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PUBLIC ROAD LENGTH - 2000 1/

KILOMETERS BY TYPE OF SURFACE AND OWNERSHIP/FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM
NATIONAL SUMMARY

OCTOBER 2001TABLE HM-12M
OWNERSHIP/FUNCTIONAL SYSTEM UNPAVED PAVED 2/ TOTAL
LOW TYPE INTERMEDIATE
TYPE		 HIGH TYPE TOTAL
FLEXIBLE COMPOSITE RIGID
Rural:                
  State Highway Agency: 3/                
    Principal Arterial:                
      Interstate - 259 1,605 23,366 10,208 15,170 50,607 50,607
      Other 309 1,827 5,807 103,367 29,742 16,703 157,445 157,754
    Minor Arterial 343 5,432 18,501 156,380 27,903 8,074 216,289 216,632
    Major Collector 2,153 62,146 60,719 207,617 27,797 5,449 363,728 365,881
    Subtotal 2,805 69,664 86,631 490,729 95,650 45,396 788,070 790,875
  Other Jurisdictions:                
    Principal Arterial:                
      Interstate - - - 1,085 1,144 401 2,630 2,630
      Other - - 80 388 143 779 1,390 1,390
    Minor Arterial - 299 723 2,894 60 53 4,028 4,028
    Major Collector 67,758 45,610 97,422 102,728 3,684 9,901 259,344 327,102
    Subtotal 67,758 45,910 98,225 107,094 5,031 11,133 267,393 335,151
  Federal Agency:                
    Principal Arterial:                
      Interstate - - - - - - - -
      Other - - - 179 - 5 183 183
    Minor Arterial - 121 298 718 3 - 1,139 1,139
    Major Collector 978 541 2,108 1,569 - - 4,218 5,197
    Subtotal 978 661 2,406 2,466 3 5 5,541 6,519
    Minor Collector 146,030           292,501 438,532
    Local 2,045,983           1,358,114 3,404,097
Total Rural 2,263,555 116,235 187,262 600,289 100,684 56,535 2,711,619 4,975,174
Urban:                
  State Highway Agency: 3/                
    Principal Arterial:                
      Interstate - 18 111 6,444 5,921 7,569 20,062 20,062
      Other Freeways And Expressways - 77 68 6,133 3,175 4,408 13,861 13,861
    Other - 433 1,431 34,054 18,099 7,305 61,321 61,321
    Minor Arterial - 1,502 2,972 30,412 12,215 2,044 49,145 49,145
    Collector 61 1,283 3,792 10,660 1,473 447 17,655 17,716
      Subtotal 61 3,312 8,373 87,703 40,882 21,773 162,043 162,104
  Other Jurisdictions:                
    Principal Arterial:                
      Interstate - - - 446 916 195 1,556 1,556
      Other Freeways And Expressways - 5 - 338 214 219 776 776
    Other 8 428 2,089 16,036 3,331 2,609 24,493 24,501
    Minor Arterial 665 4,062 16,742 56,313 10,184 7,670 94,971 95,635
    Collector 1,165 10,514 31,323 65,532 9,767 6,394 123,530 124,695
    Subtotal 1,838 15,009 50,154 138,664 24,412 17,086 245,325 247,163
  Federal Agency:                
    Principal Arterial:                
      Interstate - - - - - - - -
      Other Freeways And Expressways - - - 50 - - 50 50
      Other - - - 40 3 - 43 43
    Minor Arterial - - 3 103 - - 106 106
    Collector - - 8 156 3 - 167 167
    Subtotal - - 11 349 6 - 367 367
    Local 60,930           911,238 972,168
Total Urban 62,829 18,321 58,538 226,716 65,301 38,859 1,318,973 1,381,802
Total Rural and Urban 2,326,384 134,556 245,800 827,005 165,985 95,394 4,030,592 6,356,976

1/ Includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Some differences from other tables may be noted because these are estimated from sample and summary data; samples entirely on structures are not included.

2/ Paved includes the following categories: Low Type, an earth, gravel, or stone roadway which has a bituminous surface course less than 1" thick*suitable for occasional heavy loads; Intermediate Type, a mixed bituminous or bituminous penetration roadway on a flexible base having a combined surface and base thickness of less than 7"; High-Type Flexible, a mixed bituminous or bituminous penetration roadway on a flexible base having a combined surface and base thickness of 7" or more*also includes brick, block, or combination roadways; High-Type Composite, a mixed bituminous or bituminous penetration roadway of more than 1" compacted material on a rigid base with a combined surface and base thickness of 7" or more; High-Type Rigid, a Portland Cement Concrete roadway with or without a bituminous wearing surface of less than 1".

3/ Prior to 1999 included other State agency roads.

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