This highway was built in the early 1960s, on the same alignment as it travels today.

Then, it begins traveling to the north-northeast and enters F. D. Roosevelt State Park prior to meeting Georgia State Route 190 on top of the mountain ridge at a historic bridge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

[citation needed] It begins to curve to the west and exits the park.

SR 354 enters Pine Mountain, where it intersects US 27/SR 1 (Main Street).

The route serves as a connector and access road for traffic visiting F. D. Roosevelt State Park.