It travels concurrent with SR 61/SR 113 through downtown Cartersville on Main Street.

SR 293 leaves the concurrency through Bartow Street and Cherokee Avenue, before departing the city to the northwest via Cassville Highway.

The route passes into Floyd County and later intersects with SR 1 Loop east of Rome.

From its southern terminus north to Kingston, it parallels the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which was used as a corridor for the Atlanta Campaign during the Civil War and made famous by the Andrews Raid, also known as the "Great Locomotive Chase".

As the type of route implies, it connects the SR 293 mainline with US 41/SR 3 south-southwest of Cassville.

At this point, the "Cassville Road NW" name continues to the north-northeast to enter Cassville SR 293 Connector is not part of the National Highway System, a system of roadways important to the nation's economy, defense, and mobility.