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Facilities Inventory: Facility Type

Last updated: January 25, 2024

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Each of the more than 4,000 facilities recorded in the facilities inventory system has a facility type code.  Table I below lists these type codes and how they are used. 

Table I. Facility type codes in use from July 1, 2023 forward.

Facility Type CodeFacility Type Description
AArea
BBuilding
CComplex
DDesign Development
GOther non-Building
PParking
QBridge
RRoad
UUtility and Fuel Sys
XHistorical Unknown

Note that these facility type codes have changed from the facility type codes used until June 30, 2023.  Table II below lists the previous type codes.  These facility types were used in conjunction with facility subtype codes which have been retired after June 30, 2023.

Table II.  Facility type codes until June 30, 2023.

Facility Type CodeFacility Type Description
BBuilding
NNon-Building
[Null]Empty, not specified