Road Network Shapefile for Erath County, Texas

TIGER/Line shapefiles provide geographic and cartographic road data extracted from the U.S. Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER System. This file contains all road and path features for Erath County, Texas, including primary roads, local streets, alleys, and pedestrian trails. The data is part of a seamless national series designed to stand alone or be combined for broader coverage.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network density and connectivity in Erath County using the MTFCC feature classification codes.
• Perform geospatial joins for address matching or routing based on the included street centerline and address range features.
• Create thematic maps of road types (e.g., bike paths, private service roads) by filtering on the 'Road/Path Features' Super Class.
• Integrate this county-level shapefile with others in the TIGER/Line series to build a regional or national road network dataset.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau MAF/TIGER System, ensuring national consistency.
• Comprehensive coverage of all road and path feature types, from highways to walkways, as defined by the MTFCC.
• Part of a seamless national file series with no overlaps or gaps, allowing for reliable aggregation.

Limitations

• Specific technical details like row count, file size, and exact column schema are not provided in the input.
• The description does not specify the temporal coverage or vintage of the road data within the file.
• License terms are unknown, which may restrict commercial or derivative use.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

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

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-12-26, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Erath County, Texas, United States.