Mendota, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Mendota driving test route

Real routes used for the Mendota Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 108 E 12th St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Mendota SOS office details

Location: 108 E. 12th St., Mendota, IL 61342
Phone: (815) 539-7849
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 LaSalle 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 Mendota

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

• LaSalle SOS: 19.30 miles, about 23 minutes
• Ottawa SOS: 26.29 miles, about 34 minutes
• Princeton SOS: 25.64 miles, about 43 minutes

This road test route runs 10.43 miles and takes about 23 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
3. Turn right onto East 12th Street/US 34. Continue on US 34, 0.84 miles.
4. Turn right onto 6th Street/US 34, 0.12 miles.
5. Turn right onto Main Street/US 34, 0.03 miles.
6. Turn left onto Washington Street/US 34, 0.25 miles.
7. Drive west on Washington Street/US 34, 0.22 miles.
8. Turn right onto 13th Avenue/US 52/IL 251. Continue on IL 251, 3.50 miles.
9. Turn right onto North 46th Road/CH 12, 0.75 miles.
10. Drive east on North 46th Road/CH 12, 0.24 miles.
11. Turn right onto East 3rd Road, 3.01 miles.
12. Turn right onto 12th Street/US 34. Continue on US 34, 0.25 miles.
13. Turn left onto 4th Avenue, 0.27 miles.
14. Drive south on 4th Avenue, 0.04 miles.
15. Turn right onto 8th Street, 0.16 miles.
16. Turn right onto 6th Avenue/US 34. Continue on US 34, 0.67 miles.
17. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
18. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
19. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 10.43 miles
• Duration: about 23 minutes
• Turns: 14 total, 4 left and 10 right
• Longest stretch: 13th Avenue/US 52/IL 251, 3.50 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

13th Avenue/US 52/IL 251 carries this road test route's longest single stretch at 3.50 miles, just ahead of East 3rd Road's 3.01-mile leg. With 10 of the 14 turns to the right, this driving test route through Mendota's grid runs strongly right-leaning.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on 13th Avenue/US 52/IL 251. At 3.50 miles, it's this route's longest stretch.
• Expect a strongly right-leaning turn pattern. 10 of the 14 turns are rights.