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Unit Cost

Data collection for unit costs for federal-aid highways and non-federal aid highways is no longer required. See the link for "Estimated 2012 Replacement and Rehabilitation Costs of Structurally Deficient (SD) Bridges"

NOTE: The year indicates the year of construction not the year collected.
The year collected would be the year listed + 1yr
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Metric Federal-Aid Highways (cost per M2)
StateUnit Cost
199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
AK1,4321,3241,5181,5181,1411,1191,1111,4112,0081,7221,8772,0692,1312,8862,3624,2422,8992,566
AL4525174524745277325906326206147188519361,0261,0098811080928
AR4635174955275706246076696596707109451,2011,1921,3661,0838771,263
AZ4525605176676035386026236526986279901,1901,1601,09983412031,066
CA8298937437647327978621,1751,0681,1151,0821,4832,0772,2121,5681,7581,4211,675
CO5495065925606357007756205955958298641,1351,1411,020886959920
CT1,5181,4321,1091,9701,6252,0671,7421,8121,8741,7243,5652,6994,5713,6124,7736,3306,0113,572
DC1,7551,7441,7521,1841,5601,4991,4151,7381,5512,9822,0912,5992,5582,4162,5252,5002,1463,396
DE7321,2278611,2591,0011,3131,1918461,1172,0751,2331,4751,5951,4351,8951,5381,6232,670
FL5275066246037005928598158918601,0941,4211,6441,3491,4451,5768581,191
GA4415385384205705815275465935546308151,010976946723901634
HI1,1191,6681,4711,4211,5202,0881,6771,7621,8431,7611,7891,7983,7526,0393,8634,5524,8184,411
IA420431431431463538578580615559709686825738991857850900
ID5707437007326037868021,0158051,0809951,4721,7581,5431,9221,6371,3991,078
IL7537647867439049261,0231,2179671,1009931,2551,2091,3331,6931,6181,5181,524
IN5605496247006147758018427457158358191,0471,2051,2361,3321,0171,172
KS4955175275385705607276656996467879319389191,130968907987
KY4844746146677218611,0549266956089598828879861,1861,0319561,455
LA3663444093883554204204104705701,0746861,0841,3147592,1311,241829
MA1,5611,2161,0331,1731,1731,5931,1782,0911,4971,5452,3062,4962,8343,2813,2993,6983,2613,032
MD7009808838188721,0121,2491,1361,1291,0771,4471,6152,1772,4872,7183,2551,8732,158
ME1,0331,0871,1411,0551,0331,0761,7151,5121,5321,4282,2041,8351,7722,2912,9642,5592,3952,317
MI7757217978501,0018079691,2631,1601,1481,1881,2011,5161,7711,5521,7141,5041,352
MN6145706246246246247761,0008731,0289791,1651,0131,4921,3001,1371,3741,935
MO6575815926247537977508338749587571,1401,0831,0091,0631,1221,0901,148
MS3443884844204415815764525335095121,0681,018674681673639637
MT7007647005817437006758686998137268091,0991,1931,3491,0301,4551,215
NC5606576036896466896908017777657671,1501,3081,2851,3151,0071,1341,810
ND4634206467216146145765825886087007228769661,0111,0231,0491,111
NE5495386465706036035927016125897647719279371,145951972891
NH1,0441,0441,1731,5281,5281,6151,7102,3851,6291,6011,6642,2012,8321,8572,4612,4752,4533,172
NJ1,2701,2599261,5181,3241,6901,4691,8131,5462,0671,4892,4062,0372,8803,0811,9372,3033,557
NM6675607536037106787816107219101,0541,0691,3241,3731,5541,2561,3131,206
NV8504956241,0987398219456858179671,0911,0491,5091,4131,6701,7421,1411,172
NY1,1091,4641,0661,2591,3991,4421,9201,5601,6611,7551,6762,1592,7272,5553,5812,3492,6692,192
OH6577106787108508188478419158331,0851,1431,4901,5861,3581,3392,3882,183
OK4093983884635816355886554394535106377689481,0131,050962881
OR6146247329697976038966897309931,0681,4981,3551,7131,7751,8451,8971,551
PA1,1301,1951,2811,1731,2811,4641,6281,1851,2041,0721,4961,9641,8692,6352,6482,3832,6322,165
PR5608077107109157978086977681,4431,5171,2271,4901,6893,0861,1971,8942,059
RI1,1091,0231,0731,8511,8301,8842,1202,7822,2362,3802,4665,1533,3333,6514,0463,7033,8003,704
SC5605274955707327107848806737467308371,0701,0971,1568939281,012
SD4635174525276147325006246047166967628558711,0159939601,048
TN420495484592689549667553492514654759791751960823806851
TX355366377377377452470452445464528549640657693605613561
UT5175276246891,0556578011,0567839581,0221,5611,5931,6281,5952,0612,7302,019
VA6246787978078727978579549328698971,1651,4671,6322,0242,5531,4491,765
VT1,0441,1841,3679261,1591,2161,2091,8911,7741,9651,5502,8402,4412,8252,7682,1672,2432,628
WA8298189691,0551,0557321,0431,2771,2239471,4561,3581,4821,8541,7291,3481,2112,083
WI4524094634844414745196385866336675646256307838268361,007
WV9581,0551,0331,2278401,1091,3571,3101,3829391,4541,3041,5012,0411,7331,2491,5912,062
WY5495927216467756898296475886538091,1151,1001,0981,2991,174971905
Totals38,06339,92340,09843,47344,48047,17649,85753,72750,88954,99460,52672,03281,47088,25293,21390,61487,22089,626
Metric Non Federal-Aid Highways (cost per M2)
StateUnit Cost
199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
AK9479699559589619589592,0801,3332,1891,9382,6142,2472,9922,6182,6192,7433,790
AL3884094845065705175834955595996026517537281,001895739741
AR4094844525064956896716156046157258078791,0208999789421,014
AZ4844847538619158436007867437108956041,0571,2159591,2638901,038
CA8508837867978501,0238759961,1671,0091,7261,5262,4562,5151,7132,7211,7141,421
CO5928076534636246677145665185045296171,2299621,0831,7019531,246
CT1,5931,7442,0341,4421,7401,7391,6411,7072,2303,2013,1422,0452,7964,2523,6533,9334,0953,800
DC1,7551,7441,7521,7551,7511,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,7531,753
DE1,1731,1521,5931,7331,9911,7731,5771,7812,0511,8031,8791,9111,8651,8852,4002,0441,4071,536
FL5924954526145706356636236738931,3169371,7211,4831,3321,4201,1551,236
GA4415275605276145606255725966067108271,054839808790724778
HI1,2701,3451,2771,3021,3081,5722,0401,6401,7511,8113,8712,4782,7203,0232,7412,8282,8642,811
IA398420420420463474466511493527549596630678772740737750
ID4844316356247979471,3641,0361,2011,2011,1541,6861,0561,7061,3481,2471,5551,536
IL5706146036356468298359766956959079661,0669741,1201,2569711,093
IN5815385816576576576606716658946928031,1371,1161,1721,1661,207937
KS431474484431506495483499538533636592679714727742709776
KY6355495817218617327258329038491,0861,0381,1901,2561,6061,3471,2381,529
LA398344420441452441460504571575570623682978984939954871
MA1,5071,4421,2271,2811,4531,8302,1502,0232,1173,0932,7492,8632,9562,2944,1005,0283,8533,549
MD1,0551,0011,3898501,0331,3241,0691,4881,1421,1951,2251,9543,7482,4892,7311,8102,3873,626
ME1,0551,4531,0981,2061,2531,5501,7361,3311,4321,4821,5371,8582,1032,8182,2601,9702,3502,665
MI7977757978291,0981,0121,0331,1271,2641,2221,2521,3271,4361,4931,7251,5171,5241,782
MN6145495816035925385547517368118811,1579091,0041,1571,0831,051974
MO538495527517581538557567631586667793802855964907884966
MS355344355344398388381390435428447428484584578489583614
MT5605497436678408938598197607731,1068639051,6221,7461,2651,4041,307
NC5705815816577437757407587327808931,0691,2191,1341,4401,1039311,118
ND5275065495605175175775926298018278699141,0731,2121,0191,1021,348
NE5174845065175705926416596936937257658208689501,047804881
NH1,0331,1521,1139901,0851,2491,1081,5801,9482,3743,4452,0922,4692,6692,4102,7142,3232,483
NJ1,5501,4322,1311,8941,4211,9911,8941,7692,4142,0263,7361,6822,4822,6342,2662,4612,6803,536
NM5065175065928186896915636489187107597961,4601,1761,2281,1481,184
NV8407007477647377507517467497497487494,9442,1472,6143,2352,6662,839
NY9801,1091,4531,5721,4211,3991,5891,4821,7352,1001,8712,0943,0672,3612,4442,5142,3072,196
OH6576036786578509807287008498879721,1551,5071,5931,7601,2081,7821,370
OK398398452441452581511498474462492591673756923980774804
OR7005276466897867006938027778201,3321,2241,4441,5631,2282,2441,6791,044
PA1,2591,2921,2811,2591,2161,5501,4571,6801,6641,6951,6981,9262,1163,3823,1852,3742,6992,554
PR8617328408186678077645277001,0551,4841,0801,2072,0001,8161,5231,0151,452
RI1,1731,1521,1701,1731,1651,1701,1701,1691,1702,8092,8102,8742,8312,8392,8482,8402,7942,828
SC5494745705495276467236117148108781,1121,1779881,027926892915
SD5175066245705177536036006266157317998009179911,0341,0081,516
TN4844745385276897104565594825916357457709198138749231,093
TX344388377377355441517520521554593657830851841712646803
UT3986146897537755066296398137941,0102,1361,3001,7861,9531,2441,2731,490
VA7538507437978618077698421,0369421,3141,5671,4361,6081,5371,7981,4771,888
VT1,1731,3021,5281,9591,5721,4961,9933,0872,4861,7043,7122,1792,5423,1843,9092,5021,7922,137
WA6467757977008406679139248049809371,0851,4841,1691,5681,1171,3811,275
WI517495549538560592552628652630685698835790960942929870
WV9471,0981,1191,1841,0441,1411,3401,4361,0341,4881,4041,4291,9701,4751,9732,1422,0562,778
WY5494844635705926576189145837058269019129639401,2929441,028
Totals38,92039,66642,84242,79744,79947,54348,46051,42452,49458,53969,01266,55480,85884,37786,73485,52479,41185,569
English Federal-Aid Highways (cost per ft2)
StateUnit Cost
199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
AK133123141141106104103131187160174192198268219394269238
AL4248424449685559585767798795948210086
AR43484649535856626162668811211112710181117
AZ4252486256505658616558921111081027711299
CA7783697168748010999104101138193205146163132156
CO51475552596572585555778010510695828985
CT141133103183151192162168174160331251425336443588558332
DC163162163110145139131161144277194241238224235232199315
DE68114801179312211179104193115137148133176143151248
FL4947585665558076838010213215312513414680111
GA415050395354495155515976949188678459
HI104155137132141194156164171164166167349561359423448410
IA394040404350545457526664776992807984
ID53696568567375947510092137163143179152130100
IL707173698486951139010292117112124157150141142
IN5251586557727478696678769711211512494109
KS4648495053526862656073868785105908492
KY45445762678098866556898282921109689135
LA34323836333939384453100641011227119811577
MA14511396109109148109194139144214232263305306344303282
MD659182768194116106105100134150202231253302174200
ME961011069896100159140142133205170165213275238222215
MI72677479937590117108107110112141165144159140126
MN575358585858729381969110894139121106128180
MO61545558707470778189701061019499104101107
MS323645394154544250474899956363635959
MT65716554696563816576677510211112596135113
NC526156646064647472717110712211912294105168
ND4339606757575454555665678190949597103
NE5150605356565565575571728687106889083
NH9797109142142150159222151149155204263173229230228295
NJ11811786141123157136168144192138224189268286180214330
NM625270566663735767859899123128144117122112
NV79465810269768864769010197140131155162106109
NY10313699117130134178145154163156201253237333218248204
OH61666366797679788577101106138147126124222203
OK383736435459556141424759718894988982
OR5758689074568364689299139126159165171176144
PA105111119109119136151110112100139182174245246221245201
PR527566668574756571134141114138157287111176191
RI10395100172170175197258208221229479310339376344353344
SC52494653686673826369687899102107838694
SD434842495768465856676571798194928997
TN394645556451625146486171737089767579
TX333435353542444241434951596164565752
UT4849586498617498738995145148151148191254188
VA5863747581748089878183108136152188237135164
VT9711012786108113112176165183144264227262257201208244
WA7776909898689711911488135126138172161125113194
WI423843454144485954596252585973777894
WV8998961147810312612212887135121139190161116148192
WY51556760726477605561751041021021211099084
Totals3,5363,7093,7264,0394,1334,3824,6334,9924,7315,1115,6226,6927,5678,2018,6598,4168,1018,328
English Non Federal-Aid Highways (cost per ft2)
StateUnit Cost
199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
AK88908989898989193124203180243209278243243255352
AL363845475348544652565660706893836969
AR384542474664625756576775829584918894
AZ45457080857856736966835698113891178396
CA798273747995819310894160142228234159253159132
CO5575614358626653484749571148910115889116
CT148162189134162162152159207297292190260395339365380353
DC163162163163163163163163163163163163163163163163163163
DE109107148161185165147165191167175178173175223190131143
FL5546425753596258638312287160138124132107115
GA414952495752585355566677987875736772
HI118125119121122146190152163168360230253281255263266261
IA373939394344434746495155596372696870
ID4540595874881279611211210715798158125116144143
IL535756596077789165658490999010411790102
IN54505461616161626283647510610410910811287
KS404445404746454650505955636668696672
KY5951546780686777847910196111117149125115142
LA373239414241434753535358639191878981
MA140134114119135170200188197287255266275213381467358330
MD9893129799612399138106111114182348231254168222337
ME98135102112116144161124133138143173195262210183218248
MI747274771029496105117114116123133139160141142166
MN575154565550517068758210784931071019890
MO504649485450525359546274757990848290
MS333233323736353640404240455454455457
MT525169627883807671721038084151162118130121
NC53545461697269706872839911310513410286104
ND4947515248485455587477818510011395102125
NE484547485355606164646771768188977582
NH9610710392101116103147181221320194229248224252216231
NJ144133198176132185176164224188347156231245211229249328
NM47484755766464526085667174136109114107110
NV786569716870706970706970459199243301248264
NY91103135146132130148138161195174195285219227234214204
OH6156636179916865798290107140148164112166127
OK373742414254474644434655637086917275
OR6549606473656475727612411413414511420815697
PA117120119117113144135156155157158179197314296221251237
PR8068787662757149659813810011218616914194135
RI109107109109108109109109109261261267263264265264260263
SC51445351496067576675821031099295868385
SD4847585348705656585768747485929694141
TN4544504964664252455559697285768186102
TX323635353341484848515561777978666075
UT3757647072475859767494198121166181116118138
VA70796974807571789688122146133149143167137175
VT109121142182146139185287231158345202236296363232166199
WA6072746578628586759187101138109146104128118
WI484651505255515861596465787389888681
WV881021041109710612413396138130133183137183199191258
WY5145435355615785546577848589871208896
Totals3,6163,6853,9813,9764,1624,4184,5004,7764,8785,4366,4126,1847,5137,8388,0607,9457,3787,952
Updated: 06/27/2017
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