Maricopa County Arizona Road Network Shapefile

A TIGER/Line shapefile containing all road and path features for Maricopa County, Arizona. The dataset is extracted from the U.S. Census Bureau's MAF/TIGER System, representing a seamless national geographic file. It includes primary roads, secondary roads, local streets, trails, walkways, and other vehicular paths.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network density and connectivity using the MAF/TIGER Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) to distinguish feature types.
• Perform spatial joins for address geocoding based on the Street Centerline and Address Range attributes.
• Map pedestrian and bike infrastructure by filtering features from the 'Road/Path Features' Super Class.
• Study the distribution of private service roads (e.g., for logging, oil fields) within the county's Linear Feature data.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national MAF/TIGER System, designed as a seamless file with no overlaps or gaps.
• Covers a comprehensive range of feature types including roads, paths, trails, and stairways.
• Maintained by the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column details, and sample data are unavailable for review.
• The dataset's size and exact temporal coverage within the 'Current' series are not specified.
• As a standalone county extract, national analysis requires combining multiple files.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the MAF/TIGER System (MTS).

Time Range

Current

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-12-26.

Geography

Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.