The route is 42-mile-long (68 km) and serves the medium-size villages of Fort Recovery, St. Henry, Minster, and Anna.

After immediately crossing an R.J. Corman Railroad Group rail line, SR 119 travels east into Fort Recovery on Butler Avenue.

Further east in the village, the route follows Boundary Street and sharply curves to the northeast to cross the Wabash River near its mouth.

After making one more diagonal cut to the southeast, SR 119 again travels due east through the farmland of Mercer County.

After intersecting U.S. Route 127, the highway passes through numerous unincorporated communities in an area known as the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches.

In the immediate vicinity of the interchange, numerous fast food restaurants, gas stations, and truck stops are found.