Truck and Bus Through Routes for Washington, D.C.

District of Columbia data defines through routes for heavy vehicles based on weight and passenger capacity. The dataset distinguishes roads for continuous travel from those only for local pickups and deliveries. It was last updated on March 25, 2026, and is provided by the District of Columbia.

Use Cases

• Route planning for freight carriers based on defined truck through routes.
• Analyzing urban traffic flow for heavy vehicles based on primary and non-through route designations.
• Modeling bus transit corridors based on the passenger capacity definition for through routes.
• Assessing infrastructure usage by vehicle type based on gross vehicle weight rating criteria.

Strengths

• Clear operational definitions for 'Truck' and 'Bus' are provided in the description.
• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats, including GEOJSON, KML, and an ArcGIS REST API.
• License is explicitly stated as CC-BY-4.0, permitting reuse with attribution.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

District of Columbia

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 08:28:08.414050; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington, D.C., United States