The two-laned highway is 10.9 kilometres (6.8 mi) long and passes through farmland and swamps en route to the town.

In the centre of these swamps lies the small hamlet of Onagon, shortly after which the highway enters Iroquois Falls as Ambridge Drive.

At Main Street, the route turns east and diverges from the railway, passing through the downtown portion of Iroquois Falls before ending at former Highway 578 on the eastern edge of the town.

committee to determine cost-cutting measures in order to balance the budget after a deficit incurred by former premier Bob Rae.

[5] It was determined that many Ontario highways no longer serve long-distance traffic movement and should therefore be maintained by local or regional levels of government.