The highway runs through farm land along Lime Creek outside of the two communities, providing access to the Lake Hudson State Recreation Area.

M-156 follows Lime Creek Highway, which runs parallel to the stream of the same name, through farm land.

Near the intersection with Morenci Highway, M-156 crosses a line of the Norfolk Southern Railway[4] in the community of Seneca.

[7] No section of M-156 is listed on the National Highway System,[8] a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.

After the construction was finished, the former segments of highway were abandoned as a public roadway on April 3, 1980.