The portion from Geneva to a point west of Fort Valley is part of the Fall Line Freeway, a long-distance route for commercial vehicles that travels from Columbus to Augusta.

They travel to the northeast, paralleling some railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway (NS), and immediately intersect the western terminus of SR 240.

They meet a former portion of SR 96 before intersecting the western terminus of Brown Road, which leads to the main part of the community.

An intersection with the western terminus of Industry Road leads to the Fall Line Sandhills East Wildlife Management Area.

They intersect US 19/SR 3 (South Broad Street) before beginning a gradual curve to the northeast and leaving Butler.

They curve to the east-northeast and intersect the eastern terminus of the former portion of SR 96 encountered on the western side of the city.

The highways wind their way through rural areas of the country and enter the western part of Reynolds just west of an intersection with the southern terminus of Hicks Road.

They travel to the east-southeast and intersect the western terminus of West William Wainwright Street, a former portion of SR 96.

They travel through rural areas of the county and then on a bridge over railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway.

They begin a curve back to the east-northeast and then enter the southwestern part of Peach County.

After re-entering the southwestern portion of Peach County, they curve to the northeast and intersect the southern terminus of SR 49 Conn.

Almost immediately, it crosses over some railroad tracks of Norfolk Southern Railway on the Gamaliel Hilson Memorial Overpass.

It continues to the east and leaves the city limits of Fort Valley and enters the northwestern part of Houston County.

It then crosses over the Ocmulgee River on The Mark Fitzpatrick M. Quinean Bridge and enters Twiggs County.

It curves back to the northeast and intersects the western terminus of SR 358 (Homer Chance Highway).

Two blocks later, SR 96 splits off by turning left onto Church Street and travels to the northeast.

Immediately, it crosses over some railroad tracks of CSX and passes a building housing the city hall.

It then winds its way through rural areas of the county until it meets its eastern terminus, an intersection with US 441/SR 29 at a point south-southeast of Irwinton.

This is also part of the route envisioned for the yet-to-be-constructed I-14 that will stretch from Louisiana or Mississippi to either Georgia or South Carolina.