 The route reaches the community of Brandtsville, where it turns north and crosses Norfolk Southern's Lurgan Branch railroad line and the Yellow Breeches Creek before curving northwest and winding through farmland.The road heads northwest through open agricultural areas and crosses PA 174 before it enters South Middleton Township.PA 74 continues through farmland with a few homes, crossing the Appalachian Trail, before residential development near the road increases further to the northwest.