It heads northwest to the extreme southeastern corner of Conyers, where it meets its northern terminus at Interstate 20/U.S.

It serves as a major connector road for residents of southern Newton County and has seen significant growth in the past ten years.

[citation needed][1] State Route 162 Connector (SR 162 Conn.) is a one-and-a-half-mile-long (2.4 km) connector route of SR 162 southwest of Porterdale.

Except near its midpoint, where it passes an auto dealership and a general store, SR 162 Conn. travels through residential areas.

The road comes to an end at a stop-controlled intersection with SR 81 inside the city limits of Porterdale.