Highways - FDOT

Abstract

Highways FDOT is a collection of shapefiles that represent Florida highways.

Shapefiles include:

  • Interstates
  • Toll Roads
  • US Highways
  • State Highways
  • County Highways

Purpose

Highways are a required base layer for most maps. FDOT adds additional reference information to manage highways.

Time Period of Content

Semi-annual update

Publish Date

On-going

Originator

Florida Department of Transportation

Publisher

Florida Department of Transportation

Theme Keywords

highways, road, state, us, interstate, toll, county

Place Keywords

Florida

Source Scale

1:24,000

Horizontal Accuracy

approximately +/- 40 feet

Format

SHP

Format Details

LINE

Projection

UTM Zone 17 NAD83

Field Names

Toll Roads Shapefiles

Field Description Type
ROADWAY FDOT Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI) code String (8.0)
ROUTE Route number String (8.0)
LOCALNAM Road name String (40.0)
TOLL_ROAD Toll road designation (all codes = 1) String (5.0)
FTPFLAG Turnpike designation Integer (9.0)
TOLLFLG Cartographic hint for toll road shield if FTPFlag is not 1 Integer (9.0)
RouteNum Route number (integer only) String (8.0)
BEGIN_POST Lowest milepoint Real (19.4)
END_POST Highest milepoint Real (19.4)

Interstates, US, State, and County Shapefiles

Field Description Type
ROADWAY FDOT Roadway Characteristics Inventory (RCI) code String (8.0)
RANK Road rank (1=primary, 2=secondary) String (1.0)
ROUTE Route number String (8.0)
RouteNum Route number (integer only) String (8.0)
BEGIN_POST Lowest milepoint Real (19.4)
END_POST Highest milepoint Real (19.4)

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