Miles of Public Roads

Los Angeles County

Desert road in northern Los Angeles County. Photo courtesy of MarioSchmidtPhoto & Pixabay.com.

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Miles of Maintained Roadway By Functional Classification

Type of Roadway Miles Interstate 313.89 Other Freeways & Expressways 200.99 Principal Arterial 1 1,969.46 Minor Arterial 1 2,850.89 Major Collector 2 2,871.57 Minor Collector 2 300.42 Local 3 13,318.63 Total Maintained Miles 21,825.86

1) Arterial roads are high-capacity roads delivering traffic from collector roads to freeways and expressways and between urban centers.

2) Collector roads are low-to-moderate capacity roads moving traffic from local streets to arterial roads. Collector roads typically access residential areas.

3) Local streets are thoroughfares among residences and buildings along which people may move, interact and assemble.

*Source: California Department of Transportation, 2016 Public Road Data

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MAINTAINED MILES OF ROADWAY BY JURISDICTION

* Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (DVMT), commonly referred to as vehicle miles traveled(VMT), reflects the total and per-person number of miles traveled in personal vehicles on a typical weekday.

*Source: California Department of Transportation, 2016 Public Road Data