Hillsboro, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Hillsboro driving test route

Real routes used for the Hillsboro Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 2010 N School St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Hillsboro SOS office details

Location: 2010 N. School St., Hillsboro, IL 62049
Phone: (217) 532-5823
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.
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This Montgomery 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 Hillsboro

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

• Edwardsville SOS: 46.53 miles, about 58 minutes
• Bethalto SOS: 48.62 miles, about 64 minutes
• Centralia SOS: 62.03 miles, about 80 minutes

This road test route runs 15.32 miles and takes about 29 minutes:

1. Drive north, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn right onto School Street/IL 16, 0.11 miles.
3. Turn right onto 22nd Street, 2.78 miles.
4. Turn right onto East 15th Road, 1.52 miles.
5. Turn right onto North 9th Avenue, 1.73 miles.
6. Drive west on North 9th Avenue, 1.08 miles.
7. Bear right onto Montgomery/IL 185, 0.89 miles.
8. Turn right onto S Main St/IL 127. Continue on IL 127, 1.28 miles.
9. Drive southeast on South Main Street/IL 127.
10. Turn left to stay on South Main Street/IL 127, 0.06 miles.
11. Turn right onto East Tremont Street, 0.11 miles.
12. Turn right onto Rountree Street, 0.38 miles.
13. Turn left onto South Main Street/IL 127. Continue on IL 127, 1.42 miles.
14. Turn left onto North 9th Avenue, 0.23 miles.
15. Drive east on North 9th Avenue, 0.20 miles.
16. Turn left onto Buckeye Trail, 0.21 miles.
17. Turn left onto Montgomery/IL 185, 0.49 miles.
18. Turn right onto S Main St/IL 127. Continue on IL 127, 1.40 miles.
19. Turn right onto School Street/IL 16, 1.39 miles.
20. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
21. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 15.32 miles
• Duration: about 29 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 5 left and 10 right, plus a bear right
• Longest stretch: South Main Street/IL 127, 4.17 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

South Main Street/IL 127 is referenced two ways on this route, abbreviated as "S Main St/IL 127" on two crossings and spelled out as "South Main Street/IL 127" on three more; combined across all five crossings, it totals 4.17 miles, actually this route's true longest stretch, ahead of North 9th Avenue's 3.24 miles combined. 22nd Street adds a single 2.78-mile leg.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on South Main Street/IL 127. Combined across all five crossings, it totals 4.17 miles, this route's longest stretch.
• Set aside real time to practice this one. At 15.32 miles, it's one of the longer road test routes in this catalog.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern. 10 of the 15 standard turns are rights.