æz ðə hˈaɪweɪ hˈɛdz ˌaʊɾəv tˈaʊn, ɪt tˈɜːnz tə ðə nɔːɹθwˈɛst, ænd ðˈɛn tə ðə nˈɔːɹθ, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli ɹᵻzˈuːmɪŋ ɐ dˈuːnˈɔːɹθ kˈoːɹs ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ kɹˈɔsɪŋ ðə hjˈuːz ˈɑːkfəskˌiː kˈaʊnti lˈaɪn.
As the highway heads out of town, it turns to the northwest, and then to the north, eventually resuming a due-north course shortly before crossing the Hughes–Okfuskee County line.