ɪt bɪɡˈɪnz æɾ ɐn ˌɪntɚsˈɛkʃən wɪð ˌɛnwˈaɪ nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt ɪnðə tˈaʊn ʌv fɹˈiːdəm ænd pɹˈoʊsiːdz sˈaʊθiːstwɚd əkɹˌɑːs mˈoʊstli ɹˈʊɹɹəl ˈɛɹiəz ʌv kˈæɾɐɹˌɔːɡəs ænd ˈælɪɡəni kˈaʊntiz tə ɹˈʌʃfɚd lˈeɪk.
It begins at an intersection with NY 98 in the town of Freedom and proceeds southeastward across mostly rural areas of Cattaraugus and Allegany counties to Rushford Lake.