Palm Beach County Florida Road Network Shapefile 2021

Palm Beach County, Florida contains a 2021 extract of all road and path features from the U.S. Census Bureau's TIGER/Line database. The shapefile includes primary roads, local streets, alleys, bike paths, walkways, and other vehicular trails. It is part of a seamless national geographic database designed to stand alone or be combined for broader coverage.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network density and connectivity using the MTFCC feature classification codes for different road types.
• Create basemaps for transportation planning by integrating all features within the 'Road/Path Features' super class.
• Perform spatial joins with address data using the street centerline geometry and associated address range attributes.
• Model pedestrian or bicycle accessibility by filtering for features like bike paths, walkways, and bridle paths.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau Master Address File/TIGER Database (MTDB).
• Covers the complete road/path network for a defined geographic area (Palm Beach County, FL).
• Includes a diverse range of features from primary roads to walkways and winter trails.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column schema are not provided in the input.
• Data is from 2021 and may not reflect recent road construction or changes.
• As a single county extract, national analysis requires combining multiple files.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) Database.

Time Range

2021

Freshness

Data reflects 2021 geography, last updated in the catalog on 2022-11-01.

Geography

Palm Beach County, Florida, United States