Freight and Goods Transportation System of Washington - Truck Corridors

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: WSDOT Rail, Freight and Ports Division
Publication_Date: 20260420
Title:
Freight and Goods Transportation System of Washington - Truck Corridors
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Freight and Goods
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Olympia, WA
Publisher: Washington State Department of Transportation
Online_Linkage: https://gisdata-wsdot.opendata.arcgis.com
Description:
Abstract:
The Washington State Freight and Goods Transportation System (FGTS) classifies freight corridors by modes in Washington state based on annual freight tonnage moved, including truck, rail, and waterway freight corridors. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) designates and updates the FGTS every two years. This dataset shows the truck freight corridors classified under the FGTS system, including state highways, ferry routes, city streets, and county roads. For the 2025 FGTS T-1 and T-2 Corridors (routes carrying more than 4 million tons annually), truck volume data and estimated tonnage no older than June 2021 is required for reporting. To ensure accurate and reliable Strategic Freight Corridor information,data older than June 2021 will not qualify for T-1/T-2 designation. As a result, gaps are being seen in the strategic truck freight corridor network: gaps with outdated or no data to support a classification. Therefore, segments previously classified as T-1/T-2 corridors not meeting these updated reporting requirements are listed as GAP in the FGTSClass field for the 2025 FGTS. There are also a small number of county roads classified as NC (Non-Classified) at the time of reporting. These NC roads are Non-Strategic Corridors (T-3, T-4 and T-5) that were not validated by the counties at the time of submission and will be finalized prior to inclusion in the 2027 FGTS. Two other datasets are also available and published for FGTS system, including Freight and Goods Transportation System of Washington – Rail Corridors, and Freight and Goods Transportation System of Washington – Waterway Corridors.
Purpose:
The FGTS is updated and maintained to meet RCW requirements. It also provides a valuable freight data source to support various planning processes, and inform freight investment decisions.
Supplemental_Information: http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/freight/
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Single_Date/Time:
Calendar_Date: 20260420
Time_of_Day: unknown
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -124.702331
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -116.728694
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 49.042512
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 45.503876
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: goods
Theme_Keyword: fgts
Theme_Keyword: freight planning
Theme_Keyword: freight
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Washington
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving this data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Washington State Department of Transportation Division of Rail Freight and Ports
Contact_Person: Aaron Garland
Contact_Position: Rail & Freight Data Analyst
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7139
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: garlana@wsdot.wa.gov
Data_Set_Credit: WSDOT Rail, Freight and Ports Division
Native_Data_Set_Environment: Version 6.2 (Build 9200) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.9.1.28388
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Attribute values (FGTS Class, Truck AADT, Truck Tonnage) are collected from different entities, consolidated and validated by WSDOT.
Lineage:
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
An Excel spreadsheet containing state route identifiers and beginning and ending ARM values for freight classification segments along state highways was placed as an event theme using ESRI software and converted to a state route feature class. Similar spreadsheets from the County Road Administration Board containing Mobility data (including freight classifications) was placed as event themes using ESRI software and the WSDOT Local Agency Public Roads (LAPR) dataset and converted to county feature classes. Geometry segments contained in the LAPR for city freight route segments were extracted to a city freight route dataset. These feature classes were merged and attributes added and updated to produce a statewide freight and goods dataset.
Process_Date: 20260420
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Washington State Department of Transportation Division of Rail Freight and Ports
Contact_Person: Aaron Garland
Contact_Position: Rail & Freight Data Analyst
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7139
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: garlana@wsdot.wa.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method: Vector
Point_and_Vector_Object_Information:
SDTS_Terms_Description:
SDTS_Point_and_Vector_Object_Type: String
Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 33489
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
Planar:
Map_Projection:
Map_Projection_Name: NAD 1983 HARN StatePlane Washington South FIPS 4602 Feet
Lambert_Conformal_Conic:
Standard_Parallel: 45.83333333333334
Standard_Parallel: 47.33333333333334
Longitude_of_Central_Meridian: -120.5
Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 45.33333333333334
False_Easting: 1640416.666666667
False_Northing: 0.0
Planar_Coordinate_Information:
Planar_Coordinate_Encoding_Method: coordinate pair
Coordinate_Representation:
Abscissa_Resolution: 0.0003280833333333333
Ordinate_Resolution: 0.0003280833333333333
Planar_Distance_Units: foot_us
Geodetic_Model:
Horizontal_Datum_Name: D North American 1983 HARN
Ellipsoid_Name: GRS 1980
Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.0
Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222101
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Freight.DBO.FGTSWA
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Description
Attribute_Definition:
A description of the begin and end of road segments based on their freight classification.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Length
Attribute_Definition: Length in miles of freight route segment.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CityName
Attribute_Definition:
Name of the city where the freight route is located. The common name of a primarily urban political unit having corporate status and usually powers of self-government established by state charter. City Names are stewarded by Washington State's Office of Financial Management. City Names are the equivalent of Place Names of Incorporated Cities in the US Census Tiger Data Set.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: CountyName
Attribute_Definition:
Name of county where road segment is located. The Name of the County as ratified by County constituents in a general election and approved by the Washington State Legislature.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE
Attribute_Definition: Feature geometry.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain: Coordinates defining the features.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: SHAPE.STLength()
Attribute_Definition: Length of feature in internal units.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BeginRouteMilepost
Attribute_Definition: Beginning Milepost value for state routes and county roads.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EndRouteMilepost
Attribute_Definition: Ending Milepost value for state routes and county roads.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: FGTSClass
Attribute_Definition:
The FGTS classifies roadways into five tiers, T-1 through T-5, based on annual gross truck tonnage. For the 2025 FGTS T-1 and T-2 Corridors (routes carrying more than 4 million tons annually), truck volume data and estimated tonnage no older than June 2021 is required for reporting. To ensure accurate and reliable Strategic Freight Corridor information,data older than June 2021 will not qualify for T-1/T-2 designation. Segments previously classified as T-1/T-2 corridors not meeting these updated reporting requirements are listed as GAP for the 2025 FGTS. There are also a small number of county roads classified as NC (Non-Classified) at the time of reporting. These NC roads are Non-Strategic Corridors (T-3, T-4 and T-5) that were not validated by the counties at the time of submission and will be finalized prior to inclusion in the 2027 FGTS.
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: More than 10 million tons per year
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 4 million to 10 million tons per year
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 300,000 to 4 million tons per year
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 100,000 to 300,000 tons per year
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: T-5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: At least 20,000 tons in 60 days
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: GAP
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
Segments previously classified as T-1/T-2 corridors not meeting updated reporting requirements for recognition as Strategic Freight Corridors
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: NC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:
These roads are Non-Strategic Corridors (T-3, T-4 and T-5) that were not validated at the time of submission and will be finalized prior to inclusion in the 2027 FGTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: OBJECTID
Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Unrepresentable_Domain:
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TruckTonnage
Attribute_Definition:
The annual average truck gross tonnage carried by the roadway segment. Truck tonnage data for state routes is estimated by the WSDOT Transportation Data and GIS Office, and the tonnage data for local roads is provided by local jurisdictions.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TruckAADT
Attribute_Definition:
The annual average daily truck traffic for the roadway segment. Truck AADT data for state routes is calculated by the WSDOT Transportation Data and GIS Office, and truck AADT for local roads is provide by local jurisdictions.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TruckPercentage
Attribute_Definition:
The percentage of average daily traffic represented by trucks for the roadway segment. Truck percentage data for state routes is calculated by the WSDOT Transportation Data and GIS Office, and truck percentage on local roads is provide by local jurisdictions.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RoadName
Attribute_Definition:
Road name from Mobility, the county road log database administered by the County Road Administration Board (CRAB), or from cities or other owners of roadways other than WSDOT.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RoadNumber
Attribute_Definition:
County road index number from Mobility, the county road log database administered by the County road Administration Board (CRAB)
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: WeightRestrictionWeeks
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Ownership
Attribute_Definition:
Indicates if a freight route segment is located on a state route, county road, city street, or other.
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: RouteIdentifier
Attribute_Definition:
A unique Route identifier to identify a route (City,County, State, Tribal, Forest) in any given data set. For State Routes, Route IDs are assigned by WSDOT's GIS and Roadway Data Office
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BeginAheadBackIndicator
Attribute_Definition:
An indicator that denotes if the Begin Milepost is within a back mileage equation area. A back mileage equation area occurs when a segment of a route is added at any point other than the end of an existing route, or when a realignment occurs
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Implied A or Ahead
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Back or duplicate of a milepost value "ahead" on the route.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EndAheadBackIndicator
Attribute_Definition:
An indicator that denotes if the End Milepost is within a back mileage equation area. A back mileage equation area occurs when a segment of a route is added at any point other than the end of an existing route, or when a realignment occurs 
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Implied A or Ahead
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: B
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Back or duplicate of a milepost value "ahead" on the route.
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: BeginAccumulatedRouteMile
Attribute_Definition:
The measure of a point at the beginning of a roadway segment along the length of a route in which the distance is measured as an accrual of mileage from the beginning of the route.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: TruckVolumeDataYear
Attribute_Definition:
The data collection year of truck volume count for local roads as provided by local jurisdictions
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: EndAccumulatedRouteMile
Attribute_Definition:
The measure of a point at the end of a roadway segment along the length of a route in which the distance is measured as an accrual of mileage from the beginning of the route.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: GlobalID
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: PublishDate
Attribute_Definition:
The date that the data or featureclass being published was provided for publication.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: InventoryDirection
Attribute_Definition:
A code that represents whether the transportation asset or project is located in the (I) Increasing Milepost Direction of Travel, (D) Decreasing Milepost Direction of Travel or, (B) Both Milepost Directions of Travel.
Attribute_Definition_Source: WSDOT Application - DOTS
Attribute_Domain_Values:
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: i
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Increasing
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: d
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Decreasing
Enumerated_Domain:
Enumerated_Domain_Value: b
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Both
Overview_Description:
Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
The attribution indicates the freight classification (T-1 – T-5, GAP and NC) and supporting data (truck AADT, truck tonnage).
Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Washington State Department of Transportation, Office of Information Technology
Contact_Person: Jordyn Mitchell
Contact_Position: GIS Database Administrator
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing
Address: PO Box 47430
City: Olympia
State_or_Province: WA
Postal_Code: 98504-7430
Country: US
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7645
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: mitchejo@wsdot.wa.gov
Distribution_Liability:
The Washington State Department of Transportation shall not be liable for any activity involving this data with regard to lost profits or savings or any other consequential damages; or the fitness for use of the data for a particular purpose; or the installation of the data, its use, or the results obtained.
Standard_Order_Process:
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
Download individual data sets from https://gisdata-wsdot.opendata.arcgis.com
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20260420
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization:
Washington State Department of Transportation Division of Rail Freight and Ports
Contact_Person: Aaron Garland
Contact_Position: Rail & Freight Data Analyst
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 360-705-7139
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: garlana@wsdot.wa.gov
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Time_Convention: local time
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