Running for about 25 miles (40 km) in a general north-south direction, connecting rural portions of Ripley and Franklin counties.

[3][4] SR 229 enters Batesville passing through Brums Woods, before turning due north onto Mulberry Street.

SR 229 continues through the commercial district until the road curves toward the north and leaves Batesville.

SR 229 ends at a T-intersection with US 52 in rural Franklin County, just west of the Whitewater River and the census-designated place of Metamora.

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

[6] The highest traffic count is between SR 46 and I–74, where 24,559 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.

The lowest traffic count is immediately north of SR 48, where 423 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.