Covington, Virginia DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Covington driving test route

Real routes used for the Covington Virginia DMV customer service center at 121 Mall Rd, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Covington DMV customer service center details

Location: 121 Mall Rd, Covington, VA 24426
Phone: (804) 497-7100
Hours: Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Map: View on Google Maps
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Other DMV customer service centers near Covington

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

• Lexington DMV driver license office: 45.20 miles, about 47 minutes
• Staunton DMV driver license office: 70.97 miles, about 82 minutes
• Bedford DMV driver license office: 72.20 miles, about 93 minutes

This road test route runs 7.71 miles and takes about 23 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.07 miles.
2. Turn right onto Mall Road, 0.25 miles.
3. Turn left onto Horse Mountain View/SR 648, 0.12 miles.
4. Turn right onto Jacob Street/SR 792, 0.21 miles.
5. Turn left onto Mallow Road/SR 647. Continue on Mallow Road, 0.83 miles.
6. Drive southwest on East Mallow Road, 0.47 miles.
7. Bear right onto South Carpenter Drive/VA 18, 0.99 miles.
8. Turn right onto East Madison Street/US 60/US 220, 0.06 miles.
9. Bear right, 0.50 miles.
10. Make a sharp right onto I 64 West, 1.17 miles.
11. Take exit 14 onto VA 154 toward Covington/Hot Springs, 0.17 miles.
12. Turn left onto South Durant Road/VA 154. Continue on VA 154, 0.47 miles.
13. Drive north on South Craig Avenue/VA 154, 0.11 miles.
14. Drive northwest on South Craig Avenue/VA 154, 0.04 miles.
15. Turn right onto West Chestnut Street, 0.12 miles.
16. Turn left onto South Lexington Avenue, 0.01 miles.
17. Turn right onto East Chestnut Street, 0.12 miles.
18. Turn right onto South Highland Avenue, 0.29 miles.
19. Bear right onto South Alleghany Avenue/US 60/US 220, 1.32 miles.
20. Turn right onto Horse Mountain View/SR 648, 0.16 miles.
21. Turn left onto Mall Road, 0.09 miles.
22. Turn right, 0.13 miles.
23. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 7.71 miles
• Duration: about 23 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 5 left and 8 right, plus 3 bear right
• Longest stretch: South Alleghany Avenue/US 60/US 220, 1.32 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

South Alleghany Avenue dominates this driving test route at 1.32 miles under the concurrent US 60/US 220 designation, close to a fifth of the entire route, a real double US-highway concurrency, with a real motorway-grade merge also part of this route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on South Alleghany Avenue. It carries close to a fifth of this route's total distance, a real US-highway stretch (US 60/US 220).
• This route includes a stretch classified as a real motorway-grade merge, worth extra attention at the interchange.
• Expect a heavily right-leaning turn pattern: 8 of the 16 turns on this route are rights.