The highway is a collection of several roads, running north and south along either side of the Indian River Lagoon, connected by other roads running over the Lagoon.
The two main north–south roads are:[1] The east west connectors are, from north to south: The remainder of the east–west roads connect US 1 to A1A: The north end starts at the eastern terminus of CR 402, Kennedy Parkway inside the Kennedy Space Center.
At the other end of CR 402, the road turns southward to U.S. Route 1.
12 miles (19 km) south of Downtown Titusville, the scenic byway meets CR 515, part of the Indian River Lagoon Scenic Highway.
After the southern terminus of CR 515, it passes Pineda, Palm Shores, Melbourne, Palm Bay, Grant-Valkaria, Barefoot Bay, Micco, Roseland, Sebastian, and Wabasso.