Freight Facts and Figures 2011
Tables 3-1 and 3-1M. Miles of Infrastructure by Transportation Mode: 1980-2009
Since 1980, road infrastructure increased slowly despite a large increase in the volume of traffic. Over the same period, rail miles declined by 24 percent while gas pipeline mileage increased by more than 30 percent.
Table 3-1 (standard units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Public roads, route miles | 3,859,837 | 3,866,926 | 3,951,101 | 4,059,343 | NA |
| National Highway System (NHS) | N | N | 161,189 | 164,096 | NA |
| Interstates | 41,120 | 45,074 | 46,673 | 47,013 | NA |
| Other NHS | N | N | 114,516 | 117,083 | NA |
| Other | N | N | 3,789,912 | 3,895,246 | NA |
| Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) | N | N | 62,066 | 62,253 | NA |
| Interstate | N | N | 46,675 | 47,013 | NA |
| Non-Interstate | N | N | 15,389 | 15,240 | NA |
| Railroad | 183,0771 | 175,909 | 170,512 | 139,326 | 139,118 |
| Class I | NA | 133,189 | 120,597 | 94,082 | 93,921 |
| Regional | NA | 18,375 | 20,978 | 16,690 | 12,804 |
| Local | NA | 24,337 | 28,937 | 28,554 | 32,393 |
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| Navigable channels | 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 |
| Pipelines | |
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| Oil | 218,393 | 208,752 | 176,996 | 173,000 | 171,328 |
| Gas | 1,051,774 | 1,189,200 | 1,369,300 | 1,525,000 | 1,526,400 |
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/2009/ as of October 5, 2011.
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, 2011.
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, 2011.
Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-2009: 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 October 5, 2011.
Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: annual issues).
Table 3-1M (metric units)
Table in Excel format | Historical data
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1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2008 | 2009 |
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| Public roads, route kilometers | 6,211,518 | 6,222,926 | 6,358,386 | 6,532,576 | NA |
| National Highway System (NHS) | N | N | 417,439 | 264,075 | NA |
| Interstates | 66,173 | 72,536 | 75,109 | 75,657 | NA |
| Other NHS | N | N | 184,287 | 188,418 | NA |
| Other | N | N | 6,098,989 | 6,268,500 | NA |
| Strategic Highway Corridor Network (STRAHNET) | N | N | 99,881 | 100,182 | NA |
| Interstate | N | N | 75,113 | 75,657 | NA |
| Non-Interstate | N | N | 24,765 | 24,525 | NA |
| Railroad | 294,6201 | 283,085 | 274,400 | 224,213 | 223,878 |
| Class I | NA | 214,337 | 194,073 | 151,403 | 151,144 |
| Regional | NA | 29,570 | 33,759 | 26,859 | 20,605 |
| Local | NA | 39,165 | 46,567 | 45,951 | 52,129 |
| Inland waterways | |
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| Navigable channels | 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 |
| Pipelines | |
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| Oil | 351,453 | 335,938 | 284,834 | 278,404 | 275,713 |
| Gas | 1,692,588 | 1,913,743 | 2,203,573 | 2,454,136 | 2,456,389 |
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/2009/ as of October 5, 2011.
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, 2011.
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, 2011.
Oil pipelines: 1980-2000: Eno Transportation Foundation, Transportation in America, 2002 (Washington, DC: 2002). 2001-20098: 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 October 5, 2011.
Gas pipelines: American Gas Association, Gas Facts (Arlington, VA: annual issues).
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