Socorro, New Mexico MVD Driving Test Routes

Practice your Socorro driving test route

Real routes used for the Socorro New Mexico MVD testing site at 206 Manzanares Ave, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Socorro MVD testing site details

Location: 206 Manzanares Ave, Socorro, NM 87801
Phone: (575) 835-0768
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the location on Google Street View

Other New Mexico MVD testing sites near Socorro

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

• Belen MVD testing site: 43.61 miles, about 44 minutes
• Los Lunas MVD testing site: 56.87 miles, about 58 minutes
• Albuquerque (Rio Bravo) MVD testing site: 71.30 miles, about 74 minutes

This road test route runs 13.3 miles and takes about 38 minutes:

1. Drive south, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn right onto 6th Street, 0.04 miles.
4. Turn left onto Manzaneres Avenue, 0.07 miles.
5. Turn right onto California Street/I 25 Business/US 60, 1.08 miles.
6. Stay straight to take the ramp, 0.04 miles.
7. Keep left to take I 25 North, 1.96 miles.
8. Take exit 152 toward Escondida, 0.12 miles.
9. Turn right onto NM 408, 0.19 miles.
10. Bear right, 0.17 miles.
11. Turn right onto Ditch Road, 0.54 miles.
12. Turn left to stay on Chaparral Loop, 0.20 miles.
13. Drive north on Chaparral Loop, 1.29 miles.
14. Turn left to stay on Chaparral Loop, 0.09 miles.
15. Turn left onto NM 408, 1.30 miles.
16. Turn right to stay on NM 408, 0.27 miles.
17. Continue on East Road, 1.82 miles.
18. Drive south on East Road, 0.50 miles.
19. Turn left to stay on East Road, 0.50 miles.
20. Turn left onto Canyon Drive, 0.58 miles.
21. Turn right onto Olive Lane, 0.19 miles.
22. Turn left onto Campus, 0.20 miles.
23. Turn left onto Leroy Place, 0.01 miles.
24. Turn right onto School of Mines Road, 0.71 miles.
25. Turn left onto Abeyta Avenue, 0.12 miles.
26. Turn right onto California Street/I 25 Business/US 60, 0.07 miles.
27. Turn left onto Manzaneres Avenue, 0.32 miles.
28. Drive east on Manzaneras Street, 0.10 miles.
29. Turn left onto Main Street, 0.21 miles.
30. Turn left onto Otero Avenue East, 0.27 miles.
31. Turn left onto 5th Street, 0.21 miles.
32. Turn right onto Manzaneres Avenue, 0.03 miles.
33. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
34. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
35. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 13.3 miles
• Duration: about 38 minutes
• Turns: 27 total, 14 left and 11 right, plus a bear left and a bear right
• Longest stretch: East Road, 2.82 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

East Road dominates this driving test route, crossed three separate times for 2.82 miles combined, over a fifth of the entire route.

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on East Road. Crossed three separate times, it carries over a fifth of this route's total distance.
• At 27 turns, this route has the highest raw turn count in this catalog.
• This route includes a real Interstate 25 interchange, confirmed motorway-classified, plus California Street/I-25 Business, classified primary: real highway traffic near NM Tech's campus.