The northernmost community along the highway is Simonton Lake at the Michigan state line.

The route leaves the bank of the river heading north and passes through farmland with some houses.

The concurrency heads east crossing the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, before SR 19 turns back north.

The road heads north leaving Tipton, passing through farmland with a few houses.

In Mentone the highway crosses a set of Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks and through an intersection with SR 25.

The road leaves Mentone and heads towards Nappanee, passing through Etna Green.

In Etna Green the highway crosses the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad and through a traffic light with US 30.

The highway turns back north at Cassopolis Street and passes through commercial properties.

North of the toll road the roadway narrows to a two-lane highway with a center turn lane and passes through residential properties.

[6] The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation.

This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year.

In 2010, INDOT figured that the lowest traffic levels were 780 vehicles and 170 commercial vehicles used the highway daily between Etna Green and County Road 900 North in Kosciusko County.