Complex sentence: Route 74 intersects with the north--south U.S. Route 9 shortly after the northbound ramps of the Adirondack Northway, then meets Stowell Road before crossing the Schroon River.
Split into simpler sentences: Route 74 intersects with the north--south U.S. Route 9 shortly after the northbound ramps of the Adirondack Northway. It then meets Stowell Road just before crossing the Schroon River.