Traffic Count Maps and Tables

Traffic count information at locations within the Texarkana area has been obtained from traffic counts conducted for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and from traffic counts conducted by the Texarkana Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) staff. Traffic count information is presented as a series of maps and tables with links to the actual maps and tables shown in blue. Maps and tables are formatted as Abode Acrobat documents (pdf). The traffic counts are not vehicle counts. When conducting traffic counts, a tube is placed across the roadway and when a vehicle crosses the tube, the number of axle hits are counted. The computer divides the total number of axle hits by two. If ten 2-axle cars cross the tube, the computer counts 20 hits and divides by 2 for a count of 10. In this case, the count of 10 also represents ten vehicles. However, if ten tractor-trailer trunks with 5-axles per truck cross the tube, the computer would register 50 hits and divide by 2 for a count of 25 even though the number of vehicles was actually 10 trucks.

Maps

Traffic count maps can be seen by clicking on the links listed below. The 2000 to 2004 traffic count maps are 34 inches by 44 inches in size and only persons with plotters or large printers can print the entire map on one sheet. The 2005 and later traffic count maps are also 34 inches by 44 inches but these maps have also been divided into 24 sections with each section being able to be printed on 8½ inch by 11 inch paper. To access the sections of the 2005 and later maps, click on links to the sectioned maps listed below which will take you to a map showing the 24 sections of each map. Click on the particular section of the map you want to see or print and you will be taken to that section map. To access the legends for the 2005 and later maps, click on the link to the map legend for the particular year desired and the legend can be printed on 8½ inch by 11 inch paper.