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Freight Facts and Figures 2011

Tables 3-1 and 3-1M. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1980-2009

Since 1980, road infrastructure increased slowly despite a large increase in the volume of traffic. Over the same period, rail miles declined by 24 percent while gas pipeline mileage increased by more than 30 percent.

Table 3-1 (standard units)

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Blank cell. 1980 1990 2000 2008 2009
Public roads, route miles 3,859,837 3,866,926 3,951,101 4,059,343 NA
National Highway System (NHS) N N 161,189 164,096 NA
Interstates 41,120 45,074 46,673 47,013 NA
Other NHS N N 114,516 117,083 NA
Other N N 3,789,912 3,895,246 NA
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) N N 62,066 62,253 NA
Interstate N N 46,675 47,013 NA
Non-Interstate N N 15,389 15,240 NA
Railroad 183,0771 175,909 170,512 139,326 139,118
Class I NA 133,189 120,597 94,082 93,921
Regional NA 18,375 20,978 16,690 12,804
Local NA 24,337 28,937 28,554 32,393
Inland waterways Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Navigable channels 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000 11,000
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway  2,342 2,342 2,342 2,342 2,342
Pipelines Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Oil 218,393 208,752 176,996 173,000 171,328
Gas 1,051,774 1,189,200 1,369,300 1,525,000 1,526,400

Key: N = not applicable; NA = not available.

1Excludes Class III railroads.

Sources:

Public roads: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), tables HM-16 and HM-49, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2009/ as of October 5, 2011.

Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues).

Navigable channels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, A Citizen's Guide to the USACE, available at www.corpsreform.org/sitepages/downloads/CitzGuideChptr1.pdf as of October 5, 2011.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway: The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, "The Seaway," available at www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/seaway/facts/index.html as of October 5, 2011.

Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-2009: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline Statistics, available at www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/data-stats as of October 5, 2011.

Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: annual issues).

 

Table 3-1M (metric units)

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Blank cell. 1980 1990 2000 2008 2009
Public roads, route kilometers 6,211,518 6,222,926 6,358,386 6,532,576 NA
National Highway System (NHS) N N 417,439 264,075 NA
Interstates 66,173 72,536 75,109 75,657 NA
Other NHS N N 184,287 188,418 NA
Other N N 6,098,989 6,268,500 NA
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) N N 99,881 100,182 NA
Interstate N N 75,113 75,657 NA
Non-Interstate N N 24,765 24,525 NA
Railroad 294,6201 283,085 274,400 224,213 223,878
Class I NA 214,337 194,073 151,403 151,144
Regional NA 29,570 33,759 26,859 20,605
Local NA 39,165 46,567 45,951 52,129
Inland waterways Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Navigable channels 17,702 17,702 17,702 17,702 17,702
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway  3,769 3,769 3,769 3,769 3,769
Pipelines Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Oil 351,453 335,938 284,834 278,404 275,713
Gas 1,692,588 1,913,743 2,203,573 2,454,136 2,456,389

Key: N = not applicable; NA = not available.

1Excludes Class III railroads.

Note: 1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles.

Sources:

Public roads: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics (Washington, DC: annual issues), tables HM-16 and HM-49, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics/2009/ as of October 5, 2011.

Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: annual issues).

Navigable channels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, A Citizen's Guide to the USACE, available at www.corpsreform.org/sitepages/downloads/CitzGuideChptr1.pdf as of October 5, 2011.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway: The St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, "The Seaway," available at www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/seaway/facts/index.html as of October 5, 2011.

Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-20098: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline Statistics, available at www.phmsa.dot.gov/pipeline/library/data-stats as of October 5, 2011.

Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: annual issues).

 


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