The highway, in combination with SC 302, create a non-freeway beltway around downtown Aiken.

The highway is officially designated on the road around the southwestern, western, and northern sides of the city.

The two highways travel north of Houndslake Country Club and Aiken Elementary School before heading to the north-northwest.

Just afterward, they travel underneath a railroad bridge and intersect U.S. Route 1 (US 1) and US 78 (Jefferson Davis Highway/Richland Avenue).

The four highways curve to the northeast and travel through University of South Carolina Aiken.