Dufferin County Road Analysis

The data behind the tables and graphs on this page were compiled in Aug 2018 based on data from the Dufferin County Open Data Road Network.
Some errors are likely due to data, rounding or general assumptions. Overall the analysis should provide an accurate picture of Dufferin County Roads.

Overview (Quick Facts)

Unique Roads

580

The number of different road names in Dufferin County. Some roads share the same name even though they are not the same continuous road.

Total Length

1,844.85 Km

This is the total length of all roads in Dufferin County. Mono and Melancthon have the most roads at 366 Km and 358 Km, respectively. Shelburne has the least at 40 Km.

Longest Road

49.18 Km

20 Sideroad (actually 3 separate roads) is the longest cumulative road length by name and crosses through 5 municipalities.

Shortest Road

47 m

Hornet Lane in Amaranth, and Oflynn Street in Shelburne, are tied for shortest road in Dufferin County.

Most Common Road Type

Street

141 Roads have a suffix of Street, exactly half are in Orangeville alone. Can you believe that Broadway, Close, Gardens, Grove, Heights, Ridge and Trail are all only used once each.

Longest Road Type

Line

At 600 Km the road type 'Line' makes up the most length, followed by 'Sideroad' and 'County Road'. All of which make up ~68% of all roads by length.

Most Prevalent Direction

North - South

735 Km of roads in Dufferin County are bearing N-S. More specifically, the most common bearing is 170° - 350° (N-S) with 440 Km of road having this bearing.

Least Prevalent Direction

East South East - West North West

Only 22 Km of roads in Dufferin County are bearing ESE - WSW. More specifically, the least common bearing is 18° - 198° (NNE-SSW) with only 477 m of road having this bearing.

Roads By Length

Dufferin County

The raw data table and charts display a complete list of roads with total length and which municipalities the road enters.

Roads By Type

Dufferin County

The raw data table and charts display a summary of all roads in Dufferin County by road type, length and count.

Roads By Direction

Dufferin County

The raw data table and chart displays a summary of all roads in Dufferin County by road type, direction and length.
On the wind rose chart, opposite directions are always equal. (eg If N = 100 and S = 100, then there is 100m of road running in a N/S direction)