The state secondary route intersects the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail and SR 625 (Church Road) within Sterling, where the boulevard has parallel service roads for much of its course. North of SR 7 (Leesburg Pike), SR 846 continues as Cardinal Glen Circle, a lollipop-shaped neighborhood street that curves around and ends at itself just north of the SR 7 intersection.
The state secondary route intersects with the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad Trail and SR 625 (Church Road) in Sterling, where it has parallel service roads for most of its length. North of SR 7 (Leesburg Pike), SR 846 continues as Cardinal Glen Circle, a loop-shaped street that curves around itself near the intersection with SR 7.