The 17.1 km (10.6 mi) roads connects Taiping to Kuala Sepetang (formerly Port Weld).

[1] The road was built at the site of the first railway line in Malaysia from Taiping to Port Weld in 1885.

The railway line starting from Port Weld passing Jebong, Simpang Halt and finally Taiping.

After dismantled, the railway line is now the main road section from Port Weld (now Kuala Sepetang) to Sekolah Kebangsaan Ngah Ibrahim, Matang and the village road section of Jalan Jebong and Jalan Simpang Halt from Jebong to Taiping.

At most sections, the Federal Route 74 was built under the JKR R5 road standard, allowing maximum speed limit of up to 90 km/h.