Carbondale, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Carbondale SOS road test route

Real routes used for the Carbondale Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 2516 W Murphysboro Rd, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Carbondale SOS office details

Location: 2516 W. Murphysboro Rd., Carbondale, IL 62901
Phone: (618) 457-0488
Hours: Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
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This Jackson 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 Carbondale

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: 21.93 miles, about 30 minutes
• Benton SOS: 36.05 miles, about 49 minutes
• Cairo SOS: 56.32 miles, about 66 minutes

This route runs 13.29 miles and takes about 31 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.04 miles.
2. Turn right onto West Murphysboro Road, 0.29 miles.
3. Turn left onto North Tower Road, 0.72 miles.
4. Drive south on South Tower Road, 0.30 miles.
5. Turn left onto Chautauqua Road, 1.00 mile.
6. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto West Chautauqua Street, 0.55 miles.
7. Turn left onto South Oakland Avenue, 0.61 miles.
8. Turn right onto IL 13/West Walnut Street, 0.62 miles.
9. Turn left onto US 51/South Illinois Avenue, 0.04 miles.
10. Drive north on US 51/South Illinois Avenue, 0.09 miles.
11. Turn left onto IL 13/West Main Street, 1.14 miles.
12. Turn left onto North Glenview Drive, 0.93 miles.
13. Turn right onto West Chautauqua Street, 0.06 miles.
14. Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto West Chautauqua Street, 0.33 miles.
15. Drive west on Chautauqua Road, 0.69 miles.
16. Turn right onto South Tower Road, 0.42 miles.
17. Turn left onto West Pinewood Drive, 0.07 miles.
18. Make a left U-turn to stay on West Pinewood Drive, if permitted, 0.09 miles.
19. Turn right onto South Tower Road, 0.42 miles.
20. Turn left onto Chautauqua Road, 1.00 mile.
21. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto West Chautauqua Street, 0.76 miles.
22. Turn left onto Lincoln Drive, 0.20 miles.
23. Drive northeast on Lincoln Drive, 0.12 miles.
24. Turn left onto Clocktower Drive, 0.01 miles.
25. Turn right onto West Mill Street, 0.29 miles.
26. Turn left onto US 51/South Illinois Avenue, 0.04 miles.
27. Drive north on US 51/South Illinois Avenue, 0.48 miles.
28. Turn left onto IL 13/West Main Street, 1.71 miles.
29. Turn left onto West Murphysboro Road, 0.24 miles.
30. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
31. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 13.29 miles
• Duration: about 31 minutes
• Turns: 21 total, 13 left and 7 right, plus a uturn left
• Longest stretch: IL 13/West Main Street, 2.85 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

IL 13/West Main Street, crossed twice, carries this route's longest combined stretch at 2.85 miles. This route is genuinely unusual for including three separate roundabouts, all exiting onto West Chautauqua Street; once every crossing is added together (one direct turn plus all three roundabout exits), West Chautauqua Street totals 1.70 miles combined across four crossings, far more than the 0.06 miles a simple turn-by-turn read would suggest. Chautauqua Road, a different but related road, adds another 2.69 miles combined across three crossings of its own.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on IL 13/West Main Street. Crossed twice, it's the route's longest stretch at 2.85 miles combined.
• Practice all three roundabouts. Every one of them exits onto West Chautauqua Street, and together they carry far more distance than a quick glance suggests.
• Expect a left-leaning turn pattern. 13 of the 20 standard turns are lefts, plus a left U-turn.