Utah State Route 74
{{short description|State highway in Utah, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox road
|state=UT
|alternate_name=Alpine Highway
|type=SR
|route=74
|section=113
|map={{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|frame-align=center|frame-width=290|frame-height=250|zoom=11|stroke-width=3|type=line|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Wikipedia KML/Utah State Route 74}}}}
|map_custom=yes
|length_mi=5.058
|length_round=3
|length_ref={{cite web | title=State Route 74 Highway reference | publisher=Utah Department of Transportation | url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=6723831291234231|access-date=2009-07-07}}
|direction_a=South
|terminus_a={{jct|state=UT|US|89}} in American Fork
|junction={{jct|state=UT|SR|92}} in Highland
|direction_b=North
|terminus_b=Canyon Crest Road in Alpine
|previous_type=SR
|previous_route=73
|next_type=SR
|next_route=75
}}
State Route 74 (SR-74)—also called Alpine Highway—is a state highway in the U.S. state of Utah. It is {{convert|5|mi|km}} long, and connects the cities of American Fork and Alpine in northern Utah County.
Route description
The route's southern end is at the intersection of US-89 (Main Street) and 100 East in American Fork. From here it proceeds north as Alpine Highway. After about {{convert|1|mi|km}}, the route turns to a more north-northwestern direction, passing two golf courses as it enters the city of Highland. Here it intersects SR-92 (Timpanogos Highway), and continues another {{convert|1.2|mi|km}}, enters the city of Alpine and terminates {{convert|200|ft|m}} south of Canyon Crest Road.
History
The route was established as a state highway May 12, 1931.{{cite web|title=State Route 74 Resolutions|publisher=Utah Department of Transportation|url=http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/uconowner.gf?n=200609181055101|access-date=2019-07-26|date=November 2008}} It was originally planned as part of SR-71,{{cite UTSR law|year=1931|quote=(71) From junction with route 4 at Ninth East in Salt Lake, southerly to Draper south easterly via corner canyon and Alpine to junction with route 1 American Fork.}} but that route was shortened and the section from Alpine to American Fork was redesignated as SR-74 in 1935.{{cite UTSR law|year=1935|quote=Route 74. From American Fork to Alpine.}} For over 70 years, the route alignment remained essentially the same, with only minor legislative description changes. In 1953 the southern end was defined as the intersection with SR-1 (historic US-91). In 1965, SR-8 (the old designation for US-6) was extended north to Lehi, and SR-74's description was amended to terminate at this intersection. In 1969, SR-8 was separated from US-6, leaving just the section from Moark Junction north to Lehi, with SR-8 being deleted altogether in 1977 and that stretch being assigned to route 89. SR-74's description was updated accordingly to reflect the numbering change. All through this, the route remained essentially unchanged, until 2003, when the northernmost {{convert|0.6|mi|km}} was removed from the highway system and transferred to the city of Alpine.
Major intersections
{{jcttop|length_ref=|state=UT|county=Utah}}
{{UTint
|location=American Fork
|mile=0.000
|road={{jct|state=UT|US|89|name1=Main Street}}
|notes=Southern terminus
}}
{{UTint
|location=Highland
|mile=3.896
|road={{jct|state=UT|SR|92|name1=Timpanogos Highway}}
|notes=
}}
{{UTint
|location=Alpine
|mile=5.058
|road=200 feet south of Canyon Crest Road
|notes=Northern terminus
}}
{{jctbtm}}
References
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