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Table HM-36 - Roadway Extent, Characteristics, and Performance - Highway Statistics 2005 - FHWA
Highway Statistics 2005 OHPI > Highway Statistics > 2005 > Roadway Extent, Characteristics, and Performance > Table HM-36

FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAY LENGTH - 2005 1/

MILES BY TRAFFIC LANES AND ACCESS CONTROL
NATIONAL SUMMARY

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  

Footnotes

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.


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