U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Highway Statistics 2005 | OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2005 > Roadway Extent, Characteristics, and Performance > Table HM-36 |
OCTOBER 2006 | Table HM-36 |
TRAFFIC LANES AND ACCESS CONTROL | NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM | OTHER FEDERAL - AID HIGHWAYS 2/ | ALL FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS 2/ | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
INTERSTATE | OTHER | TOTAL | ||||||||
MILES | PERCENT | MILES | PERCENT | MILES | PERCENT | MILES | PERCENT | MILES | PERCENT | |
Rural: | ||||||||||
One-way streets | - | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 9 | 0.0 | 139 | 0.0 | 148 | 0.0 |
2 lanes | 987 | 3.2 | 54,661 | 66.9 | 55,648 | 49.4 | 556,364 | 98.0 | 612,012 | 90.0 |
3 lanes | 14 | 0.0 | 1,622 | 2.0 | 1,636 | 1.5 | 901 | 0.2 | 2,537 | 0.4 |
4 or more lanes - undivided 3/ | 7 | 0.0 | 3,398 | 4.2 | 3,405 | 3.0 | 4,151 | 0.7 | 7,556 | 1.1 |
Divided highways - 4 or more lanes: 3/ | ||||||||||
Degree of access control: | ||||||||||
None | 1 | 0.0 | 10,456 | 12.8 | 10,457 | 9.3 | 4,662 | 0.8 | 15,119 | 2.2 |
Partial | 12 | 0.0 | 6,930 | 8.5 | 6,942 | 6.2 | 1,108 | 0.2 | 8,050 | 1.2 |
Full | 29,826 | 96.7 | 4,634 | 5.7 | 34,460 | 30.6 | 172 | 0.0 | 34,632 | 5.1 |
Total Rural | 30,847 | 100.0 | 81,710 | 100.0 | 112,557 | 100.0 | 567,497 | 100.0 | 680,054 | 100.0 |
Small urban area: | ||||||||||
One-way streets | - | 0.0 | 121 | 1.7 | 121 | 1.3 | 636 | 1.2 | 757 | 1.2 |
2 lanes | - | 0.0 | 2,166 | 30.4 | 2,166 | 23.4 | 44,607 | 83.9 | 46,773 | 74.9 |
3 lanes | - | 0.0 | 151 | 2.1 | 151 | 1.6 | 526 | 1.0 | 677 | 1.1 |
4 or more lanes - undivided 3/ | - | 0.0 | 1,372 | 19.3 | 1,372 | 14.8 | 4,794 | 9.0 | 6,166 | 9.9 |
Divided highways - 4 or more lanes: 3/ | ||||||||||
Degree of access control: | ||||||||||
None | - | 0.0 | 1,430 | 20.1 | 1,430 | 15.5 | 1,981 | 3.7 | 3,411 | 5.5 |
Partial | - | 0.0 | 1,033 | 14.5 | 1,033 | 11.2 | 536 | 1.0 | 1,569 | 2.5 |
Full | 2,140 | 100.0 | 843 | 11.8 | 2,983 | 32.2 | 86 | 0.2 | 3,069 | 4.9 |
Total Small Urban Area | 2,140 | 100.0 | 7,116 | 100.0 | 9,256 | 100.0 | 53,166 | 100.0 | 62,422 | 100.0 |
Urbanized Area: | ||||||||||
One-way streets | 5 | 0.0 | 478 | 1.8 | 483 | 1.2 | 5,680 | 2.9 | 6,163 | 2.6 |
2 lanes | 13 | 0.1 | 3,768 | 14.6 | 3,781 | 9.6 | 136,278 | 70.1 | 140,059 | 59.9 |
3 lanes | 8 | 0.1 | 192 | 0.7 | 200 | 0.5 | 1,568 | 0.8 | 1,768 | 0.8 |
4 or more lanes - undivided 3/ | 2 | 0.0 | 4,418 | 17.1 | 4,420 | 11.2 | 26,531 | 13.6 | 30,951 | 13.2 |
Divided highways - 4 or more lanes: 3/ | ||||||||||
Degree of access control: | ||||||||||
None | 16 | 0.1 | 6,207 | 24.0 | 6,223 | 15.8 | 19,851 | 10.2 | 26,074 | 11.1 |
Partial | 88 | 0.6 | 3,833 | 14.8 | 3,921 | 9.9 | 3,750 | 1.9 | 7,671 | 3.3 |
Full | 13,501 | 99.0 | 6,967 | 26.9 | 20,468 | 51.8 | 847 | 0.4 | 21,315 | 9.1 |
Total Urbanized Area | 13,633 | 100.0 | 25,863 | 100.0 | 39,496 | 100.0 | 194,505 | 100.0 | 234,001 | 100.0 |
Total Urban: | ||||||||||
One-way streets | 5 | 0.0 | 599 | 1.8 | 604 | 1.2 | 6,316 | 2.6 | 6,920 | 2.3 |
2 lanes | 13 | 0.1 | 5,934 | 18.0 | 5,947 | 12.2 | 180,885 | 73.0 | 186,832 | 63.0 |
3 lanes | 8 | 0.1 | 343 | 1.0 | 351 | 0.7 | 2,094 | 0.8 | 2,445 | 0.8 |
4 or more lanes - undivided 3/ | 2 | 0.0 | 5,790 | 17.6 | 5,792 | 11.9 | 31,325 | 12.6 | 37,117 | 12.5 |
Divided highways - 4 or more lanes: 3/ | ||||||||||
Degree of access control: | ||||||||||
None | 16 | 0.1 | 7,637 | 23.2 | 7,653 | 15.7 | 21,832 | 8.8 | 29,485 | 9.9 |
Partial | 88 | 0.6 | 4,866 | 14.8 | 4,954 | 10.2 | 4,286 | 1.7 | 9,240 | 3.1 |
Full | 15,641 | 99.2 | 7,810 | 23.7 | 23,451 | 48.1 | 933 | 0.4 | 24,384 | 8.2 |
Total Urban | 15,773 | 100.0 | 32,979 | 100.0 | 48,752 | 100.0 | 247,671 | 100.0 | 296,423 | 100.0 |
Total Rural and Urban | 46,620 | 114,689 | 161,309 | 815,168 | 976,477 |
1/ Includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. 2004 data used for New York.Indiana excludes 770 miles of Federal agency roads.
2/ Some differences from other tables may be noted because these are estimated from sample data and do not include samples entirely on structures.
3/ Differences may exist from prior years due to the redefinition of divided and undivided roadways in 1999.
This table is also available for download in the following formats:
To view PDF files, you need the Acrobat® Reader®.