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Table VMT-421

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Public Road Mileage - VMT 1920 - 2007

Year Public Road Mileage Lane Miles Millions VMT Actual VMT
1900 2,320,000   100 100,000,000
1901 2,325,000   170 170,000,000
1902 2,330,000   310 310,000,000
1903 2,340,000   460 460,000,000
1904 2,351,000   750 750,000,000
1905 2,360,000   970 970,000,000
1906 2,370,000   1,240 1,240,000,000
1907 2,382,000   1,440 1,440,000,000
1908 2,395,000   1,850 1,850,000,000
1909 2,410,000   2,590 2,590,000,000
1910 2,430,000   3,580 3,580,000,000
1911 2,470,000   5,040 5,040,000,000
1912 2,515,000   7,390 7,390,000,000
1913 2,590,000   10,250 10,250,000,000
1914 2,666,000   14,060 14,060,000,000
1915 2,745,000   19,530 19,530,000,000
1916 2,850,000   25,860 25,860,000,000
1917 2,925,000   30,680 30,680,000,000
1918 3,000,000   36,980 36,980,000,000
1919 3,050,000   44,110 44,110,000,000
1920 3,105,000   47,600 47,600,000,000
1921 3,160,000   55,027 55,027,000,000
1922 3,196,000   67,697 67,697,000,000
1923 3,233,000   84,995 84,995,000,000
1924 3,243,000   104,838 104,838,000,000
1925 3,246,000   122,346 122,346,000,000
1926 3,242,000   140,735 140,735,000,000
1927 3,257,000   158,453 158,453,000,000
1928 3,262,000   172,856 172,856,000,000
1929 3,272,000   197,720 197,720,000,000
1930 3,259,000   206,320 206,320,000,000
1931 3,291,000   216,151 216,151,000,000
1932 3,296,000   200,517 200,517,000,000
1933 3,286,000   200,642 200,642,000,000
1934 3,309,000   215,563 215,563,000,000
1935 3,310,000   228,568 228,568,000,000
1936 3,267,000   252,128 252,128,000,000
1937 3,245,000   270,110 270,110,000,000
1938 3,257,000   271,177 271,177,000,000
1939 3,274,000   285,402 285,402,000,000
1940 3,287,000   302,188 302,188,000,000
1941 3,309,678   333,612 333,612,000,000
1942 3,308,497   268,224 268,224,000,000
1943 3,311,138   208,192 208,192,000,000
1944 3,311,177   212,713 212,713,000,000
1945 3,319,286   250,173 250,173,000,000
1946 3,316,538   340,880 340,880,000,000
1947 3,326,153   370,894 370,894,000,000
1948 3,322,660   397,957 397,957,000,000
1949 3,321,742   424,461 424,461,000,000
1950 3,312,975   458,246 458,246,000,000
1951 3,326,510   491,093 491,093,000,000
1952 3,343,170   513,581 513,581,000,000
1953 3,366,190   544,433 544,433,000,000
1954 3,394,561   561,963 561,963,000,000
1955 3,418,214   605,646 605,646,000,000
1956 3,429,801   627,843 627,843,000,000
1957 3,453,118   645,004 645,004,000,000
1958 3,478,787   664,653 664,653,000,000
1959 3,510,660   700,480 700,480,000,000
1960 3,545,693   718,762 718,762,000,000
1961 3,573,046   737,421 737,421,000,000
1962 3,599,581   766,734 766,734,000,000
1963 3,620,457   805,249 805,249,000,000
1964 3,644,069   846,298 846,298,000,000
1965 3,689,666   887,812 887,812,000,000
1966 3,697,950   925,899 925,899,000,000
1967 3,704,914   964,005 964,005,000,000
1968 3,684,085   1,015,869 1,015,869,000,000
1969 3,710,299   1,061,791 1,061,791,000,000
1970 3,730,082   1,109,724 1,109,724,000,000
1971 3,758,942   1,178,811 1,178,811,000,000
1972 3,786,713   1,259,786 1,259,786,000,000
1973 3,806,883   1,313,110 1,313,110,000,000
1974 3,815,807   1,280,544 1,280,544,000,000
1975 3,838,146   1,327,664 1,327,664,000,000
1976 3,857,356   1,402,380 1,402,380,000,000
1977 3,867,167   1,467,027 1,467,027,000,000
1978 3,884,761   1,544,704 1,544,704,000,000
1979 3,917,496   1,529,133 1,529,133,000,000
1980 3,859,837 7,922,174 1,527,295 1,527,295,000,000
1981 3,852,473 7,856,560 1,555,308 1,555,308,000,000
1982 3,865,894 8,012,913 1,595,010 1,595,010,000,000
1983 3,879,617 8,055,068 1,652,788 1,652,788,000,000
1984 3,891,464 8,076,149 1,720,269 1,720,269,000,000
1985 3,863,912 8,017,994 1,774,826 1,774,826,000,000
1986 3,877,941 8,048,512 1,834,872 1,834,872,000,000
1987 3,873,992 8,051,015 1,921,204 1,921,204,000,000
1988 3,870,744 8,048,008 2,025,962 2,025,962,000,000
1989 3,876,865 8,062,952 2,096,487 2,096,487,000,000
1990 3,866,926 8,051,081 2,144,362 2,144,362,000,000
1991 3,883,920 8,087,793 2,172,050 2,172,050,000,000
1992 3,901,081 8,124,090 2,247,151 2,247,151,000,000
1993 3,905,211 8,132,196 2,296,378 2,296,378,000,000
1994 3,906,595 8,143,014 2,357,588 2,357,588,000,000
1995 3,912,344 8,158,253 2,422,823 2,422,823,000,000
1996 3,934,264 8,178,654 2,499,779 2,499,779,000,000
1997 3,960,500 8,242,437 2,568,404 2,568,404,000,000
1998 3,920,968 8,160,836 2,644,672 2,644,672,000,000
1999 3,932,017 8,177,983 2,707,236 2,707,236,000,000
2000 3,951,101 8,224,245 2,764,484 2,764,484,000,000
2001 3,963,265 8,251,865 2,813,416 2,813,416,000,000
2002 3,981,671 8,295,170 2,873,612 2,873,612,000,000
2003 3,990,899 8,315,121 2,908,778 2,908,778,000,000
2004 3,997,456 8,338,821 2,982,017 2,982,017,000,000
2005 4,011,628 8,338,821 3,009,218 3,009,218,000,000
2006 4,033,011 8,420,589 3,033,753 3,033,753,000,000
2007 4,048,518 8,491,789 3,049,027 3,049,027,000,000
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