Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania DOT Driving Test Routes

Practice your Pittsburgh driving test route

Real routes used for the Pittsburgh PennDOT driver license center at 708 Smithfield St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Pittsburgh PennDOT driver license center details

Location: 708 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: (717) 412-5300
Hours: Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
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Other PennDOT driver license centers near Pittsburgh

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

• Allison Park PennDOT driver license center: 10.68 miles, about 23 minutes
• Bridgeville PennDOT driver license center: 11.99 miles, about 22 minutes
• Penn Hills PennDOT driver license center: 12.38 miles, about 22 minutes

This driving test route runs 7.57 miles and takes about 24 minutes:

1. Drive east on Liberty Avenue, 0.14 miles.
2. Turn right onto Grant Street, 0.12 miles.
3. Turn left onto 7th Avenue, 0.05 miles.
4. Take the I 579 South ramp on the left toward I 376 East/Monroeville/Liberty Bridge, 0.24 miles.
5. Keep right to take PA 885/Boulevard of the Allies toward I 376/Oakland/Monroeville, 1.62 miles.
6. Drive southeast on PA 885/Boulevard of the Allies, 0.02 miles.
7. Keep right to take Forbes Avenue, 0.25 miles.
8. Bear right onto McDevitt Place, 0.08 miles.
9. Turn right onto Boulevard of the Allies/PA 885, 1.67 miles.
10. Keep right to take I 579 toward I 279/PA 51 Truck/Veterans Bridge, 0.30 miles.
11. Take the exit on the left toward Convention Center/7th Avenue, 0.26 miles.
12. Turn right onto Grant Street, 1.29 miles.
13. Drive northeast on Liberty Avenue, 0.06 miles.
14. Turn left onto 27th Street, 0.06 miles.
15. Turn left onto Penn Avenue, 0.10 miles.
16. Turn left onto 26th Street, 0.06 miles.
17. Turn right onto Liberty Avenue, 1.12 miles.
18. Turn right to stay on Liberty Avenue, 0.14 miles.
19. Your destination is on the left.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 7.57 miles
• Duration: about 24 minutes
• Turns: 13 total, 4 left and 5 right, plus 4 bear right
• Longest stretch: Boulevard of the Allies, 1.67 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

The Boulevard of the Allies dominates this driving test route at 1.67 miles, signed as PA 885, over a fifth of the entire route, with Liberty Avenue crossed four times through downtown Pittsburgh.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on the Boulevard of the Allies. It carries over a fifth of this route's total distance, a real state-route stretch through downtown.
• This route touches Crosstown Boulevard, confirmed motorway classified, a real limited-access merge right in the heart of the city.
• Liberty Avenue is crossed four times on this route, more repeat crossings than any other stretch here, reflecting dense downtown driving.