It heads northwest to the North Carolina state line.

The roadway continues as Young Harris Road to the unincorporated community of Warne, North Carolina.

[1] SR 66 originally existed in two sections north and south of the state's highest peak, Brasstown Bald.

The southern route provided access to the top of the mountain, while the northern portion was only accessible by a long-closed wagon road built in the 1950s.

A projected highway was planned to replace the wagon road, but the project was canceled in 1982 when the area around it was designated a wilderness area.