The Transportation Data and Analytics Office coordinates and maintains data on various highway system designations. Federal Aid Systems, the National Highway System and Functional Classification are developed in a cooperative process with local officials and FDOT according to Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements, and approved by FHWA before becoming effective.
Various designations TDA coordinates:
Federal Designations- Functional Classification
- Interstate Designation
- National Highway System (NHS)
- Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET - Military Network)
- Surface Transportation Block Grant (STBG) program
- Toll Road Facility Designations (ID assignment/creation)
- Urban Boundaries
- National Highway Freight Network
- National Multimodal Freight Network (NMFN)
- National Network (Trucks, Tractors and Trailers)
- Memorial Roadway Designations*
- Road Jurisdiction Transfers (RJT)
- Road Naming and Numbering
- Scenic Highway
- State Highway System (SHS)
- U.S. Route Numbering and U.S. Bicycle Route System
*The Systems Implementation Office handles Memorial Roadway Designations for the Department: https://www.fdot.gov/planning/systems/programs/sm/road
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) maintains a repository of historical roadway data spanning back to the 1920's.
Types of available historical data:
Functional Classification, Additions/Deletions to the State Highway System, when Interstates opened, State Road designations, TIIFT deeds, Maintenance and Abandonments before 1970, 5th/6th cent gas tax used to fund primary/secondary road systems, additions to the primary and secondary road systems, U.S. Route information, State Board Meeting minutes, Road Jurisdiction Transfers, Maintenance Agreements-1970, Federal Aid Routes, Old Federal Highway System, road numbers and old section numbers.
- Urban Boundary and Functional Classification Handbook (Feb 2013) PDF 915 KB
- Transportation System Designations and Road Jurisdiction Transfer Handbook - (February 2023) - PDF 8.16 MB
- Transportation System Designations and Road Jurisdiction Transfers Procedure (PDF 548 KB) Topic No. 525-020-010, Effective January 27, 2023
- Urban Boundaries and Functional Classification of Roadways Procedure (PDF 47.8 KB) Topic No. 525-020-311, Effective January 19, 2018
- Federal Aid-Essentials for Local Public Agencies
- FHWA Functional Classification Concepts (2013)
- Florida Scenic Highways
- Florida Traffic Online
- Functional Classification Map Tool
- IView
- National Highway System Map Tool
- State Highway System Map Tool
- U.S. Bicycle Route System (Adventure Cycling Association)
- U.S. Routes Map Tool
- U.S. Routes (AASHTO)
- Functional Classification and Urban Boundary Maps
- Federal Aid Systems
- National Highway System (NHS) Maps
- State Highway System Map - PDF 746 KB
- State Road History - PDF 174 KB
- Strahnet (Strategic Highway Network) - PDF 43 KB
- Strahnet Maps - PDF 15.4 MB
For additional information or to submit a data request, please contact