Loop 293 begins along the north service road of I-10 just south of Squawteat Peak west of Bakersfield.

The route proceeds for another 1.7 miles (2.7 km) before returning to the I-10 north service road.

The road passes through the Taylor-Link Oil and Gas Field, and follows a generally straight path through gentle terrain with little physical relief.

[5] Loop 293 was originally designated as a 7.7-mile (12.4 km) Travis County route along the south side of the city of Austin on August 24, 1955.

[1] After the completion of I-10 in western Texas, US 290 was decommissioned west of its intersection with I-10 southeast of Junction in 1992.