Running for about 22.3 miles (35.9 km) in a general east–west direction, connecting rural portions of Shelby, Rush, and Franklin counties.

The road heads east having an interchange with Interstate 74/US 421 at Exit 119 in Shelby County.

[3][4] In 2015 the highest traffic count is at the just east of SR 3, where 2,757 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.

The lowest traffic count is east of Milroy, where 782 vehicles travel the highway on average each day.

The original routing started at SR 29, now Michigan Road, and ran east through rural Shelby and Rush Counties to US 52 much as it does today.