Benton, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Benton SOS road test route

Real routes used for the Benton Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 812 N Main St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Benton SOS office details

Location: 812 N. Main St., Benton, IL 62812
Phone: (618) 438-4491
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Franklin County Secretary of State Driver Services facility (Illinois runs driver licensing through the Secretary of State's office, not a separate DMV) handles license issuance and renewals, written and road tests, and ID cards.

Other SOS offices near Benton

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

• Carbondale SOS: 37.38 miles, about 53 minutes
• Carmi SOS: 42.61 miles, about 53 minutes
• Centralia SOS: 46.80 miles, about 54 minutes

This route runs 17.86 miles and takes about 37 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn left onto North Main Street/IL 14/IL 37, 0.62 miles.
3. Enter Public Square and take the 6th exit onto East Main Street/IL 34, 0.55 miles.
4. Drive east on East Main Street/IL 34, 0.12 miles.
5. Turn left onto North McLeansboro Street, 0.90 miles.
6. Turn right onto Bailey Lane/IL 14. Continue on IL 14, 2.19 miles.
7. Turn right onto Steel City Road, 0.33 miles.
8. Drive south on Steel City Road, 0.13 miles.
9. Turn right onto Odum Road, 0.24 miles.
10. Turn left onto Steel City Road, 1.19 miles.
11. Turn right onto IL 34, 2.30 miles.
12. Turn right onto North Commercial Street, 0.11 miles.
13. Drive north on North Commercial Street, 0.02 miles.
14. Turn left onto Lawrence Street, 0.10 miles.
15. Turn right onto North Main Street/IL 14/IL 37, 0.72 miles.
16. Turn right onto Bailey Lane/IL 14. Continue on IL 14, 2.29 miles.
17. Drive east on IL 14, 1.54 miles.
18. Bear left onto Page Road, 0.14 miles.
19. Turn right onto Rose Road, 0.12 miles.
20. Turn right onto IL 14, 4.02 miles.
21. Turn left onto North Main Street/IL 14/IL 37, 0.18 miles.
22. Turn left onto Copple Street, 0.01 miles.
23. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
24. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 17.86 miles
• Duration: about 37 minutes
• Turns: 17 total, 6 left and 10 right, plus a bear left
• Longest stretch: IL 14, 5.56 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

IL 14 carries this route's longest combined stretch by a wide margin at 5.56 miles across two crossings, and Bailey Lane/IL 14 (the same highway under a different local name) adds another 4.48 miles combined. Together they account for well over half the route. This route also passes through Benton's Public Square via a named-square exit rather than a standard roundabout, exiting onto East Main Street/IL 34; once that exit's mileage is added to the road's one direct mention, East Main Street/IL 34 totals 0.67 miles combined, not the 0.12 miles a simple read would suggest.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on IL 14. Between its two named segments, it carries well over half this route's total distance.
• Practice the Public Square exit. It's a named-square maneuver rather than a standard roundabout, but works the same way.
• Set aside real time to practice this one. At 17.86 miles, it's one of the longer routes in this catalog.