauga_River), then veers to the northeast approximately one-half mile (800 m) later, completely into Bradley County. The route travels for approximately eight miles (13 km), passing through primarily farmland and woodland, crossing several ridges and valleys. The route then comes to an intersection with [SR 313](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_313), which continues southeast to [Oldfort](/source/Oldfort%2C_Tennessee), and enters the community of [Wildwood Lake](/source/Wildwood_Lake%2C_Tennessee). The route continues for another 2.75 miles (4.43 km) and comes to an interchange with [APD-40](/source/APD-40) (US-64 Bypass/[US 74](/source/U.S._Route_74_in_Tennessee)/SR 311), and enters the city limits of [Cleveland](/source/Cleveland%2C_Tennessee). The route continues for approximately one mile (1.6 km) through [East Cleveland](/source/East_Cleveland%2C_Tennessee), and comes to an intersection with [SR 60](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_60) (Dalton Pike), and the route turns right, continuing north as Wildwood Avenue. Approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) later the route comes to an intersection with [US 64](/source/U.S._Route_64_in_Tennessee). Most maps show the route as ending here, but the [Tennessee Department of Transportation](/source/Tennessee_Department_of_Transportation) (TDOT) lists the route as [continuing along concurrently](/source/Concurrency_(road)) with [US 11](/source/U.S._Route_11_in_Tennessee) (Ocoee Street) through downtown Cleveland up to its split with the [US 11 Bypass](/source/U.S._Route_11_Bypass_(Cleveland%2C_Tennessee)) (Keith Street) in northern Cleveland.[1][3]

## History

The current SR 74 is the third state route in Tennessee to bear this designation. The first designation was one of the original 78 state highways established on October 1, 1923, and ran between [SR 24](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_24) in [Algood](/source/Algood%2C_Tennessee) southeast to [SR 1](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_1) in [Cookeville](/source/Cookeville%2C_Tennessee).[2] Around 1925 or 1926, it was extended southeast to [Crossville](/source/Crossville%2C_Tennessee). In 1927 or 1928, this SR 74 was renumbered as part of [SR 42](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_42). The second iteration of SR 74 was established in 1927 or 1928 between [SR 39](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_39) (now [US 411](/source/U.S._Route_411#Tennessee)/[SR 33](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_33)) in [Ocoee](/source/Ocoee%2C_Tennessee) to the [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) line east of [Ducktown](/source/Ducktown%2C_Tennessee). In 1933, [US 64](/source/U.S._Route_64_in_Tennessee) was added to this routing, and the following year, the SR 74 designation was extended west along this route to Cleveland, and slightly rerouted. This route was further slightly rerouted in 1938, and renumbered [SR 40](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_40) in 1941. The present-day SR 74 was established around 1949 or 1950, between the Georgia state line and US 64 in Cleveland. On July 1, 1983, as part of the [highway renumbering and state takeover](/source/1983_Tennessee_state_highway_renumbering) that year, SR 74 was extended along US 11 from downtown Cleveland to the intersection with the US 11 Bypass, replacing [SR 2](/source/Tennessee_State_Route_2); SR 2 was rerouted onto the bypass, replacing SR 2 Bypass.

Between early 2012 and late 2013, TDOT rebuilt the bridges over the Conasauga River and Basin, closing the route for several miles.[4]

## Major intersections

County Location mi km Destinations Notes Polk–Bradley county line ​ 0.0 0.0 SR 225 south – Chatsworth Georgia state line; southern terminus; SR 74 begins as a signed secondary highway Bradley Wildwood Lake SR 313 east (Ladd Springs Road) – Old Fort Western terminus of SR 313 East Cleveland US 64 Byp. / US 74 (APD-40/SR 311) Interchange; beltway around the eastern side of Cleveland Cleveland SR 60 south (Dalton Pike) – Dalton, GA Southern end of SR 60 concurrency US 64 east / SR 60 north (Inman Street/SR 40 east) to US 64 Byp. / US 74 – Ocoee Southern end of US 64/SR 40 concurrency; northern end of SR 60 concurrency; SR 74 becomes an unsigned primary highway US 11 south / US 64 west (S Broad Street/S Ocoee Street/SR 40 west) / SR 312 west (Inman Street) – Ooltewah, Birchwood US 11 south/US 64 west follow one-way pair; southern end of US 11 concurrency; northern end of US 64/SR 40 concurrency; eastern terminus of SR 312; US 11/SR 74 follow Broad Street/Ocoee Street one-way pair north SR 60 (25th Street/APD-40) to I-75 Northern terminus of APD-40 17.4 28.0 US 11 Byp. south / US 11 north (Keith Street/SR 2) – Ooltewah, Charleston, Calhoun Partial interchange; northern terminus of US 11 Bypass and SR 74; SR 74 ends as an unsigned primary highway 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus

## See also

- [U.S. Roads portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:U.S._Roads)

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-gm_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-gm_1-1) ["Overview Map of State Route 74"](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/35.1978599,-84.8496363/34.9885386,-84.7758768/@35.1788946,-84.9862218,45636m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!3m4!1m2!1d-84.868051!2d35.139823!3s0x885e2b6560d41cbb:0x98e2bf3cd084497!1m0!3e0?hl=en) (Map). *[Google Maps](/source/Google_Maps)*. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-1925report_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-1925report_2-1) Highway Planning Survey Division (1925). [*Biennial Report of the Commissioner of the Department of Highways and Public Works State of Tennessee for the Years 1923 and 1924*](https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/tdot/documents/100years/Biennial_Report%2c_Department_of_Highways_1923%2c_1924.pdf) (PDF) (Report). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Highways and Public Works. pp. 39–44. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TDOT_3-0)** [Tennessee Department of Transportation](/source/Tennessee_Department_of_Transportation) (2015). [*Official Transportation Map*](https://web.archive.org/web/20160725163610/http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf) (PDF) (Map) (2016–16 ed.). Nashville: Tennessee Department of Transportation. Archived from [the original](http://www.tn.gov/assets/entities/tdot/attachments/2015-16_Official_SMap_(Back_Side)110915.pdf) (PDF) on July 25, 2016. Retrieved November 1, 2017.[*[full citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Higgins, Randall (February 2, 2012). ["Cleveland: Spring Place Road closing for new bridges"](http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/news/story/2012/feb/02/cleveland-spring-place-road-closing-new-bridges/69741/). *[Chattanooga Times Free Press](/source/Chattanooga_Times_Free_Press)*. Retrieved November 1, 2017.

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