Green Creek, the highway passes through farm fields then enters the bedroom community of Orléans. Highway174 travels in a straight line for approximately through the northern part of Orléans, with interchanges at Jeanne D'Arc Boulevard (Ottawa Road55) and Champlain Street within the Covenant Glen neighbourhood. Between the two interchanges, the highway is crossed by Orleans Boulevard, while the Place d'Orléans shopping mall is located at the latter interchange. A final interchange, with Tenth Line Road (Ottawa Road 47/47A), lies northeast of the mall. The divided road ends shortly after an at-grade intersection with Trim Road and the route narrows to two lanes. Beyond Trim Road, Highway174 gradually curves east and follows along the southern shore of the Ottawa River. It passes through the village of Cumberland, where it is briefly sandwiched between the river and the original routing of Highway17 along Old Montreal Road. It passes north of the Cumberland Heritage Village Museum and exits the village. Highway174 ends shortly thereafter at an intersection with Canaan Road. Prescott-Russell County Road17 continues beyond the intersection towards Hawkesbury and the Quebec boundary. History Highway174 was created on April1, 1997, when the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario transferred the responsibility of maintenance and upkeep along of Highway17, between Highway417 and Trim Road (Regional Road57), to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa–Carleton. Predecessors The alignment of Highway174 originated during the late 1940s. Aiming to bypass the winding and hilly route between Montreal and Ottawa, the Department of Highways, predecessor to the Ministry of Transportation, planned a new route for Highway17. The majority of this new route was built along the right-of-way of a former Canadian Northern Railway track. Construction began in 1947 at Green's Creek, east of Gloucester, and proceeded east towards Rockland. Another contract, which began in August 1949, extended construction beyond Trim Road to Canaan Road. The new route, which was internally referred to as Highway17 Alt, was completed and opened to traffic on November10, 1952. However, it was not given unique designation until 1955. To the west, construction of the Queensway was soon to begin. It was a major part of the Greber Plan, which was produced by Jacques Gréber under the direction of Prime Minister Mackenzie King in the late 1940s. Although Gréber had been corresponding with King as early as 1936, World War II halted any plans from reaching fruition at that time. Following the war, Gréber was again contacted