Effingham, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Effingham driving test route

Real routes used for the Effingham Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 444 S Willow St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Effingham SOS office details

Location: 444 S. Willow St., Effingham, IL 62401
Phone: (217) 347-7728
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.
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Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Effingham 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 Effingham

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

• Mattoon SOS: 29.11 miles, about 40 minutes
• Charleston SOS: 36.98 miles, about 43 minutes

This road test route runs 8.01 miles and takes about 23 minutes:

1. Drive west on East Gordon Avenue, 0.05 miles.
2. Turn right onto South Willow Street/IL 33, 0.19 miles.
3. Turn left onto East Fayette Avenue/US 40/IL 33, 0.16 miles.
4. Turn right onto South 3rd Street/US 45, 1.03 miles.
5. Turn right onto East Evergreen Avenue, 0.83 miles.
6. Turn right onto Willenborg Street, 0.11 miles.
7. Drive south on Willenborg Street, 0.40 miles.
8. Turn right onto East North Avenue, 0.68 miles.
9. Turn right onto East Temple Avenue, 1.19 miles.
10. Turn right onto North Keller Drive/IL 32/IL 33, 0.11 miles.
11. Drive northwest on North Keller Drive/IL 32/IL 33, 0.15 miles.
12. Turn right, 0.17 miles.
13. Turn right onto North Henrietta Street, 0.23 miles.
14. Turn right onto West Temple Avenue, 0.14 miles.
15. Turn left onto North Keller Drive/IL 32/IL 33. Continue on IL 32/IL 33, 0.53 miles.
16. Turn left onto West Fayette Avenue/US 40/IL 33, 0.39 miles.
17. Turn right onto South Maple Street, 0.49 miles.
18. Drive east on South Maple Street.
19. Turn right to stay on South Maple Street, 0.08 miles.
20. Turn left onto West Wabash Avenue, 0.76 miles.
21. Turn left onto South Willow Street/IL 33, 0.30 miles.
22. Turn right onto East Gordon Avenue, 0.05 miles.
23. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 8.01 miles
• Duration: about 23 minutes
• Turns: 18 total, 5 left and 13 right
• Longest stretch: East Temple Avenue, 1.19 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

East Temple Avenue carries this route's longest single stretch at 1.19 miles. South 3rd Street/US 45 adds a single 1.03-mile leg. With 18 turns packed into 8 miles, this is a genuinely dense driving test route through Effingham's grid, strongly right-leaning.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on East Temple Avenue. At 1.19 miles, it's this route's longest stretch.
• Expect a strongly right-leaning turn pattern. 13 of the 18 turns are rights.