Albany, Georgia DDS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Albany DDS road test route

Real routes used for the Albany DDS Customer Service Center at 2062 Newton Road, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Albany DDS office details

Location: 2062 Newton Rd., Albany, GA 31701
Phone: (678) 413-8400
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon.
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This Dougherty County center handles licensing, knowledge exams, and CDL written exams, but road tests, motorcycle skills tests, and CDL road tests are all administered at a separate site: 1108 W. Oakridge Drive. Appointments are required for road tests only.

Other DDS offices near Albany

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, here's how far it is to drive from this location:

• Americus DDS: 40.06 miles, about 54 minutes

This route runs 11.90 miles and takes about 24 minutes, including two permitted U-turns and passing directly by the county's road-test site:

1. Drive northwest, 0.08 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn left onto Newton Road/GA 91, 0.12 miles.
4. Turn right onto West Oakridge Drive/GA 234, 2.02 miles.
5. Make a left U-turn at Willie Pitts Jr Road to stay on West Oakridge Drive, if permitted, 0.41 miles.
6. Drive east on West Oakridge Drive, 0.21 miles.
7. Make a left U-turn at Old Pretoria Road to stay on West Oakridge Drive, if permitted, 1.49 miles.
8. Turn right onto South Westover Boulevard, 2.59 miles.
9. Turn right onto Gillionville Road/GA 234, 0.16 miles.
10. Drive east on Gillionville Road/GA 234, 2.45 miles.
11. Turn right onto North Slappey Boulevard/US 19 Business/US 82 Business/GA 520 Business/GA 234, 1.88 miles.
12. Turn left onto Lowe Road, 0.12 miles.
13. Drive east on Lowe Road, 0.16 miles.
14. Turn right onto Newton Road/GA 91, 0.10 miles.
15. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
16. Turn left, 0.08 miles.
17. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Albany routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 11.90 miles
• Duration: about 24 minutes
• Turns: 10 total, 4 left and 6 right, plus two left U-turns
• Longest stretch: West Oakridge Drive, 4.13 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

West Oakridge Drive, crossed four times under both a plain designation and GA 234, carries this route's longest stretch at 4.13 miles combined, over a third of the route, and includes two separate permitted left U-turns. This is the same road the county's actual road-test site sits on. South Westover Boulevard adds 2.59 miles as a single leg, and Gillionville Road/GA 234 contributes 2.62 miles combined.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on West Oakridge Drive. Crossed four times, it totals 4.13 miles combined, the route's longest stretch, and runs right past the county's road-test site.
• Practice both permitted left U-turns. They happen back to back on West Oakridge Drive, at Willie Pitts Jr Road and again at Old Pretoria Road.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern. 6 of the 10 named turns are rights.
• Book ahead for road tests. They're appointment-only and held at a separate address from the main office.