It is one of the more recent state highways, having been designated and signed c.

[citation needed] Route 118 begins at Route 102 (Victory Highway) in rural Coventry and heads east on a two-lane road through a heavily forested area.

It curves to the north around the Quidnick Reservoir, then heads southeast into the Big River Management Area.

Northeast of Maple Rood Pond, Route 118 meets its eastern terminus at a T-intersection with Route 3 (Nooseneck Hill Road).

[2] The entire route is in Coventry, Kent County.