Bedford, Virginia DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Bedford driving test route

Real routes used for the Bedford Virginia DMV customer service center at 1128 E Lynchburg Salem Turnpike Ste 950, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Bedford DMV customer service center details

Location: 1128 E Lynchburg Salem Turnpike Ste 950, Bedford, VA 24523
Phone: (804) 497-7100
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday 8 a.m. to noon.
Map: View on Google Maps
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Other DMV customer service centers near Bedford

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

• Altavista DMV driver license office: 28.09 miles, about 42 minutes
• Rocky Mount DMV driver license office: 38.15 miles, about 58 minutes
• Lexington DMV driver license office: 52.27 miles, about 71 minutes

This driving test route runs 8.79 miles and takes about 24 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.09 miles.
2. Turn right onto US 460/East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, 0.25 miles.
3. Take the US 460 Business/VA 122 exit, 0.15 miles.
4. Keep right to take East Main Street/US 460 BUS/VA 122, 0.08 miles.
5. Turn right onto Independence Boulevard/VA 122, 1.75 miles.
6. Turn left onto Forest Road/US 221/VA 122 Business. Continue on US 221/VA 122 Business, 0.23 miles.
7. Drive southwest on Longwood Avenue/US 221/VA 122 Business, 1.01 miles.
8. Turn right onto Peaks Street/VA 43, 0.83 miles.
9. Drive north on Peaks Street/VA 43, 0.07 miles.
10. Turn right onto Whitfield Drive, 0.62 miles.
11. Turn right onto Oakwood Street, 0.60 miles.
12. Turn left onto Longwood Avenue/US 221/VA 122 Business. Continue on US 221/VA 122 Business, 0.57 miles.
13. Turn right onto Independence Boulevard/VA 122, 1.75 miles.
14. Turn left onto East Main Street/US 460 BUS/VA 122, 0.14 miles.
15. Turn left to take the US 460 East ramp, 0.48 miles.
16. Make a left U-turn at Business Junction Drive to stay on US 460/East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, if permitted, 0.09 miles.
17. Turn right, 0.09 miles.
18. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 8.79 miles
• Duration: about 24 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 4 left and 7 right, plus a bear right and a uturn left
• Longest stretch: Independence Boulevard/VA 122, 3.5 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Independence Boulevard dominates this driving test route at 3.5 miles under the VA 122 designation, close to 40% of the entire route, one of the highest single-road shares in this catalog, with the route starting right on East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, a real trunk-grade road at the office's own address.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on Independence Boulevard. It carries close to 40% of this route's total distance, a real state-highway stretch (VA 122).
• The route starts right on East Lynchburg Salem Turnpike, a real trunk-grade road at the test-start point.
• Expect a heavily right-leaning turn pattern: 7 of the 13 turns on this route are rights.