For large areas, like Washington State, download as a file geodatabase. Large data sets like this one, for the State of Washington, may exceed the limits for downloading as shape files, excel files, or KML files. For areas less than a county, you may use the map to zoom to your area and download as shape file, excel or KML, if that format is desired.General DescriptionThis layer shows only Active Roads on DNR Lands in black. This does not include abandoned, orphaned, decommisioned, or closed roads on DNR lands. Roads not on DNR Lands are of unknown status are shown in grey. Roads not on DNR lands and of unknown status may not be drivable. IncludesThe ROAD feature class stores the spatial location and attributes of the State of Washington, Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) forest roads and of other DNR, public and selected private roads in the state. Other elements of the transportation network such as ferries, railroads, and trails are not included. ContactWashington State Department of Natural Resources (WA DNR) Engineering DivisionAlexandra WashburnAlexandra.Washburn@dnr.wa.gov Updating EffortsUpdating and editing efforts are primarily focused on roads in DNR managed state lands, adjunct roads or in areas that are covered by a published map that is undergoing an update. The original road lines were entered primarily by digitizing from paper maps, scanning by machine, or derived stereoscopically from black and white photo imagery. They are currently updated and corrected as needed, in most cases using on-line, geo-referenced orthophotography, stereo color imagery, GPS or field survey.Roads on DNR Lands should be edited frequently by division staff.Roads outside of DNR Lands are probably edited much less frequently. The group in mapping that did this, does not do it anymore.AttributesThe ROAD layer includes basic attributes that are linked to the intersection-based road segments. These attributes store information about route id, road name, road number, control, responsibility, status, access, surface, classification, and abandonment.PurposeThis layer is used to help in road infrastructure planning and maintenance, Forest Practices and Road Maintenance and Abandonment Planning (RMAP) compliance reporting, forest management, timber sales planning, and is the basis for the ROAD_ROUTE_FT layer and associated event tables that currently record these maintenance activities and road easements. It is widely used as a layer in cartographic presentations and published maps.