Freight Facts and Figures 2009

Tables 3-1 and 3-1M. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1980-2007 (Historical)

Table 3-1 (standard units)

	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Percent change, 1980-2007
Public roads, route miles	3,859,837	3,866,926	3,951,101	3,963,264	3,981,670	3,989,847	3,997,462	4,011,631	4,033,007	4,048,523	4.9
National Highway System (NHS)	N	N	161,189	161,421	161,539	161,801	162,158	162,373	163,467	163,746	N
Interstates	41,120	45,074	46,673	46,714	46,748	46,769	46,837	46,871	46,892	46,934	14.1
Other NHS	N	N	114,516	114,707	114,791	115,032	115,321	115,502	116,575	116,812	N
Other	N	N	3,789,912	3,801,843	3,820,131	3,828,047	3,835,303	3,849,257	3,869,540	3,884,775	N
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET)	N	N	62,066	62,784	62,792	62,576	62,257	62,450	61,968	62,698	N
Interstate	N	N	46,675	46,717	46,747	46,773	46,837	46,873	46,893	46,937	N
Non-Interstate	N	N	15,389	16,067	16,045	15,803	15,420	15,577	15,075	16,031	N
Railroad	¹183,077	175,909	170,512	142,633	141,391	140,939	140,246	140,810	139,929	140,134	-23.5
Class I	NA	133,189	120,597	97,631	99,943	98,944	97,496	95,664	94,801	94,313	N
Regional	NA	18,375	20,978	17,439	15,048	15,648	15,641	15,388	16,713	16,930	N
Local	NA	24,337	28,937	27,563	26,400	26,347	27,109	22,519	28,415	28,891	N
Inland waterways
Navigable channels	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	11,000	0.0
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	2,342	0.0
Pipelines
Oil	218,393	208,752	176,996	(R) 158,248	(R) 160,990	(R) 159,889	(R) 161,670	159,512	169,346	166,133	-23.9
Gas	1,051,774	1,189,200	1,369,300	1,373,500	1,411,400	1,424,200	1,462,300	1,437,500	1,534,300	1,520,200	44.5

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/2007/ as of April 1, 2009.

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

Navigable channels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE Education, available at www.ndc.iwr.usace.army.mil as of April 13, 2009.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway: The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, “The Seaway,” available at www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/seaway/facts/index.html as of April 13, 2009.

Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-2007: 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 April 13, 2009.

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

Table 3-1M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	Percent change, 1980-2007
Public roads, route kilometers	6,211,518	6,222,926	6,358,386	6,377,959	6,407,580	6,420,739	6,432,993	6,455,795	6,490,195	6,515,164	4.9
National Highway System (NHS)	N	N	417,439	259,770	259,960	260,381	260,956	261,302	263,062	263,511	N
Interstates	66,173	72,536	75,109	75,175	75,230	75,264	75,373	75,428	75,462	75,529	14.1
Other NHS	N	N	184,287	184,594	184,730	185,117	185,583	185,874	187,601	187,982	N
Other	N	N	6,098,989	6,118,190	6,147,620	6,160,359	6,172,036	6,194,491	6,227,132	6,251,650	N
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET)	N	N	99,881	101,036	101,049	100,702	100,188	100,499	99,723	100,898	N
Interstate	N	N	75,113	75,180	75,229	75,270	75,373	75,431	75,463	75,534	N
Non-Interstate	N	N	24,765	25,856	25,821	25,431	24,815	25,068	24,260	25,798	N
Railroad	¹294,620	283,085	274,400	229,535	227,536	226,809	225,694	226,601	225,183	225,513	-23.5
Class I	NA	214,337	194,073	157,115	160,835	159,228	156,897	153,949	152,560	151,775	N
Regional	NA	29,570	33,759	28,064	24,216	25,182	25,171	24,763	26,896	27,245	N
Local	NA	39,165	46,567	44,356	42,485	42,399	43,626	36,239	45,727	46,493	N
Inland waterways
Navigable channels	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	17,702	0.0
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	3,769	0.0
Pipelines
Oil	351,453	335,938	284,834	(R) 254,664	(R) 259,076	(R) 257,304	(R) 260,171	256,698	272,523	267,353	-23.9
Gas	1,692,588	1,913,743	2,203,573	2,210,332	2,271,323	2,291,921	2,353,235	2,313,325	2,469,102	2,446,411	44.5

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

¹Excludes Class III railroads.

Note: 1 kilometer = 0.6214 miles.

Sources:

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

Navigable channels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE Education, available at www.ndc.iwr.usace.army.mil as of April 13, 2009.

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway: The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, “The Seaway,” available at www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/seaway/facts/index.html as of April 13, 2009.

Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2007: 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 April 13, 2009.

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

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