Nassau County NY Road Network Shapefile from U.S. Census Bureau

U.S. Census Bureau provides a TIGER/Line Shapefile containing all road features for Nassau County, New York. The dataset includes primary roads, secondary roads, local streets, vehicular trails, ramps, bike paths, walkways, and stairways, extracted from the national Master Address File / TIGER System.

Use Cases

• Analyze road network density and connectivity using the Feature Classification Code (MTFCC) for different road types.
• Perform spatial joins for address geocoding by leveraging the street centerline and address range attributes.
• Map pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure by filtering features like bike paths, walkways, and stairways from the 'Road/Path Features' super class.

Strengths

• Data is part of the national Master Address File / TIGER System, designed as a seamless file with no overlaps or gaps.
• Comprehensive coverage of road types, including private service roads, alleys, and parking lot roads.
• Maintained by the authoritative U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce.

Limitations

• Specific record counts, file sizes, and column details are unknown from the input.
• Data may not include real-time attributes like traffic volume or road condition.
• License terms for use and redistribution are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the Master Address File / Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (MAF/TIGER) System.

Time Range

Current (as of the last update).

Freshness

Last updated 2025-12 25.

Geography

Nassau County, New York, United States.