Transportation Data

Washington County's road system consists of 1,280 total centerline miles. These roads include (in centerline miles):

1,055 paved roads

225 gravel roads

639 urban roads (124 Arterials, 72 Collectors, 83 Neighborhood Routes, 360 Local)

641 rural roads (74 Arterials, 192 Collectors, 375 Local) 

As of 2010 the average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of Washington County's paved roads  was 80. Average PCI by Functional Class:

  • 75 Urban Arterial
  • 77 Urban Collector
  • 77 Rural Arterial
  • 82 Rural Collector
  • 75 Rural Local
  • 83 Neighborhood Route (URMD)
  • 85 Urban Local (URMD)
  • 71 Non-URMD Urban Local

PCI is a numerical rating between 0 and 100 (newly paved road). Policy 21.4 of the Transportation Plan sets PCI targets by Functional Class.

The county's Operations and Maintenance division maintains and repairs road surfaces and:

  • 189 bridges and drainage ways
  • 2,999 culverts (greater than six inches)
  • 863 miles of drainage ditches
  • 36 miles of guard rail
  • tends roadside vegetation
  • oversees private construction activities that occur within the public right-of-way
  • provides 24-hour snow and ice removal during winter storms
  • provides 24-hour emergency response year around  

In 2010 maintenance activities performed on the county road system included:

  • 960 lane miles of road striping
  • 49.5 miles of paving by contractors and county crew
  • 211 miles of gravel roads graded
  • 386 miles of vegetation maintenance
  • 422 shoulder miles of ditch maintenance
  • 1,439 requests for service, top five requests:
    • 341 vegetation removal
    • 163 pothole filling
    • 125 dead animal pickup
    • 81 trash pickup
    • 69 gravel road grading

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