Bethalto, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Bethalto driving test route

Real routes used for the Bethalto Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 20 Terminal Dr, Ste 103, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Bethalto SOS office details

Location: 20 Terminal Dr., Ste 103, East Alton, IL 62024
Phone: (618) 258-0600
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Madison 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 Bethalto

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

• Edwardsville SOS: 10.83 miles, about 24 minutes
• Granite City SOS: 20.01 miles, about 28 minutes
• Belleville SOS: 33.31 miles, about 40 minutes

This road test route runs 11.82 miles and takes about 20 minutes:

1. Drive northwest, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
3. Turn right onto Terminal Drive, 0.20 miles.
4. Turn left onto North Bellwood Drive/IL 111. Continue on IL 111, 1.49 miles.
5. Take the IL 255 South ramp on the left toward I 270, 1.08 miles.
6. Take exit 6 onto IL 143 toward Edwardsville, 0.39 miles.
7. Keep left to take IL 143 toward Edwardsville, 0.60 miles.
8. Drive southeast on Edwardsville Road/IL 143, 0.47 miles.
9. Bear right, 0.06 miles.
10. Make a sharp left onto Wanda Road/CR 19, 4.62 miles.
11. Drive north on South Moreland Road, 0.21 miles.
12. Turn left onto East Bethalto Drive/IL 140, 1.60 miles.
13. Turn left onto North Bellwood Drive/IL 111, 0.70 miles.
14. Turn left onto Civic Memorial Drive, 0.15 miles.
15. Turn right onto Terminal Drive, 0.02 miles.
16. Turn left onto Terminal Drive, 0.15 miles.
17. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
18. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 11.82 miles
• Duration: about 20 minutes
• Turns: 12 total, 5 left and 4 right, plus a bear right and a sharp left and a keep left
• Longest stretch: Wanda Road/CR 19, 4.62 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Wanda Road/CR 19 carries this route's longest single stretch by a wide margin at 4.62 miles without a turn. This driving test route also includes a genuine highway interchange, an IL 255 South ramp toward I-270 plus an IL 143 exit and merge toward Edwardsville, together covering roughly 2 miles that Google Maps' turn-by-turn doesn't attribute to one clean road name. North Bellwood Drive/IL 111 adds 2.19 miles combined.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on Wanda Road/CR 19. At 4.62 miles without a turn, it's this route's longest stretch by a wide margin.
• Practice the highway interchange. This route uses a real IL 255 ramp and an IL 143 exit toward Edwardsville.
• This office is officially named for Bethalto even though its street address is in neighboring East Alton, a normal Illinois SOS naming quirk, not a wrong address.