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Freight Facts and Figures 2013

Tables 3-1 and 3-1M. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1990, 2000, and 2008-2011

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 23 percent.

Table 3-1 (standard units)

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Blank cell. 1990 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011
Public roads, route miles 3,866,926 3,951,101 4,059,343 NA NA 3,929,425
National Highway System (NHS) N 161,189 164,096 NA NA 163,741
Interstates 45,074 46,673 47,013 NA NA 46,960
Other NHS N 114,516 117,083 NA NA 116,781
Other N 3,789,912 3,895,246 NA NA 3,765,684
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET)1 N 62,066 62,253 NA NA 63,887
Interstate N 46,675 47,013 NA NA 46,960
Non-Interstate N 15,389 15,240 NA NA 16,927
Railroad2 175,909 170,512 139,326 139,118 138,576 138,518
Class I 133,189 120,597 94,082 93,921 95,573 95,387
Regional 18,375 20,978 16,690 12,804 10,407 10,355
Local 24,337 28,937 28,554 32,393 32,596 32,776
Inland waterways Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell.
Navigable channels 11,000 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 2,342
Pipelines Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell.
Oil 208,752 176,996 (R) 169,586 (R) 171,773 177,509 178,809
Gas (R) 1,270,295 (R) 1,377,320 (R) 1,532,787 (R) 1,545,320 1,553,580 1,563,527

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

1 The Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) is the total minimum public highway network necessary to support deployment needs of the U.S. Department of Defense.

2 Class I railroads have annual carrier operating revenue of $433.2 million or more. Regional (Class II) railroads have annual carrier operating revenue greater than $20.5 million and less than $433.2 million. Local (Class III) railroads have annual carrier operating revenue below $20.5 million.

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/2011/ as of October 5, 2013.

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, 2013.

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, 2013.

Pipelines: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 ofOctober 5, 2013.

 

Table 3-1M (metric units)

Table in Excel format | Historical data

Blank cell. 1990 2000 2008 2009 2010 2011
Public roads, route kilometers 6,222,926 6,358,386 6,532,576 NA NA 6,323,503
National Highway System (NHS) N 417,439 264,075 NA NA 263,503
Interstates 72,536 75,109 75,657 NA NA 75,571
Other NHS N 184,287 188,418 NA NA 187,932
Other N 6,098,989 6,268,500 NA NA 6,060,000
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET)1 N 99,881 100,182 NA NA 102,811
Interstate N 75,113 75,657 NA NA 75,571
Non-Interstate N 24,765 24,525 NA NA 27,240
Railroad2 283,085 274,400 224,213 223,878 223,006 222,913
Class I 214,337 194,073 151,403 151,144 153,803 153,503
Regional 29,570 33,759 26,859 20,605 16,748 16,664
Local 39,165 46,567 45,951 52,129 52,456 52,745
Inland waterways Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell.
Navigable channels 17,702 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 3,769
Pipelines Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell. Blank cell.
Oil 335,938 284,834 (R) 272,910 (R) 276,429 285,660 287,752
Gas (R) 2,044,247 (R) 2,216,479 (R) 2,466,668 (R) 2,486,836 2,500,129 2,516,136

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

1 The Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) is the total minimum public highway network necessary to support deployment needs of the U.S. Department of Defense.

2 Class I railroads have annual carrier operating revenue of $433.2 million or more. Regional (Class II) railroads have annual carrier operating revenue greater than $20.5 million and less than $433.2 million. Local (Class III) railroads have annual carrier operating revenue below $20.5 million.

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/2011/ as of October 5, 2013.

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, 2013.

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, 2013.

Pipelines: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 ofOctober 5, 2013.

 


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