Status
of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit:
2002 Conditions and Performance Report
Exhibit 3-7:
Acceptable Rural Area Pavement
Exhibit 3-7 is a bar graph that shows acceptable rural area pavement by percentages. The vertical axis measures percentages from 0 to 100 in increments of 10 percent. The horizontal axis has five bars, one each for the years 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, and 2000. In 1993, 82.6 percent of pavement was judged acceptable (no percentage is given for pavements regarded as "good"). In 1995, 86.2 percent of pavement was judged acceptable and 45.4 percent was regarded as good. In 1997, 88.6 percent of pavement was judged acceptable and 44.8 percent was regarded as good. In 1999, 88.3 percent of pavement was judged acceptable and 44.6 percent was regarded as good. And in 2000, 89.0 percent of pavement was judged acceptable and 46.8 percent was regarded as good.
Source: Highway Performance Monitoring System.