The route provides access to homes, recreational facilities, and the main dam in the vicinity of the lake.

The route heads northeast through mostly forest with an occasional driveway for lake access.

Shortly after the access road, the state route descends in elevation to a small village with a cluster of houses and turns onto the top of the Senecaville Dam.

After crossing the dam's main spillway, SR 574 intersects the driveway to the Senecaville Lake Fish Hatchery.

The route finishes crossing the dam, passes a small baseball field, and ends at SR 313 in Richland Township.