The highway travels from an SR 355 in an unincorporated part of Marion County to the west of Buena Vista to Butler.

Just short of two miles from its origin, the route passes SR 137 Spur.

[2] The roadway that would eventually become SR 137 Spur was established in April 1932 as an unnumbered road from Columbus to Buena Vista.

[7][8] In 1937, the current path of SR 137 Spur had a "completed hard surface".

Part of its former path through Marion County was redesignated as SR 137 Spur.