Columbus, Georgia DDS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Columbus DDS road test route

Real routes used for the Columbus DDS Customer Service Center at 8397 Macon Road, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Columbus DDS office details

Location: 8397 Macon Rd., Midland, GA 31820
Phone: (678) 413-8400
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, 8 a.m. to noon.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This is Muscogee County's DDS Customer Service Center, physically located in Midland just outside Columbus proper. It offers non-commercial road tests and motorcycle skills tests, alongside knowledge exams and CDL written exams. Appointments are required for road tests only.

Other DDS offices near Columbus

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

• Americus DDS: 64.28 miles, about 73 minutes

This route runs 18.51 miles and takes about 32 minutes, including a permitted U-turn:

1. Drive south, 0.04 miles.
2. Stay straight to take the US 80 ramp, 0.69 miles.
3. Turn right onto Psalmond Road, 1.57 miles.
4. Turn right onto Warm Springs Road, 1.77 miles.
5. Drive northeast on Warm Springs Road, 0.68 miles.
6. Turn right onto County Line Road, 1.06 miles.
7. Bear right onto Midland Road, 1.76 miles.
8. Drive southeast on Midland Road, 1.12 miles.
9. Turn right onto US 80/GA 22/GA 540/Macon Road, 6.05 miles.
10. Turn right onto Flat Rock Road, 0.21 miles.
11. Drive north on Flat Rock Road, 0.48 miles.
12. Turn right onto Warm Springs Road, 0.42 miles.
13. Turn right onto Psalmond Road, 1.58 miles.
14. Turn left onto US 80/GA 22/GA 540/Beaver Run Road, 0.86 miles.
15. Make a left U-turn at Technology Parkway onto US 80/GA 22/GA 540/Macon Road, if permitted, 0.18 miles.
16. Turn right to take the ramp, 0.02 miles.
17. Bear right, 0.04 miles.
18. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 18.51 miles
• Duration: about 32 minutes
• Turns: 12 total, 1 left and 8 right, plus two bear-rights and a left U-turn
• Longest stretch: US 80/GA 22/GA 540/Macon Road, 6.23 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US 80/GA 22/GA 540/Macon Road, the office's own road and carrying three overlapping route numbers, is crossed twice for 6.23 miles combined, well over a third of the route. Psalmond Road adds 3.14 miles combined, and Midland Road contributes 2.88 miles combined, including a permitted left U-turn at Technology Parkway. This is an emphatically right-leaning route, 8 of the 12 named turns go right.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on US 80/GA 22/GA 540/Macon Road. Crossed twice, it totals 6.23 miles combined, well over a third of this route.
• Practice the permitted left U-turn at Technology Parkway. It happens on the office's own road, US 80/Macon Road.
• Expect an emphatically right-leaning turn pattern. 8 of the 12 named turns are rights.
• Book ahead for road tests. They're appointment-only; other services are walk-in.