SR 236 begins at an intersection with
SR 237 (Piedmont Road) in
Buckhead,
Atlanta. The route heads east on Lindbergh Drive, a street which begins a mile to the west of SR 237 at
US 19/
SR 9. Midway between SR 237 and the
Fulton-
DeKalb County line, SR 236 passes under a large interchange connecting
Interstate 85,
SR 13, and
SR 400 and connects to I-85 northbound HOV lane via an on-ramp located in the center of the interchange. Past I-85, SR 236 curves to the southeast and crosses into DeKalb County, where Lindbergh Drive becomes LaVista Road at Cheshire Bridge Road. As LaVista Road, SR 236 is two lanes wide and has a 35 miles per hour speed limit. As the route heads east toward
Tucker, SR 236 intersects a number of primary north–south arterials, including
SR 42,
US 23/
SR 155, and
Interstate 285 (at exit 37). SR 236 becomes 5 lanes wide about 1/2 mile before Northlake. Upon crossing Northlake Parkway, the speed limit increases to . In
Tucker, SR 236, as well as LaVista Road, comes to an end at
Lawrenceville Highway (
US 29/
SR 8). The highway originally turned right onto Lawrenceville Highway, joining US 29 and SR 8 for a short distance southward before separating at Hugh Howell Road, a roadway connecting Tucker to
Stone Mountain Park, and terminating at
Stone Mountain Freeway (
US 78/
SR 10). However, this segment of SR 236 was removed in 2024. ==Major intersections==