Allen County (Lima), Ohio BMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Lima driving test route

Real routes used for the Lima Ohio BMV driver exam station at 419 N Elizabeth St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Lima BMV driver exam station details

Location: 419 N Elizabeth St, Lima, OH 45801
Phone: (419) 229-9888
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., closed Sunday.
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Other BMV driver exam stations near Lima

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby station, here's how far each one actually is to drive from this location:

• Findlay BMV driver exam station: 34.49 miles, about 39 minutes
• Defiance BMV driver exam station: 45.29 miles, about 65 minutes
• Troy BMV driver exam station: 53.59 miles, about 59 minutes

This driving test route runs 7.48 miles and takes about 25 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right onto West Wayne Street, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn left onto North West Street, 0.96 miles.
4. Turn left onto West Kibby Street, 0.15 miles.
5. Turn right onto South Main Street, 0.37 miles.
6. Drive south on South Main Street, 0.57 miles.
7. Turn left onto East 4th Street, 1.82 miles.
8. Turn left onto Greely Chapel Road, 0.70 miles.
9. Drive northeast on Greely Chapel Road, 0.08 miles.
10. Turn left onto Bellefontaine Road/SR 117. Continue on Bellefontaine Road, 0.26 miles.
11. Turn left onto Harding Highway/SR 117/SR 309. Continue on SR 117/SR 309, 1.24 miles.
12. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Bellefontaine Avenue, 0.64 miles.
13. Turn right onto North Central Avenue/SR 65, 0.28 miles.
14. Turn left onto East Wayne Street/SR 65. Continue on East Wayne Street, 0.29 miles.
15. Turn right onto North West Street, 0.06 miles.
16. Turn right onto West Pennsylvania Avenue, 0.01 miles.
17. Turn right, 0.03 miles.
18. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 7.48 miles
• Duration: about 25 minutes
• Turns: 14 total, 7 left and 6 right, plus a roundabout
• Longest stretch: East 4th Street, 1.82 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

East 4th Street dominates this driving test route at 1.82 miles, close to a quarter of the entire route, with Harding Highway (SR 117/SR 309) adding a real state-route stretch.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on East 4th Street. It carries close to a quarter of this route's total distance.
• Harding Highway, part of this route, is a signed state route (SR 117/SR 309), adding through-traffic beyond the local streets.
• This route includes a roundabout, an unusual feature worth a practice pass or two before test day.