San Francisco Street Centerlines Including Active and Retired Streets

A daily-refreshing list of street centerlines for San Francisco, including both active and retired streets, identified by a Centerline Network Number (CNN). The data is extracted from the Department of Public Works Basemap, with Supervisor District and Analysis Neighborhood attributes added during loading. It is published by the City of San Francisco.

Use Cases

• Map street network connectivity based on street centerline geometry.
• Analyze street classifications (e.g., Freeway, Residential) based on the documented Class Code field.
• Assign administrative boundaries (Supervisor District, Analysis Neighborhood) to streets using the centroid method described.
• Track changes in the street network over time by comparing active and retired street records.

Strengths

• Includes both active and retired streets, providing a historical view of the network.
• Dataset refreshes daily, suggesting a commitment to currency.
• Street classification (Class Code) is documented with specific numeric codes for Freeway, Major street, Arterial, etc.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco, Department of Public Works Basemap.

Collection Method

Extracted from the Basemap, with Supervisor District and Analysis Neighborhood attributes added during loading.

Freshness

Refreshes daily; last updated 2026-03-22 04:12:29.978295.

Geography

San Francisco, California, USA.