NCDOT: GIS

DOT GIS Data Layers_(Shapefiles)

The DOT GIS Data Layers are a collection of shapefiles generated by the NCDOT GIS Unit.

Please note that we are providing this data with no guarantee regarding the accuracy or completeness of the data. In fact, the LRS data and universe data are works in progress and some parts of the state are more complete than others.

DOT Data
	Shapefiles	File Geodatabase
Primary & Secondary Road Arcs	LRS Arcs Shapefile Format	LRS Arcs File Geodatabase Format
Primary & Secondary Road Arcs	An Arc Layer for visual representation of the state road system where each arc/record is split at each road intersection. This is a digital file of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Linear Referencing System that represents the routes and attributes of the NCDOT state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps.
Primary & Secondary Road Routes	LRS Routes Shapefile Format	LRS Routes File Geodatabase Format
Primary & Secondary Road Routes	A Route Layer for visual representation of attributes stored by County/Route/Milepost linear reference. This is a digital file of the North Carolina Department of Transportation's Linear Referencing System that represents the routes and attributes of the NCDOT state road system. The state road system is comprised of Interstate, US, NC, Secondary Routes, and Ramps.

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Boundaries
	English	Metric
County Boundaries	Download State	Download State
Municipal Boundaries Created from the 2007 Powell Bill boundaries.	Download State	Download State
NCDOT Division Boundaries	Download State	Download State

Other
	English	Metric
NCDOT Bridge Locations	Download State	Download State
NCDOT Bridge Locations	Bridge structures maintained by the NCDOT Bridge Maintenance Unit. See the included Bridge_Types.txt for a list of included structures. See Bridge_Information.txt for information about the Bridge Maintenance Unit data.
NCDOT Bike Routes	Bicycle Routes shapefile (requires software that can read ESRI shapefile format)	Full State .pdf image of Bicycle Routes (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
NCDOT Bike Routes	The bike routes shapefile contains lines representing North Carolina bike routes, as defined by the Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation. Bike routes include the Interstate, State, County, Regional, and Urban routes and were based on the DOTRoads file, produced by NCDOT. The shapefile layer is in North Carolina Stateplane NAD83 meters format.
Integrated Statewide Road Network (ISRN)
Integrated Statewide Road Network (ISRN)	A statewide road layer that incorporates all road systems built from local and TIGER sources. This product is version 2 of an initiative to build, maintain, and incorporate all road systems in a comprehensive digital layer. See the documents within the ZIP file for a detailed product description, geocoding and networking instructions, and related statistics.

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