It starts at Route 148 as McPherson Street in Hopkins and heads eastward.

Near Sheridan, Route 246 shifts slightly north, and continues east toward the center of the village.

The road crosses over the One Hundred and Two River and shifts back southward.

[1][2] The highest traffic count is east of Sheridan, where 541 vehicles travel the road daily, on average.

The lowest traffic count is along the four miles (6.4 km) west of Route E, where 152 vehicles travel the road daily, on average.