It connects Iron City with Henryville via Westpoint and Lawrenceburg.

It heads north as Wayland Springs Road to temporarily cross into Wayne County before returning to Lawrence County and leaving Iron City to wind its way northeast through mountains, running parallel to Shoal Creek.

[3] It then crosses over Factory Creek to pass through Westpoint before winding its way through some more mountains as West Point Road.

SR 242 turns northward to pass through some neighborhoods before coming to an intersection and becoming concurrent with US 64 Business (W Gaines Street).

They head east along the southern end of David Crockett State Park before crossing Shoal Creek and entering downtown, where SR 242 splits off and heads north along Buffalo Road.