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{{short description|Type of government agency responsible for transportation}}
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[[File:United States Department of Transportation seal.svg|thumb|The seal of the [[United States Department of Transportation]]]]
A '''department of transportation''' ('''DOT''' or '''DoT''') is a [[government agency]] responsible for managing [[Transport|transportation]]. The term is primarily used in the [[United States]] to describe a [[transportation authority]] that coordinates or oversees transportation-related matters within its jurisdiction.

In the United States, the largest DOT is the [[United States Department of Transportation]], a federal agency that oversees interstate travel and numerous other transportation agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Department of Transportation |url=https://www.usa.gov/federal-agencies/u-s-department-of-transportation |access-date=2023-01-30 |website=USAGov  |language=en}}</ref>

All [[U.S. state]]s have their DOTs, responsible for managing and overseeing transportation, [[Transportation infrastructure|transportation-related infrastructure]], and [[Transportation safety in the United States|transportation safety]] in their respective states. They provide enforcement through DOT officers within their respective jurisdictions.

==List of U.S. state and insular area departments of transportation==
*[[Alabama Department of Transportation]] (ALDOT)
*[[Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities]] (DOT&PF)
*[[Arizona Department of Transportation]] (ADOT)
*[[Arkansas Department of Transportation]] (A<small>R</small>DOT)
*[[California Department of Transportation]] (Caltrans)
*[[Colorado Department of Transportation]] (CDOT)
*[[Connecticut]]
**[[Connecticut Department of Transportation]] (CTDOT) - roads, bridges, rail, public transit
**[[Connecticut Airport Authority]] (CAA) - airports
**[[Connecticut Port Authority]] (CPA) - seaports
*[[Delaware Department of Transportation]] (DelDOT)
*[[Florida Department of Transportation]] (FDOT)
*[[Georgia Department of Transportation]] (GDOT)
*[[Hawaii Department of Transportation]] (HDOT)
*[[Idaho Transportation Department]] (ITD)
*[[Illinois Department of Transportation]] (IDOT)
*[[Indiana Department of Transportation]] (INDOT)
*[[Iowa Department of Transportation]] (Iowa DOT)
*[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT)
*[[Kentucky Transportation Cabinet]] (KYTC)
*[[Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development]] (DOTD)
*[[Maine Department of Transportation]] (MaineDOT)
*[[Maryland Department of Transportation]] (MDOT)
*[[Massachusetts Department of Transportation]] (MassDOT)
*[[Michigan Department of Transportation]] (MDOT)
*[[Minnesota Department of Transportation]] (MnDOT)
*[[Mississippi Department of Transportation]] (MDOT)
*[[Missouri Department of Transportation]] (MoDOT)
*[[Montana Department of Transportation]] (MDT)
*[[Nebraska]]
**[[Nebraska Department of Transportation]] (NDOT) - roads, rail, and public transportation
**[[Nebraska Department of Aeronautics]] - airports
**[[Nebraska Game and Parks Commission]] - waterways
*[[Nevada Department of Transportation]] (NDOT)
*[[New Hampshire Department of Transportation]] (NHDOT)
*[[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] (NJDOT)
*[[New Mexico Department of Transportation]] (NMDOT)
*[[New York (state)|New York]]
**[[New York State Department of Transportation]] (NYSDOT)
**[[New York State Thruway Authority]] (NYSTA)
**[[New York State Bridge Authority]] (NYSBA)
*[[North Carolina Department of Transportation]] (NCDOT)
*[[North Dakota Department of Transportation]] (NDDOT)
*[[Ohio Department of Transportation]] (OHIODPT)
*[[Oklahoma Department of Transportation]] (ODOT)
*[[Oregon Department of Transportation]] (ODOT)
*[[Pennsylvania Department of Transportation]] (PennDOT)
*[[Puerto Rico Department of Transportation and Public Works]] (DTOP)
*[[Rhode Island]]
**[[Rhode Island Department of Transportation]] (RIDOT)
**[[Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority]] (RITBA) - toll bridges
*[[South Carolina Department of Transportation]] (SCDOT)
*[[South Dakota Department of Transportation]] (SDDOT)
*[[Tennessee Department of Transportation]] (TDOT)
*[[Texas Department of Transportation]] (TxDOT)
*[[Utah Department of Transportation]] (UDOT)
*[[Vermont Agency of Transportation]] (VTrans)
*[[Virginia Department of Transportation]] (VDOT)
*[[Washington State Department of Transportation]] (WSDOT)
*[[West Virginia Department of Transportation]] (WVDOT)
*[[Wisconsin Department of Transportation]] (WisDOT)
*[[Wyoming Department of Transportation]] (WYDOT)

==Local departments of transportation==
*[[Baltimore City Department of Transportation]] (BCDOT)
*[[Charlotte, North Carolina|Charlotte Department of Transportation]] (CDOT)
*[[Cincinnati|Cincinnati Department of Transportation and Engineering]] (DOTE)
*[[Chicago Department of Transportation]] (CDOT)
*[[Detroit Department of Transportation]] (DDOT)
*[[District Department of Transportation]] (d.DOT) ([[Washington, D.C.]])
*[[Los Angeles Department of Transportation]] (LADOT)
*[[New York City Department of Transportation]] (NYCDOT)
*[[Seattle Department of Transportation]] (SDOT)

== By country ==
Though the term "Department of Transportation" is most associated with the United States,{{citation needed|date=November 2024}} the term has been used in various forms for other countries' transportation authorities.

* In Australia:
** [[Department of Transport (1930–1932)]]
** [[Department of Transport (1941–1950)]]
** [[Department of Transport (1972–1982)]]
** [[Department of Transport (1983–1987)]]
** [[Department of Transport (1993–1996)]]
** [[Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13)]]
** [[Department of Transport (Victoria)]] (current)
** [[Department of Transport (Western Australia)]]
* [[Department of Transportation (Philippines)|Department of Transportation]] – [[Philippines]]
* [[Department of Transport (Ireland)|Department of Transport]] – [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
* [[Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)|Department of Transport]] – [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
* [[Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (New Brunswick)|Department of Transportation and Infrastructure]] – [[New Brunswick]], [[Canada]]
* [[Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (Nova Scotia)|Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal]] – [[Nova Scotia]], Canada
* [[Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure (Federated States of Micronesia)|Department of Transportation, Communications and Infrastructure]] – [[Federated States of Micronesia]]
* [[Department of Transport (South Africa)]]

==See also==

*[[List of ministries of transport by country|Ministry of transport]] – an equivalent used in countries that use the term "ministry"
*[[Port authority]]

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060930072526/http://www.bts.gov/publications/state_transportation_profiles/state_transportation_statistics_2005/html/appendix_02.html A list of U.S. state DOTs]

{{Types of government ministers}}

[[Category:Ministries of transport| ]]
[[Category:Transportation government agencies of the United States]]
[[Category:State departments of transportation of the United States| ]]