Its northernmost 0.4 miles (0.6 km) are cosigned with SR 117 in a wrong-way concurrency.

The two highways have a brief concurrency before SR 119 turns northwest and enters the town of Hebron.

The highway cuts right through the heart of town and continues northwest towards Paris.

SR 119 enters Paris from the southeast and heads straight into downtown.

The current SR 119 from Minot to Paris was designated in 1935 and has not changed since.