State Route 74 (SR 74) is a north–south state highway located primarily in
Bradley County, Tennessee
Bradley County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 108,620, making it the thirteenth most populous county in Tennessee. Its county seat is Cleveland. It is na ...
. It runs from the
Georgia
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* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
state line to downtown
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
. The route serves as a major shortcut, along with
SR 60, for Cleveland citizens to commute to
Atlanta, Georgia
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.
The section of SR 74 from its southern terminus to US 64 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
Bradley is an English surname derived from a place name meaning "broad wood" or "broad meadow" in Old English.
Like many English surnames Bradley can also be used as a given name and as such has become popular.
It is also an Anglicisation of t ...
–
Polk
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People
* James K. Polk, 11th president of the United States
* Polk (name), other people with the name
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*Polk (CTA), a train station in Chicago, Illinois
* Polk, Illinois, an unincorporated community
* Polk, Missouri ...
county line as Spring Place Road, continuing into
Murray County as
Georgia State Route 225. The route takes its name from
Spring Place
Spring Place (also Poinset, Springplace) is an unincorporated community in Murray County, Georgia, United States.
History
A post office was established at Spring Place in 1826. The community took its name from Spring Place Mission, a nearby Nativ ...
, an unincorporated community in Murray County on GA 225. The route immediately crosses the Conasauga River Basin and the
Conasauga River
The Conasauga River is a river that runs through southeast Tennessee and northwest Georgia. The Conasauga River is longU.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 27, 2011 an ...
, then veers to the northeast approximately later, completely into Bradley County. The route travels for approximately , passing through primarily farmland and woodland, crossing several ridges and valleys. The route then comes to an intersection with
SR 313, which continues southeast to
Oldfort, and enters the community of
Wildwood Lake. The route continues for another and comes to an interchange with
APD-40
APD-40 or APD 40 refers to a road composed of the U.S. Route 64 Bypass (US 64 Byp.) and a section of State Route 60 (SR 60) which forms a partial beltway around the business district of Cleveland, Tennessee. The route takes its name ...
(US-64 Bypass/
US 74/SR 311), and enters the city limits of
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
. The route continues for approximately through
East Cleveland, and comes to an intersection with
SR 60 (Dalton Pike), and the route turns right, continuing north as Wildwood Avenue. Approximately later the route comes to an intersection with
US 64
U.S. Route 64 (US 64) is an east–west United States highway that runs for 2,326 miles (3,743 km) from Nags Head in eastern North Carolina to just southwest of the Four Corners in northeast Arizona. The western terminus is at U.S. Route 1 ...
. Most maps show the route as ending here, but the
Tennessee Department of Transportation
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is a multimodal agency with statewide responsibilities in roadways, aviation, public transit, waterways, and railroads. The mission of TDOT is to provide a safe and reliable transportation syste ...
(TDOT) lists the route as
continuing along concurrently with
US 11 (Ocoee Street) through downtown Cleveland up to its split with the
US 11 Bypass (Keith Street) in northern Cleveland.
History
Between early 2012 and late 2013, TDOT rebuilt the bridges over the Conasauga River and Basin, closing the route for several miles.
Major intersections
See also
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References
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Transportation in Bradley County, Tennessee
Transportation in Polk County, Tennessee