State Highway 74 | ||||
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| Route information | ||||
| Maintained by NDOT | ||||
| Length | 97.71 mi[1] (157.25 km) | |||
| Existed | 1935[2]–present | |||
| Major junctions | ||||
| West end |  N-10inMinden | |||
| Major intersections |  US 281 east of Ayr N-14 east of Fairfield US 81 south of Geneva | |||
| East end |  N-15 east of Tobias | |||
| Location | ||||
| Country | United States | |||
| State | Nebraska | |||
| Counties | Kearney, Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Saline | |||
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Nebraska Highway 74 is a highway in southern Nebraska. Its western terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 10inMinden. Its eastern terminus is at an intersection with Nebraska Highway 15 east of Tobias.
Nebraska Highway 74 begins in Minden at an intersection with NE 10. It leaves Minden heading in an eastward orientation into farmland, turning periodically to the south before passing through Norman and Holstein. East of Holstein, the highway passes through Roseland before turning to the south and east again. After passing through Ayr, NE 74 intersects with US 281 and runs concurrently with it for just over a mile. After US 281 turns to the north, NE 74 will continue eastward, passing through Fairfield and the Army National Guard Training Site to the northwest of Fairfield.[1][3]
East of Fairfield, the highway meets NE 14 and runs concurrently southward with it for a mile before splitting off to the east again. NE 74 will pass through Shickley as it heads eastward. Further east, it intersects with US 81 south of Geneva. Continuing to the east, the highway passes through Tobias. After leaving Tobias, it continues east to NE 15 which is where it terminates.[1][3]
| County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
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| Kearney | Minden | 0.00 | 0.00 | N-10 (Brown Avenue) | Western terminus; road continues as 1st Street |
| Lincoln Township | 1.00 | 1.61 |     Truck Route to N-10 north / US 6 / US 34 | Access via 33 Road | |
| Adams | Zero–Ayr township line | 30.53 | 49.13 |  US 281 south – Red Cloud | Western end of US 281 overlap |
| 31.89– 32.21 | 51.32– 51.84 | US 281 north – Hastings | Eastern end of US 281 overlap | ||
| Clay | Spring Ranch–Glenvil township line | 39.66 | 63.83 |  S-18E north – Glenvil | |
| Fairfield–Edgar–Marshall–Lone Tree township quadpoint | 50.68 | 81.56 | N-14 north – Clay Center | Western end of N-14 overlap | |
| Fairfield–Edgar township line | 51.68 | 83.17 | N-14 south – Superior | Eastern end of N-14 overlap | |
| Logan Township | 62.67 | 100.86 |  S-18F south – Ong | ||
| Fillmore | Shickley | 68.99 | 111.03 |  S-30B south – Shickley | |
| Hamilton–Belle Prairie township line | 75.69 | 121.81 | US 81 – Hebron, York | ||
| Belle Prairie Township | 76.19 | 122.62 |  S-30D south – Strang | ||
| Franklin Township | 83.26 | 133.99 |  S-30C south – Ohiowa | ||
| Saline | South Fork Township | 97.71 | 157.25 | N-15 – Seward, Fairbury | Eastern terminus; road continues unpaved as County Road T |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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