Road511 turns 30+ government 511 systems across the US and Canada into one normalized REST API. Real-time traffic events, 10,000+ camera feeds, DMS sign messages, 621k bridge clearances, truck routes, weight restrictions, weather stations, and EV charging — with native GeoJSON.
One API. 57 Jurisdictions. Every road data type.
Every US state and Canadian province runs its own 511 traffic system. Different formats. Different auth. Different update schedules. Building a single integration takes weeks.
Road511 normalizes all of it. One REST endpoint, one schema, one auth flow — across 57 jurisdictions.
What you get
Traffic events — real-time incidents, construction, closures, with lifecycle tracking and WZDx feeds from 24 states
10,000+ live cameras with direct image URLs across 40+ states/provinces
DMS sign messages — what's on the highway boards right now
621,000 bridges from the FHWA NBI with height clearances, weight ratings, and posting status
479,000+ truck route segments (STAA National Network) plus freight corridors and weight restrictions
RWIS weather stations, road conditions, rest areas, EV charging, fuel prices
Native GeoJSON for Leaflet, Mapbox, ArcGIS, QGIS — drop straight onto a map
PostGIS corridor queries — find every restriction along a route, filtered by truck height + weight
Why it matters
HERE, TomTom, INRIX, and Google sell traffic flow from probe data. None offer cameras, DMS signs, bridge clearances, or truck routes via API. Road511 is the only normalized source for that infrastructure layer — at 10–100× lower cost than enterprise traffic APIs.
Try it
Live map: https://map.road511.com (no signup)
Free API key: https://portal.road511.com (14-day trial, no credit card)
Docs: https://road511.com/docs.html
Blog: https://road511.com/blog.html
Built with Go, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, and a database-driven adapter registry that makes adding a new state a one-line config change.
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