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MnDOT_Roadway_Routes_in_Minnesota
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Projected
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Linear Unit: Meter (1.000000)
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Lauren Hansen
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Research Analyst Specialist, Metadata Specialist
651-366-3879
651-366-3886
395 John Ireland Blvd.
Saint Paul
MN
55155
linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us
2026-01-12
ArcGIS Metadata
1.0
https://gisdata.mn.gov/dataset/trans-roads-centerlines
Enterprise Geodatabase Feature Class
MnDOT Roadway Routes in Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Routes represent road centerlines for all public roads within the state of Minnesota. The new Linear Referencing System (LRS) will have one segment with measures for the whole route (and separate routes for the increasing vs decreasing directions) and attributed with information based on their designated route. Key attribute fields include route system (Interstate, US Highway, Minnesota Highway, County State Aid Highway, County Road, Township Road, etc.), Route Number (35 W, 10, 53), and Name.
Routes was developed to fill a need at Minnesota Department of Transportation for a continuous, statewide GIS base map of the transportation system.
Peter Morey
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Roadway Data and Support Section Director
651-366-3872
651-366-3886
395 John Ireland Blvd.
Saint Paul
MN
55155
linearreferencingsystem.admin.dot@state.mn.us
Minnesota
Transportation, Base, Routes, Roads, Cartographic, Length, Linear Referencing System, LRS
ISO 19115 Topic Category
Minnesota
Transportation, Base, Routes, Roads, Cartographic, Length, Linear Referencing System, LRS
By accepting this data, the user agrees not to transmit this data or provide access to it or any part of it to another party or the public unless the user shall include with the data a copy of the disclaimer. The disclaimer can be found in Section 6 of this document (Distribution Liability).
USE OF THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT TO MNDOT'S DISCLAIMERS, LEGAL NOTICES AND POLICIES FOUND at http://www.dot.state.mn.us/information/disclaimer.html
None.
MnDOT Roadway Routes in Minnesota
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Data is complete through end of construction for date referenced. Construction subsequent to said date is in process to being entered and may or may not be included.
State of Minnesota
Esri ArcGIS 13.6.0.59527
Quality checks, 20 different QC
Location accuracy for features derived from USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles cannot be assumed to exceed National Map Accuracy Standards for 1:24,000 scale maps (+/- 40 feet or 12 meters). Accuracy of updates based on imagery is dependent on the resolution of the imagery used. Imagery used for updates would represent the best imagery available at the time of the update.
N/A
The original data source for the MnDOT Basemap Roads features was the USGS 1:24,000-scale USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle maps. During the time period 1990-1995, the Roads and other MnDOT BaseMap data layers were digitized from USGS 7.5-minute quadrangles using MicroStation CADD. A total of 1745 quadrangles were digitized. For any given area, MnDOT used the most recent quadrangle available at that time. The digital MicroStation CADD files were converted from State Plane Coordinates to UTM and then converted into ARC/INFO coverages. The ARC/INFO files were merged into statewide, seamless coverages and then attributes were added. Beginning in March, 1999, the Roads features were checked and updated, using 1997 digital Orthophotos for Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey, Scott and Washington Counties and 1991 digital Orthophotos for the remaining 80 counties. The Roads features layer is updated continuously as information comes in to the Office of Transportation System Management. The Minnesota Trunk Highway (TH), County State Aid System (CSAH), and Municipal State Aid System (MSAS) alignments and route data are improved each year through our annual status process. Changes to roads come from several sources including county engineers, city engineers, GIS personnel and the MnDOT State Aid office (which manages county state aid highways and municipal state aid streets), the most recent aerial photos available, and construction plans.
https://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm
Routes
Feature Class
0
objectid
OBJECTID
OID
4
10
0
Internal feature number.
Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
ROUTE_ID
The Route ID for the LRS will be a unique ID for a route within a jurisdiction. This field is filled in with the following data entry mask: SSGGGGGGGGGGNNNNAD. The SS portion is a 2- character code indicating the jurisdiction of the ownership of the route (Ex. '01' = Interstate, '02' = U.S. Highway, '07' = County Road). The GGGGGGGGGG portion is the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) ID for the jurisdiction of the route in the case of a trunk highway route it will be all zeros. The NNNN portion is for the actual designated route number. The A portion is an alpha for all routes; for routes such as I35E it will contain the letter at the end of the route 'number', and for all other routes it will be the dash character “-“. The D portion indicates whether the routes direction of travel is 'I'ncreasing with mileage or 'D'ecreasing
MNDOT
ROUTE_ID
String
26
0
0
ROUTE_NAME
Name the route is commonly known by
MNDOT
ROUTE_NAME
String
50
0
0
ROUTE_LABEL
Text for labeling routes on a map
MNDOT
ROUTE_LABEL
String
25
0
0
ROUTE_SIGN_LABEL
Portion of the route label that could appear on a route sign
MNDOT
ROUTE_SIGN_LABEL
String
5
0
0
ROUTE_SYSTEM
The Route System of the Route. Defined by the jurisdiction of the road.
MNDOT
1
Interstate Trunk Highway (I)
MNDOT
2
U.S. Trunk Highway (US)
MNDOT
3
Minnesota Trunk Highway (MN)
MNDOT
4
County State-Aid Highway (CSAH)
MNDOT
5
Municipal State-Aid Highway (MSAS)
MNDOT
7
County Road (CR)
MNDOT
8
Township Road (T)
MNDOT
9
Unorganized Territory Road (UT)
MNDOT
10
Municipal Street (M)
MNDOT
11
National Park Road (NPR)
MNDOT
12
National Forest Development Road (NFD)
MNDOT
13
Indian Tribe Nation Road (IND)
MNDOT
14
State Forest Road (SFR)
MNDOT
15
State Park Road (SPR)
MNDOT
16
Military Road (MIL)
MNDOT
17
Other Federal Agency Road (OFAR)
MNDOT
18
Bureau of Fish and Wildlife Road (BFWR)
MNDOT
19
Frontage Road (FRD)
MNDOT
20
Other State Agency Road (OSAR)
MNDOT
21
Private Road (PVT)
MNDOT
22
Connector (Ramp/Leg) (CON)
MNDOT
23
Airport Road
MNDOT
24
Bureau of Indian Affairs Road (BIA)
MNDOT
25
Local Park, Forest or Reservation Agency Road (LOC)
MNDOT
26
Other Local Road (OLR)
MNDOT
30
Alleyway (ALY)
MNDOT
32
Former Highway (FRH)
MNDOT
41
Toll Interstate (IHO)
MNDOT
42
Toll US Highway (UHO)
MNDOT
43
Toll MN Highway (MHO)
MNDOT
52
Non-numbered US Highway (UNU)
MNDOT
53
Non-numbered MN Highway (UNM)
MNDOT
ROUTE_SYSTEM
String
255
0
0
GNIS_FEATUREID
Geographic Names Information System Unique ID
USGS
GNIS_FEATUREID
String
10
0
0
ROUTE_NUMBER
This displays the number or letter of the road. For example, the route number for "County Road 22" would be "22", and the route number for "County Road F" would be "F". The ROUTE_NUMBER field also includes trailing letters. For example, the route number for "Interstate 35W" would be "35W".
MNDOT
ROUTE_NUMBER
String
4
0
0
ROUTE_SUFFIX
For routes such as I35E it will contain the letter at the end of the route 'number', and for all other routes it will be the dash character "-".
MNDOT
ROUTE_SUFFIX
String
255
0
0
TRAFFIC_DIRECTION
The direction of traffic flow along this segment of pavement
MNDOT
I
Increasing also known as Inventory Direction
MNDOT
D
Decreasing also known as Non-Inventory Direction
MNDOT
TRAFFIC_DIRECTION
String
255
0
0
ROUTE_SIGNING
The highest order agency responsible for route signage
FHWA
1
Not Signed or Not Applicable
FHWA
2
Interstate
FHWA
3
U.S.
FHWA
4
State
FHWA
6
County
FHWA
7
Township
FHWA
8
Municipal
FHWA
null
No default for Route Signing
FHWA
ROUTE_SIGNING
String
255
0
0
OWNERSHIP
The entity that has legal ownership of a roadway
FHWA
1
State Highway Agency
FHWA
2
County Highway Agency
FHWA
3
Town or Township Highway Agency
FHWA
4
City or Municipal Highway Agency
FHWA
11
State Park, Forest, or Reservation Agency
FHWA
12
Local Park, Forest or Reservation Agency
FHWA
21
Other State Agency
FHWA
25
Other Local Agency
FHWA
26
Private (other than Railroad)
FHWA
27
Railroad
FHWA
31
State Toll Road
FHWA
32
Local Toll Authority
FHWA
40
Other Public Instrumentality (i.e., Airport)
FHWA
50
Indian Tribe Nation
FHWA
60
Other Federal Agency
FHWA
62
Bureau of Indian Affairs
FHWA
63
Bureau of Fish and Wildlife
FHWA
64
U.S. Forest Service
FHWA
66
National Park Service
FHWA
68
Bureau of Land Management
FHWA
69
Bureau of Reclamation
FHWA
80
Other
FHWA
OWNERSHIP
String
255
0
0
ROUTE_CARDINAL_DIRECTION
Overall direction traffic the route is traveling
MNDOT
NB
North Bound
MNDOT
EB
East Bound
MNDOT
SB
South Bound
MNDOT
WB
West Bound
MNDOT
OL
Outside Loop
MNDOT
IL
Inside Loop
MNNDOT
ROUTE_CARDINAL_DIRECTION
String
2
0
0
se_anno_cad_data
SE_ANNO_CAD_DATA
Blob
0
0
0
FROM_MEASURE
Beginning measure of the feature
MNDOT
FROM_MEASURE
Double
8
38
8
TO_MEASURE
End measure of the feature
MNDOT
TO_MEASURE
Double
8
38
8
shape
Shape
Geometry
8
0
0
Feature geometry.
Esri
Coordinates defining the features.
st_length(shape)
st_length(shape)
Double
0
0
0
dataset
EPSG
6.18.3(9.3.1.2)
0
Simple
FALSE
0
TRUE
TRUE