Harlingen, Texas DPS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Harlingen driving test route

Real routes used for the Harlingen Texas DPS driver license office at 1630 N 77 Sunshine Strip, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Harlingen DPS driver license office details

Location: 1630 N 77 Sunshine Strip, Harlingen, TX 78550
Phone: (956) 440-6725
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Tuesday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. By appointment only.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the location on Google Street View

Other DPS driver license offices near Harlingen

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

• Brownsville DPS driver license office: 29.07 miles, about 38 minutes
• McAllen DPS driver license office: 41.60 miles, about 48 minutes
• Corpus Christi (Mega Centre) DPS driver license office: 126.45 miles, about 123 minutes

This road test route runs 19.37 miles and takes about 51 minutes:

1. Drive southwest, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.04 miles.
3. Turn right onto North 1st Street, 0.04 miles.
4. Turn left onto North 77 Sunshine Strip/US 77 Bus, 0.50 miles.
5. Turn left onto East Grimes Street, 0.85 miles.
6. Turn left onto Morgan Boulevard/FM 507, 0.59 miles.
7. Turn right onto Rio Hondo Road, 0.42 miles.
8. Turn left onto Loop 499, 0.24 miles.
9. Drive northwest on Loop 499, 0.48 miles.
10. Turn right onto North 25th Street/FM 507. Continue on FM 507, 1.90 miles.
11. Turn left onto Combes Rio Hondo Road/FM 508, 1.47 miles.
12. Drive west on Combes Rio Hondo Road/FM 508, 0.24 miles.
13. Turn left onto Breedlove Street, 1.70 miles.
14. Turn left onto North Loop 499/Loop 499, 3.00 miles.
15. Turn right onto Grimes Road, 0.33 miles.
16. Drive east on Grimes Road.
17. Make a sharp right to stay on Grimes Road, 0.09 miles.
18. Turn right onto North 25th Street, 0.47 miles.
19. Turn right onto Morgan Boulevard/FM 507, 0.64 miles.
20. Bear left onto North Loop 499/Loop 499, 2.30 miles.
21. Turn right onto New Combes Highway, 0.81 miles.
22. Drive north on New Combes Highway, 0.37 miles.
23. Turn right onto Kilbourn Road, 0.50 miles.
24. Turn right onto Breedlove Street, 1.78 miles.
25. Turn left onto West Matz Avenue, 0.11 miles.
26. Turn right onto North 1st Street, 0.45 miles.
27. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
28. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
29. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 19.37 miles
• Duration: about 51 minutes
• Turns: 22 total, 9 left and 12 right, plus a bear left
• Longest stretch: North Loop 499, 5.30 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

North Loop 499 dominates this driving test route at 5.30 miles, close to a quarter of the entire route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on North Loop 499. It carries close to a quarter of this route's total distance.
• This is one of the more turn-dense routes in this catalog at 22 turns, with a right-leaning pattern: 12 of the 22 are rights.
• This is one of the longer routes in this catalog at 19.37 miles, so budget extra practice time for it specifically.