diff --git a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/AssertInconclusiveTests.cs b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/AssertInconclusiveTests.cs
index cb43f4d..1ffd7c6 100644
--- a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/AssertInconclusiveTests.cs
+++ b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/AssertInconclusiveTests.cs
@@ -44,5 +44,35 @@ public void HasTransitStep_OkResponseWithoutTransitStep_IsInconclusive()
 
             Assert.Throws<InconclusiveException>(() => AssertInconclusive.HasTransitStep(response));
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EnforcedRouteLengthLimit_RouteRejected_Passes()
+        {
+            var response = new DirectionsResponse { Status = DirectionsStatusCodes.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED };
+
+            Assert.DoesNotThrow(() => AssertInconclusive.EnforcedRouteLengthLimit(response));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EnforcedRouteLengthLimit_GoogleAcceptedTheRoute_IsInconclusive()
+        {
+            var response = new DirectionsResponse { Status = DirectionsStatusCodes.OK };
+
+            Assert.Throws<InconclusiveException>(() => AssertInconclusive.EnforcedRouteLengthLimit(response));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EnforcedRouteLengthLimit_UnrelatedFailure_Fails()
+        {
+            var response = new DirectionsResponse
+            {
+                Status = DirectionsStatusCodes.REQUEST_DENIED,
+                ErrorMessage = "API key rejected",
+            };
+
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<AssertionException>(() => AssertInconclusive.EnforcedRouteLengthLimit(response));
+
+            Assert.That(ex!.Message, Does.Contain("API key rejected"));
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/DirectionsUnitTests.cs b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/DirectionsUnitTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08bfb8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/DirectionsUnitTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+using System;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Http;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using GoogleMapsApi.Engine;
+using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Directions.Request;
+using GoogleMapsApi.Entities.Directions.Response;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace GoogleMapsApi.Test
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Offline coverage for the Directions status codes. The live
+    /// <c>DirectionsTests.Directions_ExceedingRouteLength</c> can only observe whatever Google's
+    /// current server-side route-length threshold happens to be, so the contract we actually own -
+    /// mapping the wire status onto <see cref="DirectionsStatusCodes"/> - is pinned here instead.
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class DirectionsUnitTests
+    {
+        [Test]
+        public async Task MaxRouteLengthExceeded_IsDeserialized()
+        {
+            const string json = """
+                {
+                   "geocoded_waypoints" : [],
+                   "routes" : [],
+                   "status" : "MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED"
+                }
+                """;
+
+            var response = await QueryAsync(json);
+
+            Assert.That(response.Status, Is.EqualTo(DirectionsStatusCodes.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED));
+            Assert.That(response.Routes, Is.Empty);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task ErrorStatus_CarriesErrorMessage()
+        {
+            const string json = """
+                {
+                   "error_message" : "The provided API key is invalid.",
+                   "routes" : [],
+                   "status" : "REQUEST_DENIED"
+                }
+                """;
+
+            var response = await QueryAsync(json);
+
+            Assert.That(response.Status, Is.EqualTo(DirectionsStatusCodes.REQUEST_DENIED));
+            Assert.That(response.ErrorMessage, Is.EqualTo("The provided API key is invalid."));
+        }
+
+        [TestCase("OK", DirectionsStatusCodes.OK)]
+        [TestCase("NOT_FOUND", DirectionsStatusCodes.NOT_FOUND)]
+        [TestCase("ZERO_RESULTS", DirectionsStatusCodes.ZERO_RESULTS)]
+        [TestCase("MAX_WAYPOINTS_EXCEEDED", DirectionsStatusCodes.MAX_WAYPOINTS_EXCEEDED)]
+        [TestCase("MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED", DirectionsStatusCodes.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED)]
+        [TestCase("INVALID_REQUEST", DirectionsStatusCodes.INVALID_REQUEST)]
+        [TestCase("OVER_QUERY_LIMIT", DirectionsStatusCodes.OVER_QUERY_LIMIT)]
+        [TestCase("REQUEST_DENIED", DirectionsStatusCodes.REQUEST_DENIED)]
+        [TestCase("UNKNOWN_ERROR", DirectionsStatusCodes.UNKNOWN_ERROR)]
+        public async Task EveryDocumentedStatus_RoundTripsFromTheWire(string wireValue, DirectionsStatusCodes expected)
+        {
+            var response = await QueryAsync($$"""{ "routes" : [], "status" : "{{wireValue}}" }""");
+
+            Assert.That(response.Status, Is.EqualTo(expected));
+        }
+
+        private static Task<DirectionsResponse> QueryAsync(string responseJson)
+        {
+            var request = new DirectionsRequest { Origin = "NYC, USA", Destination = "Miami, USA", ApiKey = "KEY" };
+            var handler = new StubHandler(responseJson);
+            using var http = new HttpClient(handler);
+            return MapsAPIGenericEngine<DirectionsRequest, DirectionsResponse>.QueryGoogleAPIAsync(
+                http, request, TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(-1), CancellationToken.None, null, null);
+        }
+
+        private sealed class StubHandler : HttpMessageHandler
+        {
+            private readonly string _responseJson;
+            public StubHandler(string responseJson) { _responseJson = responseJson; }
+
+            protected override Task<HttpResponseMessage> SendAsync(HttpRequestMessage request, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+                => Task.FromResult(new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+                {
+                    Content = new StringContent(_responseJson, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json")
+                });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/IntegrationTests/DirectionsTests.cs b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/IntegrationTests/DirectionsTests.cs
index 15ed2d8..1019aba 100644
--- a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/IntegrationTests/DirectionsTests.cs
+++ b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/IntegrationTests/DirectionsTests.cs
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ public async Task Directions_ExceedingRouteLength()
             var result = await Maps.Directions.QueryAsync(request);
 
             AssertInconclusive.NotExceedQuota(result);
-            Assert.That(result.Status, Is.EqualTo(DirectionsStatusCodes.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED), result.ErrorMessage);
+            AssertInconclusive.EnforcedRouteLengthLimit(result);
         }
 
         [Test]
diff --git a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/Utils/AssertInconclusive.cs b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/Utils/AssertInconclusive.cs
index 16119f6..93861a2 100644
--- a/GoogleMapsApi.Test/Utils/AssertInconclusive.cs
+++ b/GoogleMapsApi.Test/Utils/AssertInconclusive.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,22 @@ public static void HasTransitStep(DirectionsResponse response)
                 throw new InconclusiveException("Google returned no transit step for this route (likely a walking-only itinerary); cannot assert transit vehicle data.");
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Google's route-length ceiling is an undocumented server-side threshold that has moved
+        /// before: a route it once rejected with MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED now routes fine. Treat OK
+        /// as inconclusive so a shifted threshold surfaces as live drift instead of a red build; any
+        /// other status still fails. Deterministic coverage of the status itself lives in
+        /// DirectionsUnitTests.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static void EnforcedRouteLengthLimit(DirectionsResponse response)
+        {
+            if (response?.Status == DirectionsStatusCodes.OK)
+                throw new InconclusiveException("Google accepted a route that previously exceeded its length limit; the server-side threshold has moved.");
+
+            if (response?.Status != DirectionsStatusCodes.MAX_ROUTE_LENGTH_EXCEEDED)
+                Assert.Fail($"Directions API returned {response?.Status}. {response?.ErrorMessage}");
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// If the response status indicates fail because of quota exceeded - mark test as inconclusive.
         /// </summary>