The highway follows the original alignment of U.S. Route 87 (US 87) prior to the construction of the new freeway to the west.

The highway begins as a four-lane road, with a wide median dividing the two directions.

The roadway continues past a small elementary school, several residential streets, the Hale County Airport, and an auto junkyard before intersecting with US 70 in downtown Plainview.

The highway continues through downtown, intersecting several city blocks, and passing several parks and businesses.

The highway continues north from there, passing several more residential streets before intersecting I-27 in the northern region of Plainview.