It travels to the northwest and immediately curves to the west-northwest before leaving the city limits.

The highway crosses over Hog Branch before curving to a northwesterly direction.

The two highways head to the west and enter Bamberg County before they split.

Then, it curves to a nearly due north direction before heading back to the north-northwest and northwest.

It enters the eastern part of Bamberg, where it meets its northern terminus, an intersection with U.S. Route 78 (US 78; Heritage Highway).