Melrose Park, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Melrose Park driving test route

Real routes used for the Melrose Park Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 1903 N Mannheim Rd, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Melrose Park SOS office details

Location: 1903 N. Mannheim Rd., Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone: (312) 793-1010
Hours: Tuesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Closed Mondays.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Cook 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 Melrose Park

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

• Lombard SOS: 9.99 miles, about 25 minutes
• Chicago West SOS: 10.64 miles, about 29 minutes
• Bridgeview SOS: 21.18 miles, about 36 minutes

This road test route runs 9.51 miles and takes about 27 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.04 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.03 miles.
3. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
4. Turn left to take the IL 64 ramp, 1.23 miles.
5. Turn right onto North Wolf Road, 0.29 miles.
6. Drive north on North Wolf Road, 0.71 miles.
7. Turn right onto East Fullerton Avenue, 0.81 miles.
8. Drive east on West Fullerton Avenue, 0.19 miles.
9. Turn right onto North Mannheim Road/US 12/US 45, 0.98 miles.
10. Turn right to take the ramp, 0.17 miles.
11. Bear right onto East North Avenue/IL 64, 0.50 miles.
12. Drive west on East North Avenue/IL 64, 0.34 miles.
13. Turn right onto North Wolf Road, 0.78 miles.
14. Drive north on North Wolf Road, 0.51 miles.
15. Turn right onto Winters Drive, 0.25 miles.
16. Turn left onto Roy Avenue, 0.14 miles.
17. Drive north on Roy Avenue, 0.21 miles.
18. Turn right onto West Grand Avenue, 0.75 miles.
19. Turn right onto North Mannheim Road/US 12/US 45, 1.37 miles.
20. Turn left onto James Place, 0.07 miles.
21. Turn right, 0.14 miles.
22. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 9.51 miles
• Duration: about 27 minutes
• Turns: 15 total, 4 left and 10 right, plus a bear right
• Longest stretch: North Mannheim Road/US 12/US 45, 2.35 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

North Mannheim Road/US 12/US 45, the road the office sits on, carries this route's longest combined stretch at 2.35 miles across two crossings, narrowly ahead of North Wolf Road's 2.29 miles combined across four crossings. This route also includes a genuine IL 64 ramp (1.23 miles) near the start that Google Maps' turn-by-turn doesn't attribute to a named road.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on North Mannheim Road/US 12/US 45. Crossed twice, it's the route's longest stretch at 2.35 miles combined.
• Track North Wolf Road closely. The route crosses it four separate times.
• Practice the IL 64 ramp near the start of the route. It's real highway driving.