It is primarily a two-lane undivided roadway running through rural Burke County and the town of Drexel.

It parallels McGalliard Creek until intersecting Cook Road, where the highway makes a turn predominately to the north.

The highway reaches US 70 in an area with several retail stores, where it picks up the name South Main Street.

North of Church Street, the highway travels through the central business district of Drexel.

[4] The highway reaches its northern terminus at Oakland Avenue, 154 feet (47 m) north of the at-grade crossing.

[1][5] The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) measures average daily traffic volumes along many of the roadways it maintains.

[3] At the time of establishment, its southern terminus was located at an intersection with US 70 and NC 10 south of Drexel.