Gore Road DMV Driving Test Routes, TN

Route breakdown

Key roads

• Kingston Pike – A major arterial road, up to four lanes wide. The loop comes back to it two more times, for about 0.9 miles in total. Turning left onto it at the lights, wait for a safe gap in oncoming traffic unless you have a green arrow. With several lanes, settle into the right one early and signal well before moving across. Expect one more set of traffic lights along it.
• Bearden Rd → Woodburn Dr – About 0.3 miles of smaller neighborhood streets. Keep your speed down and look out for cars pulling out of driveways.
• N Northshore Dr – A main connecting road, up to four lanes wide. You drive it twice on this loop, about 0.5 miles in all. The left turn onto it is at traffic lights: on a plain green, oncoming traffic has priority, so be ready to wait. With several lanes, settle into the right one early and signal well before moving across. Expect one more set of traffic lights along it.
• Papermill Dr – A main road linking the neighborhoods, up to four lanes wide. You spend about 0.7 miles on it. Turning left onto it at the lights, wait for a safe gap in oncoming traffic unless you have a green arrow. With several lanes, settle into the right one early and signal well before moving across. Expect one more set of traffic lights along it.
• Westfield Rd – A quieter residential street, about 0.2 miles long. Expect parked cars and pedestrians, and give yourself time at each junction.
• Woodburn Dr → Greenbrier Dr NW → Toole Dr → Bearden Rd – A residential section of about 0.6 miles. Watch for parked cars, driveways and people walking, and keep your speed down. There are two turns in quick succession here, so signal early for each one.