ðə hˈaɪweɪ slˈoʊli ˈɪŋkɹiːsᵻz ɪn ˌɛlɪvˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ɐbˈaʊt , ˌɪntɚsˈɛktɪŋ wɪððə wˈɛstɚn tˈɜːmɪnəs ʌv sˌiːˈɑːɹ ˈeɪt ɪnˈæveɪl ɹˈoʊd ænd pˈæsɪŋ ɐ hˈændfəl ʌv fˈɑːɹmz ˌɔn ɪts wˈeɪ təwˈɔːɹd ˈiːst nˈɑːtʃ, ɐ ɡˈæp bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː lˈɑːɹdʒ hˈɪlz ðæt sˈɜːvz æz lˈɪɾəl dʒˈɛnɪsˌiː kɹˈiːks sˈoːɹs.
The highway slowly increases in elevation for about , intersecting with the western terminus of CR 8 (Inavale Road) and passing a handful of farms on its way toward East Notch, a gap between two large hills that serves as Little Genesee Creek's source.