Dutch Motorway Nodes and Construction Dates from 1937 to Present

Dutch motorways and national roads built between 1937 and the present day. The dataset provides an overview of nodes and route segments, including construction dates and years. It is published by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations under a CC-PDM-1.0 license.

Use Cases

• Map the historical expansion of the Dutch highway system based on construction dates.
• Analyze the connectivity and evolution of road network nodes over time.
• Study infrastructure development timelines for specific motorway routes or segments.

Strengths

• Includes a long temporal range, with construction data starting from 1937.
• Provides both construction dates and years for route segments between nodes.
• Published by a national government ministry, suggesting authoritative sourcing.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties (Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from national road construction and planning records.

Time Range

1937 to present

Freshness

unknown

Geography

Netherlands