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
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1990 | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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
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1990 | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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