Freight Facts and Figures 2012
Tables 3-1 and 3-1M. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2007-2009
Trade with both Canada and Mexico has grown rapidly over the past decade. Trucks carried about 59 percent of the value of goods traded with these two countries.
Since 1990, road infrastructure increased slowly despite a large increase in the volume of traffic. Over the same period, rail miles declined by 21 percent while gas pipeline mileage increased by 28 percent.
Table 3-1 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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1990 | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public roads, route miles | 3,866,926 | 3,951,101 | 4,048,523 | 4,059,343 | NA |
| National Highway System (NHS) | N | 161,189 | 163,746 | 164,096 | NA |
| Interstates | 45,074 | 46,673 | 46,934 | 47,013 | NA |
| Other NHS | N | 114,516 | 116,812 | 117,083 | NA |
| Other | N | 3,789,912 | 3,884,775 | 3,895,246 | NA |
| Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) | N | 62,066 | 62,698 | 62,253 | NA |
| Interstate | N | 46,675 | 46,937 | 47,013 | NA |
| Non-Interstate | N | 15,389 | 16,031 | 15,240 | NA |
| Railroad | 175,909 | 170,512 | 140,134 | 139,326 | 139,118 |
| Class I | 133,189 | 120,597 | 94,313 | 94,082 | 93,921 |
| Regional | 18,375 | 20,978 | 16,930 | 16,690 | 12,804 |
| Local | 24,337 | 28,937 | 28,891 | 28,554 | 32,393 |
| Inland waterways | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Oil | 208,752 | 176,996 | 166,133 | 173,000 | 171,328 |
| Gas | 1,189,200 | 1,369,300 | 1,520,200 | 1,525,000 | 1,526,400 |
Key: N = not applicable; NA = not available
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 August 30, 2012.
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 August 30, 2012.
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 August 30, 2012.
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 August 30, 2012.
Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: annual issues).
Table 3-1M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
|
1990 | 2000 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public roads, route kilometers | 6,222,926 | 6,358,386 | 6,515,164 | 6,532,576 | NA |
| National Highway System (NHS) | N | 417,439 | 263,511 | 264,075 | NA |
| Interstates | 72,536 | 75,109 | 75,529 | 75,657 | NA |
| Other NHS | N | 184,287 | 187,982 | 188,418 | NA |
| Other | N | 6,098,989 | 6,251,650 | 6,268,500 | NA |
| Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) | N | 99,881 | 100,898 | 100,182 | NA |
| Interstate | N | 75,113 | 75,534 | 75,657 | NA |
| Non-Interstate | N | 24,765 | 25,798 | 24,525 | NA |
| Railroad | 283,085 | 274,400 | 225,513 | 224,213 | 223,878 |
| Class I | 214,337 | 194,073 | 151,775 | 151,403 | 151,144 |
| Regional | 29,570 | 33,759 | 27,245 | 26,859 | 20,605 |
| Local | 39,165 | 46,567 | 46,493 | 45,951 | 52,129 |
| Inland waterways | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Oil | 335,938 | 284,834 | 267,353 | 278,404 | 275,713 |
| Gas | 1,913,743 | 2,203,573 | 2,446,411 | 2,454,136 | 2,456,389 |
Key: N = not applicable; NA = not available.
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 August 30, 2012.
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 August 30, 2012.
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 August 30, 2012.
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 August 30, 2012.
Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: annual issues).
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