Cairo, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Cairo SOS road test route

Real routes used for the Cairo Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 216 10th St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Cairo SOS office details

Location: 216 10th St., Cairo, IL 62914
Phone: (618) 734-7035
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends and Mondays.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Alexander 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 Cairo

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

• Anna SOS: 35.06 miles, about 39 minutes
• Carbondale SOS: 56.07 miles, about 65 minutes

This route runs 5.67 miles and takes about 17 minutes:

1. Drive southeast, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn right onto 10th Street, 0.07 miles.
3. Turn right onto US 51/Washington Avenue. Continue on US 51, 1.52 miles.
4. Turn right onto 39th Street, 0.12 miles.
5. Drive northeast on 39th Street, 0.09 miles.
6. Turn right onto Commercial Avenue, 0.78 miles.
7. Drive southeast on Commerce Avenue, 0.04 miles.
8. Turn right onto 23rd Street, 0.29 miles.
9. Turn right onto Washington Avenue, 0.35 miles.
10. Drive northwest on Washington Avenue, 0.34 miles.
11. Drive northwest on Washington Avenue, 0.20 miles.
12. Bear right onto Union Street, 0.03 miles.
13. Drive northeast on Union Street, 0.18 miles.
14. Turn right onto US 51/Sycamore Street. Continue on US 51, 1.57 miles.
15. Turn left onto 10th Street, 0.07 miles.
16. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
17. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 5.67 miles
• Duration: about 17 minutes
• Turns: 10 total, 2 left and 7 right, plus a bear right
• Longest stretch: US 51/Sycamore Street, 1.57 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US 51/Sycamore Street carries this route's longest single stretch at 1.57 miles, narrowly ahead of US 51/Washington Avenue's 1.52-mile leg, the same highway under two different local street names. Plain Washington Avenue (without the US 51 designation) is a genuinely separate stretch, crossed three times for 0.89 miles combined.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on US 51. It carries this route's two longest stretches under two different local names, Sycamore Street and Washington Avenue.
• Don't confuse Washington Avenue with US 51/Washington Avenue. They're different segments of the route, one with the highway designation and one without.
• This office is closed Mondays in addition to weekends. Plan around a Tuesday to Friday visit.