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Ohio DOT - How Ohio Roads are Segmented
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Written by Lauren Miller
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In Network Screening - Segments, all routes in Ohio are subdivided into segments to make network screening easier. This allows you to compare smaller portions of a roadway with similar characteristics in Network Screening rather than evaluating an entire route.

Segment Criteria

When segmenting a route, a new segment is created each time one or more of the following roadway characteristics changes:

  1. Volume on the route (AADT, or Annual Average Daily Traffic)

  2. When a route changes between Urban, Suburban, and Rural

  3. If the route changes between Freeway to Non-Freeway

  4. When the number of lanes changes on the route

  5. When a route changes between One-Way and Two-Way

  6. When a route changes between Divided and Undivided

Segment Lengths

Ohio DOT does not limit segment lengths.

  • The shortest segment is 0.0 miles

  • The longest segment is 38.96 miles.

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