The Washington State Department of Transportation provides an environmentally sound intermodal transportation system for individuals. The department facilitates economic and social development, as well as connectivity within Washington through the movement of people and goods. It operates a bridge and structures office that provides a range of structural engineering services. The Washington State Department of Transportation maintains a freight systems division that supports Washington s freight systems by providing strategic planning for state freight investments and managing the state s rail programs. It additionally operates a strategic planning and programming division that offers aerial photography, specialized survey, mapping and geographic information system products and services to the department and other federal, state and local government agencies. The department supports several highway and local programs that include educational, technical and financial support. It maintains a location in Colville, Wash.