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User's Guide
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
  2.1. Selected measures for identifying peer states PS-1
3. Bridges
3.1. Overview
3.2. Multi-year trends & charts
3.3. National tables
    3.3.1 Bridges by Wearing Surface New
    3.3.2 Bridge by Year Built New
    3.3.3 Count, Area, Length of Bridges by Highway System New
    3.3.4 Highway Bridge by Owner New
    3.3.5 Material Type of Structure by State New
    3.3.6 Count of Bridges by Structure Type New
3.4. State tables
4. Highway Infrastructure
4.1. Overview New
4.2. Multi-year trends & charts New
4.2.1. Public Road Mileage and VMT chart, 1920 - 2007 New
4.2.2. Public Road Mileage, Lane Miles and VMT chart, 1980 - 2007 New
4.2.3. Public road mileage by functional system, 1980 - 2007 HM-220
4.2.4. Public road lane-miles by functional system, 1980 - 2007 HM-260
4.3. National tables
4.3.1. Public road length by type of surface and ownership/functional system HM-12
   Public road length by type of surface and ownership/functional system (metric) HM-12M
4.3.2. Public road length by ownership and Federal-aid highways HM-16
   Public road length by ownership and Federal-aid highways (metric) HM-16M
4.3.3. Public road length by functional system and Federal-aid highways HM-18
   Public road length by functional system and Federal-aid highways (metric) HM-18M
4.3.4. Federal-aid length by traffic lanes and access control HM-36
   Federal-aid length by traffic lanes and access control (metric) HM-36M
4.3.5. Federal-aid length by lane width, access control, and average daily traffic volume HM-39
4.3.6. Functional system length by lane width, access control, and average daily traffic volume HM-59
4.4. State tables
4.4.1. Public roads
    4.4.1.1. Length by ownership HM-10
        Length by ownership (metric) HM-10M
4.4.1.2. Length by functional system HM-20
    Length by functional system (metric) HM-20M
4.4.1.3. Length by functional system and ownership HM-50
    Length by functional system and ownership (metric) HM-50
4.4.1.4. Estimated lane-miles by functional system HM-60
    Estimated lane-miles by functional system (metric) HM-60M
4.4.2. Federal-aid Highway System
4.4.2.1. Length by ownership HM-14
    Length by ownership (metric) HM-14M
4.4.2.2. Length by functional system HM-15
    Length by functional system (metric) HM-15M
4.4.2.3. Length by type of surface HM-31
4.4.2.4. Length by lane width HM-33
4.4.2.5. Length by traffic lanes and access control HM-35
4.4.2.6. Estimated lane-miles HM-48
4.4.3. National Highway System
4.4.3.1. Length by open and not open to traffic HM-30
    Length by open and not open to traffic (metric) HM-30M
4.4.3.2. Length by ownership HM-40
4.4.3.3. Length by functional system HM-41
4.4.3.4. Lane-miles by functional system HM-43
4.4.3.5. Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) length HM-49
4.4.4. Arterial and Collectors
4.4.4.1. Length by type of surface HM-51
4.4.4.2. Length by lane width HM-53
4.4.4.3. Length by traffic lanes and access control HM-55
4.4.5. Urbanized area summaries
4.4.5.1. Length and daily vehicle-miles of travel HM-71
4.4.5.2. Selected characteristics HM-72
4.4.6.State highway agency-owned public roads
4.4.6.1. Estimated length by functional system HM-80
4.4.6.2. Estimated lane-miles HM-81
5. Highway Travel
5.1. Overview
5.2. Multi-year trends & charts
5.2.1 Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system, 1980-2007 VM-202
5.2.2 Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways, 1957-2007 VM-203
5.2.3 5.2.1. Changes in Travel Demand, 1969-2001 NT-2 (chart)
5.3. National tables
5.3.1. Vehicle miles of travel and related data, by highway category and vehicle type VM-1
  Vehicle miles of travel and related data, by highway category and vehicle type (metric) VM-1M
5.4. State tables
5.4.1. Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system VM-2
  Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system (metric) VM-2M
5.4.2. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways VM-3
  Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways (metric) VM-3M
5.4.3. Vehicle miles of travel by functional system HM-44
5.4.4. Length by average daily traffic volume, Federal-aid highways HM-37
5.4.5. Length by average daily traffic volume, Arterials and Collectors HM-57
6. Travelers (or System Users)
6.1. Overview
6.2. Multi-year trends & charts
6.2.1 Summary Statistics on Demographic Characteristics and Total Travel 1969,1977,1983,1990, 1995 NPTS and 2001 NHTS NT-1
6.3. National tables
6.3.1. Licensed drivers, vehicle registrations, and resident population Chart
6.4. State tables
6.4.1. Licensed drivers--Ratio of licensed drivers to population DL-1C
6.4.2. Licensed drivers, by sex and percentage in each age group DL-20
6.4.3. Licensed drivers, by State, sex, and age group DL-22
7. Vehicles
7.1. Overview
7.2. Multi-year trends & charts
7.3. National tables
7.3.1. Vehicle registrations, fuel consumption, and vehicle miles of travel Chart
7.4. State tables
7.4.1. State motor-vehicle registrations MV-1
7.4.2. Publicly owned vehicles MV-7
7.4.3. Truck and truck-tractor registrations MV-9
7.4.4. Bus registrations MV-10
7.4.5. Trailer and semi-trailer registrations MV-11
7.4.6. State motor-vehicle and motor-carrier tax receipts MV-2
8. Motor Fuel
8.1. Overview
8.2. Multi-year trends & charts
8.2.1. Federal excise tax rates on motor fuels and lubricating oil FE-101A
8.2.2. Federal excise tax rates on motor vehicles and related products FE-101B
8.2.3. State tax rates on motor fuel 1992 - 2007 MF-205
8.3. National tables
8.3.1. Federal highway user fees FE-21B
8.3.2. Highway use of motor fuel MF-27
8.3.3. Special fuel as a percent of total highway use of motor fuel Chart
8.4. State tables
8.4.1. Motor-fuel volume taxed by States MF-2
8.4.2. Motor-fuel use MF-21
8.4.3. Non-highway use of gasoline MF-24
8.4.4. Monthly gasoline reported by States MF-33GA
8.4.5. Monthly Special fuel reported by State MF-33SF
8.4.6. State tax rates on motor fuel MF-121T
8.4.7. State motor-fuel taxes and related receipts MF-1
9. Revenue
9.1. Overview
9.2. Multi-year trends & charts
9.2.1. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund Chart
9.2.2. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund 1957-2007 FE-210
9.3. National tables
9.3.1. Funding for highways and disposition of highway-user revenues HF-10
9.3.2. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund FE-10
9.4. State tables
9.4.1. Disposition of receipts from highway user taxes and tolls HDF
9.4.2. Federal Highway Trust Fund receipts attributable to highway users in each State FE-9
9.4.3. Comparison of Federal Highway Trust Fund receipts attributable to the States and Federal-aid apportionments and allocations from the highway account FE-221
9.4.4. Disposition of receipts from State and highway-user imposts, including tolls SDF
9.4.5. Revenues used by States for highways SF-1
9.4.6. Receipts of State-administered toll road and crossing facilities SF-3B
9.5. Local tables
9.5.1. Receipts of local toll facilities LGF-3B
9.5.2. Disposition of local government receipts from State and local highway-user imposts, including tolls LDF
9.5.3. Summary local government funding for highways LGF-21
9.5.4. Revenues used by local governments for highways LGF-1
9.5.5. Transit receipts and disbursements for capital improvements MT-2A
9.5.6. Transit receipts and disbursements for operations MT-2B
10. Debt Obligations for Highways
10.1. Overview
10.2. Multi-year trends & charts
10.3. National tables
10.4. State tables
10.4.1. Change in indebtedness, state highways SB-2
10.4.2. Funding for debt service, state highways SB-3
10.4.3. Funding for debt service, toll roads and crossings SB-3T
10.5. Local tables
10.5.1. Change in indebtedness, local highways LGB-2
  10.5.2. Change in indebtedness, local toll facilities LGB-2T
11. Apportionments, Obligations, and Expenditures
11.1. Overview
11.2. Multi-year trends & charts
11.2.1. Obligation of Federal Funds for Roadway Projects Chart
11.2.2. Obligation of Federal Funds for Roadway Projects by Improvement Type Chart
11.2.3. Obligation of Federal Funds for Bridge Projects by Improvement Type Chart
11.3. National tables
11.3.1. Highway apportionment formulas FA-4A
11.3.2. Receipts and expenditures for highways by Federal agencies-summary FA-5
11.3.3. Obligation of National Highway System and Surface Transportation Program funds by system and improvement type FA-6
11.3.4. Obligation on National Highway System and total funds for all systems by functional and improvement type FA-6A
11.3.5. Obligation of Federal-aid highway funds by functional system and improvement type FA-10
11.4. State tables
  11.4.1. Apportionments and allocations
11.4.1.1. Federal-aid highway fund apportionments FA-4
11.4.1.2. Selected data used in apportionments for Fiscal Year 2008 FA-4E
11.4.1.3. Federal-aid highway fund allocations FA-4D
11.4.2. Obligations
11.4.2.1. Obligation of Federal-aid highway funds by functional system FA-4C
11.4.2.2. Uses of Surface Transportation Program funds for projects not on the National Highway System (by improvement category) STP-1
11.4.2.3. Uses of Surface Transportation Program funds for projects not on the National Highway System (by functional system) STP-1A
11.4.3. Expenditures
11.4.3.1. Disbursements by States for highways SF-2
11.4.3.2. Disbursements by States for State-administered highways SF-4
11.4.3.3. Disbursements by States for State-administered, classified by function SF-4C
11.4.3.4. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by functional system and area SF-12
11.4.3.5. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by improvement type SF-12A
11.4.3.6. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by Federal-aid system SF-12B
11.4.3.7. Disbursements of State toll road and crossing facilities SF-4B
11.4.3.8. Disbursements of local toll facilities LGF-4B
11.5. Local tables
11.5.1. Disbursements by local governments for highways LGF-2
12. Conditions and Safety
12.1. Overview
12.2. Multi-year trends & charts
12.2.1. Motor vehicle traffic fatalities (1900 - 2007) FI-200
12.3. National tables
12.3.1 Fatalities by 100 Mil VMT by Age New
12.4. State tables
12.4.1. Length by present serviceability rating (pavement condition)/measured pavement roughness—Major Collectors and Urban Minor Arterials and Collectors HM-63
12.4.2. Length by measured pavement roughness—All Principal Arterials and rural Minor Arterials HM-64
12.4.3. Pavement roughness details HM-66
12.4.4. Persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Federal-aid highways FI-10
12.4.5. Persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Functional system FI-20
13. Performance indicators
13.1. Overview
13.2. Multi-year trends & charts
13.2.1. Percentage distribution of traffic volumes and loadings on the rural Interstate system TC-3
13.3. National tables
13.3.1 VMT and PMT by Day of Week, urban and rural New
13.4. State tables
13.4.1. Length by volume-service flow ratio, NHS HM-42
13.4.2. Length by measured pavement roughness, NHS HM-47
13.4.3. Length by volume-service flow ratio, all functional systems HM-61
13.4.4. Length by average daily traffic per lane, all functional systems HM-62
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