Alternative Text Description for Facility Crossings

TABLE OF CONTENTS

MAP OVERVIEW

This map displays facility crossings throughout the state of Florida as recorded in the Florida Department of Transportation Roads Characteristics Inventory system. The map shows the locations where transportation facilities cross or intersect with roadways across the entire state. These facility crossings are represented as a comprehensive network of points and linear features that follow the state's road system, providing a view of infrastructure intersection points throughout Florida.

GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT

The map covers the entire state of Florida, extending from the panhandle region in the northwest (including Pensacola and Tallahassee) to the southern tip near Miami and the Florida Keys. Major cities labeled on the map include Jacksonville in the northeast, Orlando in central Florida, Tampa and St. Petersburg on the west coast, and Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach in the southeast. The map also shows portions of neighboring states including southern Georgia (with cities like Albany, Dothan, and Valdosta visible) and southern Alabama. The Gulf of America borders Florida to the west, while the Atlantic Ocean lies to the east. The Straits of Florida are labeled at the southern edge of the map.

KEY INSIGHTS

Facility crossings are distributed throughout Florida following the state's road network, with notable concentrations in major metropolitan areas and along primary transportation corridors. The highest densities of facility crossings occur in the urbanized regions surrounding Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Pensacola. A clear pattern emerges along Interstate corridors and major highway routes connecting these urban centers, showing continuous linear arrangements of crossings. The panhandle region and northern Florida display moderate crossing densities along major east-west routes. Central and southern Florida show extensive networks radiating from urban centers, with particularly dense patterns in the Miami metropolitan area and along the east coast corridor. Rural areas and interior portions of the state show sparser distributions of crossings, though major highways remain clearly defined by crossing locations.

VISUAL ELEMENTS

Facility Crossings

This layer represents locations where facilities intersect with roadways throughout Florida's transportation network.

Facility Crossings (yellow linear and point features)

Appearance:

Bright yellow symbols displayed as both linear features and point markers against a gray base map.

Distribution:

Features are distributed statewide, following the road network from the panhandle to the Florida Keys, with coverage extending into southern portions of Georgia and Alabama.

Notable locations:

Spatial patterns:

Facility crossings form linear networks along major transportation corridors, creating clearly defined highway routes across the state. The features cluster heavily in urban areas while showing more dispersed patterns in rural regions. Radial patterns emerge from major cities, with crossings following both interstate highways and state road networks. The distribution creates a comprehensive web that mirrors Florida's road infrastructure, with particularly dense interconnected networks in metropolitan regions and distinctive linear corridors connecting urban centers.

Overlapping Patterns

Multiple facility crossings converge at major highway interchanges and urban centers, particularly visible in the Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, and Miami metropolitan areas where crossing densities create complex overlapping networks.

SYMBOL GUIDE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This map provides a comprehensive view of facility crossings at a statewide scale, allowing visualization of the overall distribution pattern across Florida. The data represents infrastructure crossing points as inventoried by FDOT and may be used for transportation planning, infrastructure management, and analysis of facility-roadway interactions. The mapped features follow the road network and indicate where various types of facilities intersect with the state's transportation system. At this scale, individual crossing details are not visible, but the overall pattern of crossing density and distribution across regions is apparent.

DATA CONTEXT

Data Source:

The data originates from the Florida Department of Transportation Roads Characteristics Inventory (RCI) system, specifically derived from event mapping Feature 258, characteristic FACCROSS. The Facility Crossed feature class shows locations of facilities as recorded in FDOT Roadway Characteristics Inventory data. The source layer is FACCROSS_JAN26.

Definition Query:

No definition query or filter criteria was applied to this dataset. The map displays the complete facility crossings dataset.

Scale Information:

The map is displayed at a statewide scale showing the entire state of Florida and portions of neighboring states. At this zoom level, the map is appropriate for understanding regional distribution patterns and statewide infrastructure networks rather than individual crossing details.

Coordinate System:

NAD_1983_HARN_Florida_GDL_Albers (WKID 3087)

Time Period of Content:

The data represents the most recent inventory performed as of January 2026 (indicated by the dataset name FACCROSS_JAN26).

Limitations:

The data represents conditions as of the most recent inventory performed and may not reflect current conditions. Changes to roadway infrastructure or facility crossings that occurred after the inventory date would not be represented in this dataset.

Map Coverage:

The map covers the entire state of Florida from approximately the Alabama-Florida-Georgia border region in the north to the Florida Keys in the south. The eastern extent includes the Atlantic coastline, and the western extent includes the Gulf of America coastline. Portions of southern Georgia (including Albany, Dothan, and Valdosta areas) and southern Alabama are shown for geographic context.

The alternative text description of this map was AI-generated and may contain inaccuracies.