Route 74
Route information
Maintained by MoDOT
Length	10.348 mi (16.653 km)
Existed	1922–present
Major junctions
West end	Route 25 in Dutchtown
Major intersections	I-55 / I-55 BL / US 61 at Cape Girardeau
East end	IL 146 at the Illinois state line
Location
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Highway system
Missouri State Highway System Interstate US State Supplemental
← Route 73 → Route 75

Route 74 is a highway in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri. The western terminus is at Route 25 in Dutchtown. Its eastern terminus is at the Illinois state line at the Mississippi River at Cape Girardeau. The road continues into Illinois as Illinois Route 146. No other towns are on the route.

Route 74 is one of the original state highways. It has remained unchanged since it was created in 1922.

Major intersections

The entire route is in Cape Girardeau County.

Location	mi[1]	km	Destinations	Notes
Dutchtown	0.000	0.000	Route 25 / Route A – Gordonville, Delta, Whitewater	Roadway continues as Route A
Cape Girardeau	5.051– 5.989	8.129– 9.638	I-55 south / I-55 BL / US 61 – Sikeston	Southern end of I-55 overlap
	7.356	11.838	I-55 north – St. Louis	Northern end of I-55 overlap
	8.302	13.361	I-55 BL / US 61 (Kingshighway)
	9.899	15.931	Route 177 north (Sprigg Street)
Mississippi River	10.348	16.653	Bill Emerson Memorial Bridge; Missouri–Illinois state line
			IL 146 east	Continuation into Illinois
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi       Concurrency terminus