The 45-mile (72 km) road begins at a junction with Interstate 10 (I-10) and U.S. Highway 67 (US 67) in Pecos County west of Fort Stockton and extends northward through the town of Coyanosa before ending at State Highway 18 (SH 18) in Ward County south of Monahans.

FM 1776 begins at I-10 Exit 248 as a northward extension of the US 67 roadway which approaches from the southwest from Alpine and merges with I-10.

[3][4] The two-lane road continues to the north beneath the US 285 underpass and reaches Coyanosa.

The road then proceeds to the northeast crossing FM 1219 between Royalty and Wickett before terminating at SH 18 approximately 8 miles (13 km) south of Monahans.

[7] The interchange was funded through a 2009 safety bond program due to a history of fatal accidents.