State Route 374 (SR 374) is a rural
state highway
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located entirely in
Seminole County in the
southwestern part of the U.S. state of
Georgia
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. The roadway was built in the early 1960s and was designated as SR 374 in 1972.
Route description
SR 374 begins at an
intersection
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with
SR 253 north of
Lake Seminole
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and travels to the north and curves to the northwest. Then, it curves back to the north and again curves to the northwest until it reaches its northern terminus, an intersection with
SR 39 approximately south of
Donalsonville.
SR 374 is not part of the
National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.
History
The roadway that would eventually become SR 374 was built between 1960 and 1963 on nearly exactly the same alignment as the current one.
In 1972, the roadway was extended southward to the northern shore of
Lake Seminole
Lake Seminole is a reservoir located in the southwest corner of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia along its border with Florida, maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Chattahoochee River, Chattahoochee and Flint River (Georgia), Flint ri ...
and the entire roadway was designated as SR 374.
In 1997, the segment south of SR 253 was
removed from the state highway system.
Major intersections
See also
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References
External links
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Georgia Roads (Routes 361 - 380)
374
Transportation in Seminole County, Georgia