Salem, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Salem driving test route

Real routes used for the Salem Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 1375 W Whittaker St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Salem SOS office details

Location: 1375 W. Whittaker St., Salem, IL 62881
Phone: (618) 548-2381
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.
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This Marion 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 Salem

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

• Centralia SOS: 15.67 miles, about 27 minutes
• Nashville SOS: 43.26 miles, about 50 minutes
• Fairfield SOS: 48.36 miles, about 64 minutes

This road test route runs 10.92 miles and takes about 21 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.02 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn left onto West Whittaker Street, 0.10 miles.
4. Turn right onto Westgate Avenue, 0.11 miles.
5. Turn left onto US 50/West Main Street, 2.65 miles.
6. Turn left onto Hoots Chapel Road, 0.83 miles.
7. Drive south on Hoots Chapel Road, 0.79 miles.
8. Turn left onto Red Stripe Road, 0.93 miles.
9. Keep right to stay on Red Stripe Road, 0.81 miles.
10. Turn left onto Hotze Road, 0.60 miles.
11. Turn right onto Cross Road, 1.83 miles.
12. Turn left onto Julia Drive, 0.17 miles.
13. Turn left onto South Broadway/IL 37, 0.06 miles.
14. Drive northwest on South Broadway/IL 37, 1.00 mile.
15. Turn left onto West Mitchell Street, 0.40 miles.
16. Bear right onto Lincoln Avenue, 0.06 miles.
17. Turn left onto West Whittaker Street, 0.52 miles.
18. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
19. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
20. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 10.92 miles
• Duration: about 21 minutes
• Turns: 16 total, 10 left and 4 right, plus a bear right and a keep right
• Longest stretch: US 50/West Main Street, 2.65 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

US 50/West Main Street carries this route's longest single stretch at 2.65 miles. Cross Road adds a single 1.83-mile leg, and Red Stripe Road contributes 1.74 miles combined. With 10 of the 14 standard turns to the left, this road test route runs left-leaning.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on US 50/West Main Street. At 2.65 miles, it's this route's longest stretch.
• Expect a left-leaning turn pattern, plus a bear-right and a keep-right. 10 of the 14 standard turns are lefts.