Table 3-1M. Miles and Kilometers of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode (Historical)
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | Percent change, 1980-2004 |
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Public roads, route kilometers | 6,211,806 | 6,223,214 | 6,358,681 | 6,378,255 | 6,407,877 | 6,421,036 | 6,433,291 | 3.6 |
National Highway System (NHS) | N | N | 259,409 | 259,782 | 259,972 | 260,393 | 260,968 | N |
Interstates | 66,176 | 72,540 | 75,113 | 75,179 | 75,234 | 75,267 | 75,377 | 13.9 |
Other NHS | N | N | 184,296 | 184,603 | 184,738 | 185,126 | 185,591 | N |
Freight Intermodal connectors1 | N | N | N | N | 2,882 | 2,982 | NA | N |
Other | N | N | 6,099,272 | 6,118,473 | 6,147,905 | 6,160,644 | 6,172,322 | N |
Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) | N | N | 99,886 | 101,041 | 101,054 | 100,706 | 100,193 | N |
Interstate | N | N | 75,116 | 75,184 | 75,232 | 75,274 | 75,377 | N |
Non-Interstate | N | N | 24,766 | 25,857 | 25,822 | 25,432 | 24,816 | N |
Railroad | 294,6342 | 283,098 | 274,412 | 229,546 | 227,547 | 226,819 | 225,704 | -23.4 |
Class I | NA | 214,347 | 194,082 | 157,122 | 160,843 | 159,235 | 156,905 | NA |
Regional | NA | 29,572 | 33,761 | 28,065 | 24,217 | 25,183 | 25,172 | NA |
Local | NA | 39,167 | 46,570 | 44,358 | 42,487 | 42,401 | 43,628 | NA |
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Navigable channels | 17,703 | 17,703 | 17,703 | 17,703 | 17,703 | 17,703 | 17,703 | 0.0 |
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway | 3,769 | 3,769 | 3,769 | 3,769 | 3,769 | 3,769 | 3,769 | 0.0 |
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Oil | 351,469 | 335,954 | 284,847 | 255,063 | 259,409 | 258,892 | NA | NA |
Gas | 1,692,666 | 1,913,832 | 2,203,675 | 2,210,434 | 2,271,428 | 2,292,028 | 2,353,344 | 39.0 |
Key: N = not applicable; NA = not available.
1Excludes intermodal connectors serving intercity bus, Amtrak, and public transit facilities.
2Excludes Class III railroads.
Note: 1 mile = 1.61 kilometers.
Sources: Public roads: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, (Washington, DC: Annual issues) table HM-16.
Intermodal connectors: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Office of Planning, National Highway System Intermodal Connectors, available at https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hep10/nhs/intermodalconnectors/index.html as of July 5, 2005.
Rail: Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts (Washington, DC: various issues).
Navigable channels: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway: Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System, "Seaway Facts," available at http://www.greatlakes-seaway.com/en/aboutus/seawayfacts.html as of Jan. 26, 2006.
Oil pipelines: 1980-2002: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2003: U.S. Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Office of Pipeline Safety, Pipeline Statistics, Internet site http://ops.dot.gov/stats/lpo.htm as of July 5, 2005.
Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: Annual issues).
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