Route 197 runs east-west from the Riverdale Town Center to Davidson Parkway along Church Street, Lamar Hutcheson Parkway, Valley Hill Road, Battle Creek Road, Southlake Parkway, Mt. Zion Road, Mt. Zion Parkway, Mt. Zion Road, State Route 138, and Davidson Circle. Route 197 serves Riverdale City Hall, the Clayton County Department of Public Health, Mt. Zion High School and the Martha E. Stilwell School for the Arts.