Sterling, Illinois SOS Driving Test Routes

Practice your Sterling driving test route

Real routes used for the Sterling Secretary of State Driver Services facility at 1224 W 4th St, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Sterling SOS office details

Location: 1224 W. 4th St., Sterling, IL 61081
Phone: (815) 626-2825
Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed weekends.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This Whiteside 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 Sterling

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

• Chadwick SOS: 26.63 miles, about 38 minutes
• Oregon SOS: 30.74 miles, about 46 minutes
• Princeton SOS: 38.57 miles, about 54 minutes

This road test route runs 12.43 miles and takes about 29 minutes:

1. Drive east on West 5th Street, 0.12 miles.
2. Turn right onto Avenue L, 0.12 miles.
3. Turn left onto West 3rd Street, 0.35 miles.
4. Turn right onto Avenue G, 0.69 miles.
5. Turn left onto West 2nd Street, 0.51 miles.
6. Drive northeast on West 2nd Street, 0.02 miles.
7. Turn right onto 6th Avenue, 0.19 miles.
8. Turn right onto West 5th Street, 0.51 miles.
9. Turn left onto 12th Avenue, 0.10 miles.
10. Turn right onto Prophetstown Road, 0.60 miles.
11. Turn right onto West Rock Falls Road/US 30, 2.27 miles.
12. Turn right onto West Lincolnway, 0.22 miles.
13. Drive north on West Lincolnway, 3.24 miles.
14. Bear right onto Avenue M, 0.07 miles.
15. Turn left onto West 3rd Street, 0.98 miles.
16. Turn right onto Locust Street/IL 40. Continue on IL 40, 0.09 miles.
17. Keep right to stay on IL 40, 0.14 miles.
18. Drive south on 1st Avenue/IL 40, 0.27 miles.
19. Turn right onto West 2nd Street, 0.06 miles.
20. Turn right onto 2nd Avenue, 0.06 miles.
21. Turn right onto West 1st Street, 0.08 miles.
22. Turn left onto 1st Avenue/IL 40, 0.52 miles.
23. Turn left onto East 5th Street/IL 40. Continue on East 5th Street, 0.22 miles.
24. Keep left to stay on West 5th Street, 0.09 miles.
25. Turn right onto West 4th Street, 0.81 miles.
26. Turn right onto Woodburn Avenue, 0.06 miles.
27. Turn right onto West 5th Street, 0.04 miles.
28. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 12.43 miles
• Duration: about 29 minutes
• Turns: 23 total, 6 left and 14 right, plus a bear right and a keep left and a keep right
• Longest stretch: West Lincolnway, 3.46 miles combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

West Lincolnway carries this route's longest combined stretch at 3.46 miles across two crossings. West Rock Falls Road/US 30 adds a single 2.27-mile leg. With 19 distinct named roads packed into 12.43 miles and 22 total turns, this is one of the most road-name-dense road test routes in this catalog, strongly right-leaning (14 of the 20 standard turns).

Tips for this specific route

• Get comfortable holding speed on West Lincolnway. Crossed twice, it's this route's longest stretch at 3.46 miles combined.
• Track the road names carefully. This route runs through 19 differently-named streets in under 13 miles.
• Expect a strongly right-leaning turn pattern. 14 of the 20 standard turns are rights.