Cortland, New York DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Cortland driving test route

Real routes used for the Cortland New York DMV road test site at River St at Port Watson, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Cortland DMV road test site details

Location: River St at Port Watson, Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: (518) 402-2100
Hours: By appointment only, scheduled through MyDMV or by phone.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the location on Google Street View

River Street facing Port Watson Street, starting by Dexter Park.

Other New York DMV road test sites near Cortland

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

• Ithaca DMV testing site: 26.72 miles, about 44 minutes
• Syracuse DMV testing site: 35.62 miles, about 41 minutes
• Norwich DMV testing site: 38.98 miles, about 57 minutes

This road test route runs 24.53 miles and takes about 43 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn left onto River Street, 0.06 miles.
3. Turn left onto Port Watson Street/US 11/NY 41, 0.21 miles.
4. Turn left onto East River Road, 3.24 miles.
5. Drive northeast on East River Road, 1.96 miles.
6. Turn right onto Shippey Road, 3.13 miles.
7. Drive southwest on McGraw North Road, 0.09 miles.
8. Turn right onto Hicks Hill Road, 0.15 miles.
9. Make a sharp right onto Nichols Road, 0.42 miles.
10. Turn right onto Phelps Road, 0.22 miles.
11. Turn left onto McGraw North Road, 2.78 miles.
12. Turn left onto East River Road, 0.70 miles.
13. Drive south on East River Road, 0.37 miles.
14. Turn right onto East River Crossing Road, 0.52 miles.
15. Turn right onto State Route 13/NY 13, 1.59 miles.
16. Turn right onto East Homer Crossing Road, 0.49 miles.
17. Turn right onto East River Road, 0.14 miles.
18. Turn left onto Shippey Road, 1.98 miles.
19. Drive south on McGraw North Road, 2.73 miles.
20. Turn right onto Main Street/NY 41. Continue on NY 41, 3.63 miles.
21. Turn right onto River Street, 0.06 miles.
22. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
23. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 24.53 miles
• Duration: about 43 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 6 left and 10 right
• Longest stretch: East River Road, 6.41 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

East River Road dominates this driving test route, crossed five separate times for 6.41 miles combined, over a quarter of the entire route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on East River Road. Crossed five separate times, it carries over a quarter of this route's total distance.
• This route runs long, one of the longest in this catalog at 24.53 miles, through rural Cortland County.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern: 10 of the 16 turns are rights.