Peoria, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Peoria driving test route

Real routes used for the Peoria Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 3311 N Sterling Ave, Ste 12, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Peoria SOS office details

Location: 3311 N. Sterling Ave., Ste. 12, Peoria, IL 61604
Phone: (309) 686-6040
Hours: Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, 7:30 a.m. to noon. Closed Sundays and Mondays.
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This Peoria 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 Peoria

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

• Pekin SOS: 13.63 miles, about 25 minutes
• Roanoke SOS: 28.72 miles, about 39 minutes
• Lacon SOS: 34.12 miles, about 44 minutes

This road test route runs 6.01 miles and takes about 17 minutes:

1. Drive north, 0.04 miles.
2. Turn left, 0.07 miles.
3. Turn right onto West Richwoods Boulevard, 0.09 miles.
4. Turn left onto North Sterling Avenue, 0.85 miles.
5. Drive north on North Sterling Avenue, 0.17 miles.
6. Turn right onto West Scenic Drive, 0.14 miles.
7. Turn right onto US 150/West War Memorial Drive, 1.62 miles.
8. Turn right onto North Sheridan Road, 0.27 miles.
9. Drive east on North Sheridan Road.
10. Turn right to stay on North Sheridan Road, 0.76 miles.
11. Turn right onto West McClure Avenue, 0.44 miles.
12. Drive east on West McClure Avenue, 0.32 miles.
13. Bear right onto North Gale Avenue, 0.62 miles.
14. Turn left onto West Forrest Hill Avenue, 0.38 miles.
15. Turn right onto North Sterling Avenue, 0.13 miles.
16. Turn left, 0.08 miles.
17. Turn right, 0.04 miles.
18. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 6.01 miles
• Duration: about 17 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 4 left and 8 right, plus a bear right
• Longest stretch: US 150/West War Memorial Drive, 1.62 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US 150/West War Memorial Drive carries this route's longest single stretch at 1.62 miles. North Sterling Avenue, the road the office sits on, adds 1.14 miles combined across three crossings. At 6.01 miles, this is one of the shorter driving test routes in this catalog.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on US 150/West War Memorial Drive. At 1.62 miles, it's this route's longest stretch.
• Expect a right-leaning turn pattern, plus a bear-right. 8 of the 12 standard turns are rights.