Arlington County manages 200-plus traffic cameras located at critical intersections throughout the County. These cameras allow the Transportation Engineering & Operations bureau to monitor the roadways and provide orderly movement of traffic. Emergency services also make use of the network.
Each blue icon represents a camera above that Arlington location. For additional questions about the map, read the FAQ.
Arlington County maintains these camera feeds for real-time monitoring of traffic operations and incident management.
The camera network is not monitored 24/7 by any Arlington County department but Transportation Engineering & Operations Bureau staff as well as emergency services agencies can manage cameras at any time.
The map is accessible via all major desktop browsers and some mobile devices.
Viewing more than one camera at a time may stall the system, making it slower to use. Restricting viewers to one camera at a time ensures cameras are available to all and easy to use.
Viewing the cameras uses bandwidth on the County website. To ensure that everyone will have quick access to the cameras, we put a restraint on the amount of time they can be viewed as to not slow down the experience for others.
No. Arlington County does not record the traffic camera feeds.
For emergencies, please dial 9-1-1 and provide details. For non-emergencies, call 703-558-2222. These cameras are not intended to be used as crime prevention or reporting tools.
The cameras are shown on top of Google’s real-time traffic conditions map.
By scrolling over the name of the camera on the map, you will see the full name. But once you click it, the camera feed may show a shortened or abbreviated street name due to character constraint on the names.
Camera feeds are available to view VDOT maintained roads.
If you’re viewing this page on a work or business device, your corporate security policy may have blocked the map or the camera feed. Try accessing it on a personal laptop or mobile device.
These traffic cameras are installed for monitoring real time traffic and maintained by the Department of Environmental Services' Transportation Engineering & Operations Bureau. Red light cameras are installed for red light violations and maintained by Arlington County Police Department (ACPD).
Users do not have the ability to move the cameras. The Transportation Engineering & Operations Bureau of the Department of Environmental Services is responsible for the placement and regular views of each camera, while emergency services staff have the ability to manipulate angles during an incident using the following guidelines:
"Arlington County upholds its values of transparency with public safety information beyond camera footage, including daily crime reports, press releases, emergency alerts, and EMS/fire event summaries.
Camera access furthers our transparency but must be balanced with community privacy concerns. Cameras are diverted to protect:
Health information: This includes identifiers related to a potential patient, like their face, demographics, and health condition. This is all protected information until the person is determined to no longer be a patient, which occurs after they sign a refusal to be assessed or transported.
Law enforcement tactics and officer identity: The County protects the identities of law enforcement personnel who serve in plain clothes or undercover roles. Cameras may also be diverted during an active incident, such as an Emergency Response Team (ERT) response, to safeguard tactical information and ensure the safety of all present.
Victim and witness privacy: Victim and witness privacy protection is always central, but especially if there are juveniles present – something responders wouldn’t know for sure until arriving at a scene. The County also seeks to protect victim and family privacy and dignity by diverting footage in a medical incident, especially when next of kin must be notified of a significant event."
A camera may be unavailable due to regular maintenance, equipment, nearby construction, communication issues or during special events. The amount of time a camera is unavailable depends on the issue.
Visit our website or download the My Arlington app to report a problem or make a request.