| State: | NC |
| Type: | NC |
| Route: | 274 |
| Map: | NC 274 map.svg |
| Length Mi: | 36.7 |
| Length Round: | 1 |
| Established: | 1930 |
| Direction A: | South |
| Direction B: | North |
| Terminus A: | at the South Carolina state line near Lake Wylie, SC |
| Junction: | in Gastonia in Gastonia in Gastonia |
| Terminus B: | in Hulls Crossroads |
| Counties: | Gaston, Lincoln |
| Previous Type: | NC |
| Previous Route: | 273 |
| Next Type: | NC |
| Next Route: | 275 |
North Carolina Highway 274 (NC 274) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects rural areas of Lincoln and Gaston counties to Gastonia.
NC 274 was established in 1930 as a new primary routing, from NC 27 to U.S. Route 74 (US 74) and NC 20 (now NC 161) in Bessemer City.[1] Around 1938, it was extended southeast to its current southern terminus at the South Carolina state line, where it continues as South Carolina Highway 274 (SC 274).[2] Between 1963 and 1968, southbound lanes along Broad Street were added on west side of tracks in downtown Gastonia.