SR 317 heads east as a two-lane, passing through farmland and woodland.

[4][5][6] The highway passes over a CSX and a Norfolk Southern railroad tracks.

[4][7][8] After the railroad tracks, the route passes through light industry properties.

[4][5][6] Here, SR 317 has its lowest traffic counts; within the 2011 ODOT survey, the road is listed with an average annual daily traffic (AADT) of 6,930 vehicles on a section of highway between Alum Creek Drive and Groveport Road.

North of I–270, SR 317 leaves Columbus for the final time and it enters Gahanna.

[4][5][6] Between I–270 and Rocky Fork Boulevard, SR 317 has its highest AADT at 36,870 vehicles.

The highway makes a sharp curve, turning due west, and passes through commercial properties.

[13][14] In 1972, the route was extended south to the eastern terminus of SR 665 in Groveport.