SR 74 begins at the Tennessee–Georgia state line and runs along the
Bradley–
Polk county line as Spring Place Road, continuing into
Murray County as
Georgia State Route 225. The route takes its name from
Spring Place, an unincorporated community in Murray County on GA 225. The route immediately crosses the Conasauga River Basin and the
Conasauga River, 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 (US-64 Bypass/
US 74/SR 311), and enters the city limits of
Cleveland. 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. Most maps show the route as ending here, but the
Tennessee Department of Transportation (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==