 SR 82 begins at the junction of SR 600 (Ivy Ridge Road) and SR 661 (Ivy Ridge Road) on the west bank of the Clinch River in Cleaveland.From its western terminus SR 82 heads easterly (as a two-lane road for its duration) on 1st Street to immediately cross over the river and then promptly turns northeast until it reaches Lebanon Avenue.The route then turns southeast on Lebanon Avenue and instantly crosses the Norfolk Southern Railway's Clinch Valley District tracks before passing through the central part of town.