Castlegar ICBC Road Test Centre Routes

Practice your Castlegar ICBC road test route

Real routes used for the Castlegar ICBC driver licensing office at 605 Columbia Avenue, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Castlegar ICBC office details

Location: RHC Insurance Brokers, 605 Columbia Avenue, Castlegar, BC V1N 1G9
Phone: (250) 365-3392
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed weekends.
Map: View on Google Maps
Street view: Preview the office on Google Street View

This road test centre is run through RHC Insurance Brokers, an appointed ICBC driver licensing agent, rather than a standalone ICBC office.

Other ICBC offices near Castlegar

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, or you're comparing wait times before booking, here's how far it actually is to drive from this location:

• Nelson ICBC: 44 km, about 39 minutes
• Salmo ICBC: 42 km, about 34 minutes
• Slocan Park ICBC: 33 km, about 29 minutes
• Trail ICBC: 30 km, about 30 minutes

This sample route runs 16.06 km and takes about 22 minutes:

1. Drive west on 6th Street, 0.03 km.
2. Turn left onto Columbia Avenue, 2.93 km.
3. Turn left to take the ramp toward Cranbrook/Nelson, 1.54 km.
4. Take the 3A North exit toward Nelson, 2.38 km.
5. Drive north on Highway 3A/BC-3A, 1.27 km.
6. Turn right toward Robson, 2.75 km.
7. Bear left to stay on Robson Access Road, 1.58 km.
8. Turn left onto Columbia Avenue, 0.03 km.
9. Turn left to stay on Columbia Avenue, 0.63 km.
10. Turn left onto 3rd Street, 0.43 km.
11. Turn right onto 7th Avenue, 0.45 km.
12. Turn left onto 6th Street, 0.17 km.
13. Turn right onto 5th Avenue, 0.44 km.
14. Drive southeast on 5th Avenue, 0.07 km.
15. Turn right onto Kerria Street, 0.08 km.
16. Turn left onto 6th Avenue, 0.06 km.
17. Turn right onto Larch Street, 0.09 km.
18. Turn left onto 7th Avenue, 0.08 km.
19. Turn right onto 9th Street, 0.32 km.
20. Turn right onto Columbia Avenue, 0.69 km.
21. Turn right onto 6th Street, 0.03 km.
22. Your destination is on the right.

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

Route breakdown

• Distance: 16.06 km
• Duration: about 22 minutes
• Turns: 18 total, 9 left and 9 right
• Longest stretch: Columbia Avenue, 4.28 km combined

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Columbia Avenue is the most-repeated street on the route, crossed four separate times for 4.28 km combined. A long highway detour toward Nelson and back through Robson, combining a ramp, Highway 3A, and Robson Access Road, makes up more than half the entire drive and briefly touches the Crowsnest Highway, classed a trunk road. Stanley Humphries Secondary School sits directly on 7th Avenue.

Tips for this specific route

• Recognize Columbia Avenue as the most-repeated street. Crossed four separate times, it totals 4.28 km combined.
• Get ready for the long highway detour toward Nelson and Robson. Combining a ramp, Highway 3A, and Robson Access Road, it makes up more than half the entire drive.
• Watch for the Crowsnest Highway crossing. The route briefly touches it, classed a trunk road.
• Watch for high-school traffic on 7th Avenue. Stanley Humphries Secondary School sits directly on it.
• Expect turns to split almost evenly. 9 of the 18 turns are lefts, 9 are rights.