Route 845 is a Canadian highway in Kings County,

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. The road passes along the southern side of the

Kingston Peninsula The Kingston Peninsula is a peninsula in southern New Brunswick, Canada, located between the Saint John River and the Kennebecasis River in Kings County. The peninsula was the site of the first United Empire Loyalist settlement in New Brunsw ...

. Route 845 begins within the town limits of Hampton at an intersection with Route 121. Next comes the village of

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, followed by the village of Clifton Royal which has a

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( Gondola Point Ferry) to the Saint John suburb of

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. Route 845 follows the southern shore of the Kingston Peninsula along the

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past Clifton Royal and Chapel Grove. Next is the community of Summerville, which has a seasonal ferry to Millidgeville, in Saint John. Adjacent to this ferry is another cable ferry to

Kennebecasis Island Kennebecasis Island (also called McCormick's Island) is a small Canadian island located in the Province of New Brunswick at the confluence of the Saint John River and Kennebecasis River. Its proximity to the city of Saint John has resulted i ...

, a summer-only community accessible from May to November. The road curves northward at Lands End opposite Grand Bay-Westfield, where a third ferry to Grand Bay-Westfield leaves from the Hardings Point Landing Road. The second half of Route 845 runs northeasterly along the Saint John River from Hardings Point back to

. Just before the end of the highway at Kingston Corner, there is a turnoff to Route 850. Route 845 terminates at Kingston Corner where it meets itself, basically forming one huge rectangular loop.

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