The route is located entirely within Rock Island County.

Route 192 is maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

The highway enters the unincorporated community of Edgington and passes Rockridge High School.

Route 192 is an undivided, two-lane surface road for its entire length.

The road which is now Route 192 was constructed under the State Bond Issue bill of 1924 as part of Illinois Route 84, which was originally designated from the state line at Muscatine, Iowa to Taylor Ridge.