The roadway was built in the early 1960s, with its original segment being designated as SR 356 by the middle of the decade.

The route travels to the northeast and enters the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest.

The highway has a long, gradual curve to the northeast, and passes to the north of Innsbruck Resort & Golf Club.

After traveling through the unincorporated community of Sautee Nacoochee, it enters Habersham County.

Then, it passes over the Left and Right forks of the Soque River before meeting its eastern terminus, an intersection with SR 197 southwest of Wikle Store.