It begins in the town of Barlborough as "Sheffield Road" at the junction with the M1. The road then heads to the north-west, passing through Renishaw where it crosses the River Rother. The road continues north, crossing The Moss at Eckington before continuing north through Mosborough, forming the High Street, and Frecheville where it becomes Birley Moor Road. The road continues onto Intake where it becomes Mansfield Road, continuing north to meet Manor Top at the junction with the A6102 (Prince of Wales Road). The road then continues north-west as City Road, passing the City Road Cemetery and forming Granville Road. It enters the SheffieldCity Centre at the junction with the A61. The road multiplexes at this point with the A61 road, before reappearing at Derek Dooley Way at Park Square.[1]
The road continues north, becoming rural at Ecclesfield and Chapeltown, where it crosses the Blackburn Brook. The road crosses the M1 again at Hood Hill and Harley before terminating at Hoyland at a junction with the M1 and A61.[2]