Road Network Shapefile for Erie County, New York

U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line data provides a seamless, topologically integrated representation of all roads and paths in Erie County, NY. The shapefile includes features like primary roads, city streets, alleys, bike paths, and pedestrian walkways, extracted from the national Master Address File / TIGER (MAF/TIGER) System.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network connectivity and density using the MTFCC feature classification codes for different road types.
• Integrate the shapefile with address data for geocoding applications within Erie County.
• Perform spatial analysis on the distribution of specific road features like bike paths or service drives across the county.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national MAF/TIGER System, ensuring a seamless map with no overlaps or gaps between geographic areas.
• Includes a comprehensive range of road and path features, from primary roads to pedestrian stairways, based on the MTFCC classification.

Limitations

• The dataset is specific to a single county (Erie County, NY), limiting broader geographic analysis without combining other TIGER/Line files.
• The exact number of road features (rows) and detailed attribute columns are not specified in the provided input.

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 2025-12-25.

Geography

Erie County, New York, USA