Dubuque County (Dubuque), Iowa DOT Driving Test Routes

Practice your Dubuque County (Dubuque) driving test route

Real routes used for the Dubuque County (Dubuque) Iowa driver's license station at 2460 Gateway Dr, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Dubuque County (Dubuque) driver's license station details

Location: 2460 Gateway Dr., Dubuque, IA 52003
Phone: (563) 583-9844
Hours: Call ahead to confirm current hours.
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This is a state-run Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) driver's license station serving Dubuque County, handling license issuance and renewals, written and road tests, and ID cards.

Other Iowa driver's license stations near Dubuque County (Dubuque)

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

• Clinton County (Clinton) driver's license station: 65.75 miles, about 65 minutes
• Elkader (Clayton County) driver's license station: 66.76 miles, about 86 minutes
• Cedar County (Tipton) driver's license station: 69.84 miles, about 80 minutes

This road test route runs 10.22 miles and takes about 28 minutes:

1. Drive northeast, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn left onto Gateway Drive, 0.06 miles.
4. Turn right onto US 61/US 151/US 52. Continue on US 61/US 151, 1.80 miles.
5. Keep left to stay on US 61/US 151, 0.86 miles.
6. Turn right onto Jones Street, 0.16 miles.
7. Drive north on Jones Street, 0.06 miles.
8. Turn right onto East 1st Street, 0.04 miles.
9. Turn right onto Terminal Street, 0.05 miles.
10. Turn right onto Jones Street, 0.16 miles.
11. Turn right onto US 61/US 151, 0.12 miles.
12. Turn left onto Locust Street Conn, 0.13 miles.
13. Bear left onto South Locust Street, 0.09 miles.
14. Take the US 20 exit, 0.86 miles.
15. Take the exit, 0.30 miles.
16. Turn right onto North Grandview Avenue, 0.33 miles.
17. Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Delhi Street, 0.24 miles.
18. Turn right onto University Avenue, 0.07 miles.
19. Drive east on University Avenue, 0.54 miles.
20. Take the exit on the left, 0.17 miles.
21. Turn right onto Bluff Street, 0.18 miles.
22. Turn left onto West 6th Street, 0.06 miles.
23. Drive south on West 6th Street.
24. Make a sharp right onto Locust Street, 0.18 miles.
25. Turn left onto West 9th Street, 0.14 miles.
26. Stay straight to take the ramp, 0.02 miles.
27. Keep left to take Hill Street, 1.16 miles.
28. Stay straight to take the ramp, 0.04 miles.
29. Bear left onto South Grandview Avenue, 0.40 miles.
30. Drive southeast on South Grandview Avenue, 0.19 miles.
31. Turn right onto Southern Avenue, 0.52 miles.
32. Drive south on Southern Avenue, 0.25 miles.
33. Bear right onto Rockdale Road, 0.54 miles.
34. Bear left onto Twin Valley Drive, 0.31 miles.
35. Turn right onto Gateway Drive, 0.14 miles.
36. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
37. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
38. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 10.22 miles
• Duration: about 28 minutes
• Turns: 25 total, 6 left and 12 right, plus 3 bear left and a bear right and a sharp right and 2 keep left
• Longest stretch: US 61/US 151/US 52, 1.80 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US 61/US 151/US 52 carries the longest single named stretch at 1.80 miles, but this driving test route includes real driving that a simple road tally significantly undercounts: "take the US 20 exit" (0.86 miles), a genuine roundabout exiting onto Delhi Street (0.24 miles), and "keep left to take Hill Street" (1.16 miles) together add 2.26 miles that aren't attributed to any road name, more than the longest road that is. At 10.22 miles with 19 turns, this is a genuinely dense, right-leaning route through Dubuque.

Tips for this specific route

• Don't expect the road tally alone to tell the full story here. Real stretches on US 20, Delhi Street, and Hill Street together cover more distance than this route's longest named road.
• Expect a strongly right-leaning turn pattern, plus several bear-lefts. 12 of the 18 standard turns are rights.