Gary, Indiana BMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Gary driving test route

Real routes used for the Gary Indiana BMV branch at 661 Broadway, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Gary BMV branch details

Location: 661 Broadway, Gary, IN 46402
Phone: (219) 881-5945
Hours: Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
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This Lake County Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) branch handles license issuance and renewals, written and road tests, and ID cards.

Other BMV branches near Gary

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

• Griffith BMV: 7.68 miles, about 18 minutes
• East Chicago BMV: 7.96 miles, about 15 minutes

This road test route runs 11.83 miles and takes about 32 minutes:

1. Drive south on Broadway/SR 53, 1.94 miles.
2. Take the I 94 West ramp toward Chicago, 0.81 miles.
3. Take exit 9 toward Grant Street, 0.35 miles.
4. Keep right to take Richard G. Hatcher Boulevard, 0.22 miles.
5. Turn left onto West 25th Avenue, 0.04 miles.
6. Drive west on West 25th Avenue, 0.96 miles.
7. Turn right onto Chase Street, 1.97 miles.
8. Turn right onto West 5th Avenue/US 12/US 20, 0.16 miles.
9. Drive east on West 5th Avenue/US 12/US 20, 0.04 miles.
10. Turn right onto Wabash Avenue, 0.42 miles.
11. Turn right onto Taft Street, 0.92 miles.
12. Drive south on Taft Street, 0.06 miles.
13. Turn right onto West 19th Avenue, 0.50 miles.
14. Turn right onto Chase Street, 0.62 miles.
15. Drive north on Chase Street, 0.60 miles.
16. Turn right onto West 5th Avenue/US 12/US 20, 2.00 miles.
17. Turn right onto Broadway/SR 53, 0.21 miles.
18. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 11.83 miles
• Duration: about 32 minutes
• Turns: 10 total, 1 left and 8 right, plus a keep right
• Longest stretch: Chase Street, 3.19 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Chase Street carries this route's longest combined stretch at 3.19 miles across three crossings. West 5th Avenue/US 12/US 20 adds 2.20 miles combined, and Broadway/SR 53, the road the office sits on, contributes another 2.16 miles combined. This driving test route also includes a genuine I-94 highway ramp toward Chicago that a simple road tally doesn't attribute to a named road.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on Chase Street. Crossed three times, it's this route's longest stretch at 3.19 miles combined.
• Expect a strongly right-leaning turn pattern, plus a keep-right. 8 of the 9 standard turns are rights.