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User's Guide
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction (PS-1)
2.1. Selected measures for identifying peer states PS-1
3. Bridges
3.1. Overview
3.2. National tables
3.2.1 Bridges by Wearing Surface BR-3
3.2.2 Bridge by Year Built BR-4
3.2.3 Count, Area, Length of Bridges by Highway System BR-5
3.2.4 Highway Bridge by Owner BR-6
3.2.5 Material Type of Structure by State BR-7
3.2.6 Count of Bridges by Structure Type BR-8
4. Highway Infrastructure
4.1. Overview
4.2. Multi-year trends & charts
4.2.1. Public Road Mileage and VMT, 1920 - 2008 - Chart VMT-421C
4.2.2. Public Road Mileage, Lane Miles and VMT, 1980 - 2008 - Chart VMT-422C
4.2.3. Growth in volumes and loadings on the Interstate system - Chart TC-202C
4.2.4. Public road mileage by functional system, 1980 - 2008 HM-220
4.2.5. Public road lane-miles by functional system, 1980 - 2008 HM-260
4.3. National tables
4.3.1. Public road length by type of surface and ownership/functional system HM-12
4.3.2. Public road length by ownership and Federal-aid highways HM-16
4.3.3. Public road length by functional system and Federal-aid highways HM-18
4.3.4. Federal-aid length by traffic lanes and access control HM-36
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
4.4.1.2. Length by functional system HM-20
4.4.1.3. Length by functional system and ownership HM-50
4.4.1.4. Estimated lane-miles by functional system HM-60
4.4.1.5. Tolled Roadway Length HM-25
4.4.2. Federal-aid Highway System
4.4.2.1. Length by ownership HM-14
4.4.2.2. Length by functional system HM-15
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
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, 1980-2008 VM-202
5.2.2 Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways, 1957-2008 VM-203
5.3. National tables
5.3.1. Vehicle miles of travel and related data, by highway category and vehicle type VM-1
5.4. State tables
5.4.1. Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system VM-2
5.4.2. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways VM-3
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. National tables
6.2.1. Licensed drivers, vehicle registrations, and resident population - Chart DV-1C
6.3. State tables
6.3.1. Licensed drivers--Ratio of licensed drivers to population DL-1C
6.3.2. Licensed drivers, by sex and percentage in each age group DL-20
6.3.3. Licensed drivers, by State, sex, and age group DL-22
7. Vehicles
7.1. Overview
7.2. National tables
7.2.1. Vehicle registrations, fuel consumption, and vehicle miles of travel - Chart RC-1C
7.3. State tables
7.3.1. State motor-vehicle registrations MV-1
7.3.2. Publicly owned vehicles MV-7
7.3.3. Truck and truck-tractor registrations MV-9
7.3.4. Bus registrations MV-10
7.3.5. Trailer and semi-trailer registrations MV-11
7.3.6. State motor-vehicle and motor-carrier tax receipts MV-2
7.3.7. Disposition of State motor-vehicle and motor-carrier tax receipts MV-3
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 1994-2008 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 MF-23C
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
8.4.8. Disposition of State motor-fuel tax receipts MF-3
9. Revenue
9.1. Overview
9.2. Multi-year trends & charts
9.2.1. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund Chart FE-210C
9.2.2. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund 1957-2008 FE-210
9.3. National tables
9.3.1. Funding for highways and disposition of highway-user revenues HF-10
9.3.2. Funding for highways and disposition of highway-user revenues HF-10A
9.3.3. Total receipts for highways, by governmental unit - Chart REC-C
9.3.4. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund - 2008 FE-10 (2008)
9.3.5. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund - 2009 FE-10 (2009)
9.4. State tables
9.4.1. Disposition of receipts from highway user taxes and tolls HDF
9.4.2. Revenues used for highways, all units of government HF-1
9.4.3. Federal Highway Trust Fund receipts attributable to highway users in each State FE-9
9.4.4. Comparison of Federal Highway Trust Fund receipts attributable to the States and Federal-aid apportionments and allocations from the highway account FE-221
9.4.5. Federal Highway Trust Fund Highway Account receipts attributable to the States and Federal-Aid apportionments and allocations from the highway account FE-221B
9.4.6. Disposition of receipts from State and highway-user imposts, including tolls SDF
9.4.7. Revenues used by States for highways SF-1
9.4.8. Revenues used by States for State-administered highways SF-3
9.4.9. Receipts of State-administered toll road and crossing facilities SF-3B
9.4.10. Disposition of receipts from State imposts on highway users DF
9.4.11. Summary state funding for highways SF-21
9.4.12. Summary state funding for highways - Chart SF-21C
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 Funding for direct State mass transit activities MT-1A
9.5.6. Funding for State grants-in-aid for mass transit MT-1B
10. Debt Obligations for Highways
10.1. Overview
10.2. Multi-year trends & charts
10.3. National tables
10.3.1. Long-term highway obligations for all units of government HB-2
10.4. State tables
10.4.1. State Obligations for Highway (total), issued or assumed during year SB-1
10.4.2. Change in indebtedness, state highways SB-2
10.4.3. Change in indebtedness, local highways SB-2L
10.4.4. Change in indebtedness, toll roads and crossings SB-2T
10.4.5. Funding for debt service, state highways SB-3
10.4.6. Funding for debt service, local highways SB-3L
10.4.7. 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. Highway expenditures, all units of government, current and constant dollars - Chart PT-3C
11.2.2. Total disbursements for highways, by governmental units - Chart DISB-C
11.2.3. Obligation of Federal Funds for Roadway Projects - Chart FABAR-2
11.2.4. Obligation of Federal Funds for Roadway Projects by Improvement Type - Chart FABAR-4
11.2.5. Price trends for Federal-aid highway construction - Chart PT-1
11.2.6. Average distribution of costs on contracts completed - Chart PT-2
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 FA-4B
11.4.2.2. Obligation of Federal-aid highway funds by functional system FA-4C
11.4.2.3. Uses of Surface Transportation Program funds for projects not on the National Highway System (by improvement category) STP-1
11.4.2.4. 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. Total disbursements for highways, all units of government HF-2
11.4.3.2. Expenditure of Federal funds administered by the Federal Highway Administration FA-3
11.4.3.3. Disbursements by States for highways SF-2
11.4.3.4. Disbursements by States for State-administered highways SF-4
11.4.3.5. Disbursements by States for State-administered, classified by function SF-4C
11.4.3.6. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by functional system and area SF-12
11.4.3.7. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by improvement type SF-12A
11.4.3.8. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by Federal-aid system SF-12B
11.4.3.9. Disbursements of State toll road and crossing facilities SF-4B
11.4.3.10. Disbursements of local toll facilities LGF-4B
11.5. Local tables
11.5.1. Disbursements by local governments for highways LGF-2
11.5.2. Funding for State grants-in-aid for local roads and streets SF-5A
11.5.3. State expenditures and grants-in-aid for local roads and streets SF-6
12. Conditions and Safety
12.1. Overview
12.2. Multi-year trends & charts
12.2.1. Motor vehicle traffic fatalities (1900 - 2008) FI-200
12.2.2. Summary of persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Federal-aid highways FI-210
12.2.3. Summary of persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Functional system FI-220
12.3. National tables
12.3.1. Fatality rate per 100 million annual VMT by Functional system FI-30
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. System travel density trends (weighted average AADT per lane) - Chart TC-201C
13.2.2. Comparison of growth in volumes and loadings on the Interstate system - Chart TC-202C
13.2.3. Percentage distribution of traffic volumes and loadings on the rural Interstate system TC-203
13.3. State tables
13.3.1. Length by volume-service flow ratio, NHS HM-42
13.3.2. Length by measured pavement roughness, NHS HM-47
13.3.3. Length by volume-service flow ratio, all functional systems HM-61
13.3.4. Weighted average daily traffic per lane HM-62
14. International and Metric
14.1. Overview
14.2. International Tables
14.2.1. Motor Fuel Tax Rates for Selected Countries IN-1
14.2.2. Social and Demographic Characteristics for Selected Countries
IN-2
14.2.3. Road System Measures for Selected Countries (Metric) IN-3
14.2.4. Transportation Indicators for Selected Countries (Metric) IN-4
14.2.5. Vehicle Travel by Selected Country (Metric) IN-5
14.3. Metric Tables
14.3.1. Public road length by type of surface and ownership/functional system (metric) HM-12M
14.3.2. Public road length by ownership and Federal-aid highways (metric) HM-16M
14.3.3. Public road length by functional system and Federal-aid highways (metric) HM-18M
14.3.4. Federal-aid length by traffic lanes and access control (metric) HM-36M
14.3.5. Length by ownership (metric) HM-10M
14.3.6. Length by functional system (metric) HM-20M
14.3.7. Length by functional system and ownership (metric) HM-50M
14.3.8. Estimated lane-miles by functional system (metric) HM-60M
14.3.9. Length by ownership (metric) HM-14M
14.3.10. Length by functional system (metric) HM-15M
14.3.11. Length by open and not open to traffic (metric) HM-30M
14.3.12. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways (metric) VM-1M
14.3.13. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways (metric) VM-2M
14.3.14. Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system (metric) VM-3M
14.3.15. Motor-fuel use (metric) MF21-M
15. Footnotes
16. Glossary
17. Appendices
17.1. Appendix A: Original Tables (original format for modified tables)
17.2. Appendix B: Discontinued Tables
17.2.1. Revenues used by States for local roads and streets SF-5
17.2.2. Receipts and expenditures for highways by Federal agencies-summary 2007 revised FA-5R
17.2.3. Summary receipts and expenditures for highways FA-21
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