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Freight Facts and Figures 2010

Tables 3-1 and 3-1M. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1980-2008 (Historical)

Table in Excel format

Blank cell. 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 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 4,059,343 5.2
National Highway System (NHS) N N 161,189 161,421 161,539 161,801 162,158 162,373 163,467 163,746 164,096 N
Interstates 41,120 45,074 46,673 46,714 46,748 46,769 46,837 46,871 46,892 46,934 47,013 14.3
Other NHS N N 114,516 114,707 114,791 115,032 115,321 115,502 116,575 116,812 117,083 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 3,895,246 N
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) N N 62,066 62,784 62,792 62,576 62,257 62,450 61,968 62,698 62,253 N
Interstate N N 46,675 46,717 46,747 46,773 46,837 46,873 46,893 46,937 47,013 N
Non-Interstate N N 15,389 16,067 16,045 15,803 15,420 15,577 15,075 16,031 15,240 N
Railroad 1183,077 175,909 170,512 142,633 141,391 140,939 140,246 140,810 139,929 140,134 139,326 -23.9
Class I NA 133,189 120,597 97,631 99,943 98,944 97,496 95,664 94,801 94,313 94,082 N
Regional NA 18,375 20,978 17,439 15,048 15,648 15,641 15,388 16,713 16,930 16,690 N
Local NA 24,337 28,937 27,563 26,400 26,347 27,109 22,519 28,415 28,891 28,554 N
Inland waterways Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Navigable channels 11,000 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 2,342 0.0
Pipelines Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Oil 218,393 208,752 176,996 158,248 160,990 159,889 161,670 159,512 169,346 166,133 173,000 -20.8
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 1,525,000 45.0

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/2008/ as of April 20, 2010.

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 April 25, 2010.

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 April 25, 2010.

Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-2008: 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 25, 2010.

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

 

Table 3-1M (metric units)

Table in Excel format

Blank cell. 1980 1990 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Percent change,
1980 to 2008
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 6,532,576 5.2
National Highway System (NHS) N N 417,439 259,770 259,960 260,381 260,956 261,302 263,062 263,511 264,075 N
Interstates 66,173 72,536 75,109 75,175 75,230 75,264 75,373 75,428 75,462 75,529 75,657 14.3
Other NHS N N 184,287 184,594 184,730 185,117 185,583 185,874 187,601 187,982 188,418 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 6,268,500 N
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) N N 99,881 101,036 101,049 100,702 100,188 100,499 99,723 100,898 100,182 N
Interstate N N 75,113 75,180 75,229 75,270 75,373 75,431 75,463 75,534 75,657 N
Non-Interstate N N 24,765 25,856 25,821 25,431 24,815 25,068 24,260 25,798 24,525 N
Railroad 1294,620 283,085 274,400 229,535 227,536 226,809 225,694 226,601 225,183 225,513 224,213 -23.9
Class I NA 214,337 194,073 157,115 160,835 159,228 156,897 153,949 152,560 151,775 151,403 N
Regional NA 29,570 33,759 28,064 24,216 25,182 25,171 24,763 26,896 27,245 26,859 N
Local NA 39,165 46,567 44,356 42,485 42,399 43,626 36,239 45,727 46,493 45,951 N
Inland waterways Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Navigable channels 17,702 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 3,769 0.0
Pipelines Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell. Empty cell.
Oil 351,453 335,938 284,834 254,664 259,076 257,304 260,171 256,698 272,523 267,353 278,404 -20.8
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 2,454,136 45.0

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/2008/ as of April 20, 2010.

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 April 25, 2010.

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 April 25, 2010.

Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-2008: 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 25, 2010.

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

 


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