Transportation Data

Washington County's road system consists of 1,283 total centerline miles. These roads include (in centerline miles):

1,063 paved roads

220 gravel roads

644 urban roads (125 Arterials, 73 Collectors, 85 Neighborhood Routes, 361 Local)

639 rural roads (74 Arterials, 191 Collectors, 374 Local) 

As of 2012 the average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) of Washington County's paved roads  was 79. Average PCI by Functional Class:

  • 77 Urban Arterial
  • 76 Urban Collector
  • 74 Rural Arterial
  • 79 Rural Collector
  • 72 Rural Local
  • 84 Neighborhood Route (URMD)
  • 84 Urban Local (URMD)
  • 74 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
  • 3,021 culverts (greater than six inches)
  • 700 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 2011-2012 maintenance activities performed on the county road system included:

  • 474 lane miles of road striping
  • 64 miles of road paving and sealing
  • 206 miles of gravel road grading
  • 376 shoulder miles of roadside brush cutting
  • 371 shoulder miles of ditch maintenance
  • 1,441 requests for service, top five requests:
    • 430 vegetation removal
    • 226 trash/debris removal
    • 159 pothole filing
    • 88 gravel road grading

In 2011-2012 the Service District for Lighting:

  • 11,029 street lights managed
  • 42,406 street light customers billed
  • 433 street light outages reported and repaired
  • 46 trees trimmed

For more information about Washington County's roads, see:

See Washington County Roads for weekly road news, current and scheduled road work, road closures and traffic advisories.