The route meanders north for almost 20 miles (32 km), through the eastern side of town, along Muscongus Bay, and through the small town of Bremen without any major intersections.

SR 32 enters the town of Waldoboro where it crosses US 1 before heading northwest to Jefferson.

SR 32 joins the multiplexed routes for 1.3 miles before again turning north.

SR 32 has maintained its current alignment from Bristol to Winslow since it was designated in the late 1930s.

SR 32 originally continued north along the Sebasticook River to Benton, ending at SR 11/SR 139, but was truncated to its current northern terminus in 1954.