Free State The R74 begins in
Harrismith,
Free State, at a t-junction with the
N5 national route south of the town centre. It begins by going southwards for eight kilometres to meet the eastern terminus of the
R712 road, which connects to
Phuthaditjhaba.
KwaZulu-Natal The R74 continues south-south-east for sixty-four kilometres, crossing into the
KwaZulu-Natal Province, bypassing the
Woodstock Dam, to enter the town of
Bergville, where it meets the western terminus of the
R616 road. Just after the Bergville town centre, the R74 crosses the
Tugela River. . The R74 can be seen on the right From Bergville, the R74 continues south-east for 20 kilometres to meet the
R600 road and enter the town of
Winterton, where it crosses the Little Tugela River in the town centre. It continues south-east for twenty-two kilometres to reach an intersection with the
N3 national route. It continues eastwards for 2.5 kilometres to meet the
R103 road north of
Frere. The R103 joins the R74 and they are one road north-east for fifteen kilometres up to an off-ramp junction in the town of
Colenso, where the R74 becomes its own road eastwards. From Colenso, The R74 continues east-south-east for 93 kilometres, through
Weenen, to meet the eastern terminus of the
R622 road and enter the town of
Greytown. In the town centre, the
R33 route joins the R74 and they are one road eastwards before the R33 becomes its own road northwards in the eastern suburbs, leaving the R74 as the road eastwards. From Greytown, the R74 goes east-south-east for 103 kilometres to pass through
KwaDukuza Central and reach a junction with the
R102 road. It continues eastwards for another two kilometres to reach its end at an off-ramp junction with the
N2 national route. ==References==