Charleston, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Charleston SOS road test route

Real routes used for the Charleston Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 1010 E St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Charleston SOS office details

Location: 1010 E St., Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 345-7401
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 Coles 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 Charleston

This office is fairly remote. Here's how far the nearest other office we have a route for is to drive from this location:

• Centralia SOS: 95.99 miles, about 102 minutes

This route runs 5.85 miles and takes about 17 minutes:

1. Drive south on E Street, 0.20 miles.
2. Turn left onto West Lincoln Avenue/IL 16, 1.26 miles.
3. Turn right onto 18th Street/IL 130, 0.23 miles.
4. Drive south on 18th Street/IL 130, 0.48 miles.
5. Turn right onto Edgar Drive, 0.49 miles.
6. Turn left onto 9th Street, 0.03 miles.
7. Turn right onto Taft Avenue, 0.27 miles.
8. Turn left onto 4th Street, 0.40 miles.
9. Bear right onto West Coolidge Avenue, 0.78 miles.
10. Turn right onto Douglas Drive, 0.25 miles.
11. Drive north on Douglas Drive, 0.49 miles.
12. Drive north on Douglas Drive, 0.26 miles.
13. Turn right onto West Lincoln Avenue/IL 16, 0.50 miles.
14. Turn left onto E Street, 0.20 miles.
15. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 5.85 miles
• Duration: about 17 minutes
• Turns: 10 total, 4 left and 5 right, plus a bear right
• Longest stretch: West Lincoln Avenue/IL 16, 1.76 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

West Lincoln Avenue/IL 16 carries this route's longest combined stretch at 1.76 miles across two crossings. Douglas Drive adds 1.00 mile combined across three separate crossings, and 18th Street/IL 130 contributes 0.71 miles combined.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on West Lincoln Avenue/IL 16. Crossed twice, it's the route's longest stretch at 1.76 miles combined.
• Track Douglas Drive closely. The route crosses it three separate times despite it totaling only 1.00 mile.
• This office is in a fairly remote part of the state. The nearest other office we have a route for is well over an hour and a half away.