 NY 74 is a descendant of the historic Ticonderoga and Schroon Turnpike, which was a privately owned highway chartered in 1832, and segments of it follow the alignment of the original 19th-century turnpike.The connecting ferry route, predating both NY 74 and VT 74, began operation in 1759 on an informal basis.The ferry operation was formalized at the close of the 18th century and upgraded to a cable system in 1946.