Texas State Highway 174

State Highway 174
Route information
Maintained by TxDOT
Length:	50.208 mi[1] (80.802 km)
Existed:	by 1939 – present
Major junctions
South end:	SH 22 in Meridian
	SH 171 US 67 in Cleburne
North end:	I-35W in Burleson
Location
Counties:	Bosque, Hill, Johnson
Highway system
Highways in Texas Interstate US State Toll Loops Spurs Park Rec FM ← SH 173 SH 175 → ← SH 352 SH 353 SH 354 →

State Highway 174 (SH 174) is a state highway in Texas that connects Meridian and Burleson.^[1]

Route description

SH 174 begins in Bosque County at an intersection with SH 22 in Meridian.^[2] The route travels northward out of the city and through Morgan.^[3] It briefly enters Hill County, passing to the north of Lake Whitney and the town of Blum, before crossing into Johnson County.^[4] Heading north into Cleburne, SH 174 has concurrencies with SH 171 and FM 4 through the city's downtown, where the routes cross Bus. US 67. After separating from SH 171 and FM 4, SH 174 has an interchange with the US 67 expressway before heading northward out of the city.^[5] The route passes through Joshua and curves to the northeast into Burleson, where SH 174 ends at an interchange with Interstate 35W.^[1]

History

The original routing of SH 174 ran from Iredell to Walnut Springs. By 1936, it extended to Cleburne. In 1939 it extended to the former US 81 near Burleson. SH 174 was rerouted along its current route in 1952; the segment from Meridian to Cleburne replaced State Highway 353, while the former segment from Iredell to Walnut Springs was transferred to FM 927 and PR 21.^[1]

Major intersections

County	Location	mi[6]	km	Destinations	Notes
Bosque	Meridian	0.0	0.0	SH 22 – Hamilton, Hillsboro	Southern terminus
		0.2	0.3	FM 2840
	Morgan	7.5	12.1	FM 927 west – Walnut Springs	South end of FM 927 concurrency
		7.7	12.4	FM 927 east	North end of FM 927 concurrency
		13.3	21.4	FM 56 north – Brazos Point	South end of FM 56 concurrency
		14.7	23.7	FM 56 south – Kopperl	North end of FM 56 concurrency
Hill		23.6	38.0	FM 933 – Blum
Johnson	Rio Vista	29.2	47.0	FM 916 east – Grandview	South end of FM 916 concurrency
		29.6	47.6	FM 916 west	North end of FM 916 concurrency
	Cleburne	36.0	57.9	SH 171 south – Covington	South end of SH 171 concurrency
		36.8	59.2	FM 1718
		37.0	59.5	FM 4 east (E. 2nd St.) – Grandview	South end of FM 4 concurrency
		37.5	60.4	Bus. US 67 (Henderson St.)
		39.2	63.1	FM 4 west	North end of FM 4 concurrency
		39.3	63.2	SH 171 north (Weatherford Hwy.) – Godley, Weatherford	North end of SH 171 concurrency
		40.0	64.4	US 67 – Stephenville, Midlothian
		42.9	69.0	FM 3048
	Joshua	45.7	73.5	FM 917 – Godley
	Burleson	50.4	81.1	FM 731 – Crowley, Cross Timber
		52.5	84.5	Spur 50 (Renfro St.)
		53.1	85.5	I-35W – Fort Worth, Waco	Northern terminus
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

References

1. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (n.d.). "State Highway No. 174". Highway Designation Files. Texas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
2. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 425. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
3. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 455. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
4. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 454. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
5. Transportation Planning and Programming Division (2012). Texas County Map Book (PDF) (Map) (2012 ed.). 1:120,000. Texas Department of Transportation. p. 453. OCLC 867856197. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
6. Google (2011-09-29). "Overview map of Texas State Highway 174 Distances Between Interchanges" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2011-09-29.