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Table HM-16 – Highway Statistics 2012 – Office of Highway Policy Information (OHPI) – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

Highway Statistics 2012


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Public Road Length - 2012 (1)
    Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways
    National Summary

October 2013
Table HM-16

OWNERSHIP FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS NON-
FEDERAL-AID
HIGHWAYS
TOTAL
NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM OTHER TOTAL
INTERSTATE OTHER TOTAL
Rural:              
   State Highway Agency 28,988 97,777 126,765 312,527 439,293 190,466 629,759
   County 0 396 396 218,524 218,920 1,372,921 1,591,841
   Town, Township, Municipal (2) - 75 75 11,660 11,734 566,322 578,056
   Other Jurisdictions (3) 1,452 409 1,861 2,877 4,738 47,608 52,346
   Federal Agency 82 224 306 5,597 5,902 121,807 127,709
Total Rural 30,522 98,880 129,403 551,185 680,587 2,299,124 2,979,711
Small Urban Areas:              
   State Highway Agency 2,346 13,757 16,103 15,133 31,236 7,117 38,354
   County - 223 223 9,993 10,215 24,428 34,643
   Town, Township, Municipal (2) 1 970 971 24,088 25,059 109,818 134,877
   Other Jurisdictions (3) 88 25 113 175 289 866 1,155
   Federal Agency 0 5 5 46 50 1,204 1,255
Total Small Urban Area 2,435 14,980 17,415 49,434 66,849 143,434 210,283
Urbanized Areas:              
   State Highway Agency 13,309 40,270 53,579 36,164 89,743 22,266 112,009
   County 7 4,872 4,878 42,559 47,438 120,547 167,984
   Town, Township, Municipal (2) 17 15,456 15,473 98,684 114,157 492,528 606,685
   Other Jurisdictions (3) 1,122 892 2,014 748 2,762 1,922 4,684
   Federal Agency 20 165 185 153 338 11,035 11,373
Total Urbanized Area 14,475 61,654 76,129 178,309 254,438 648,298 902,736
Total Urban:              
   State Highway Agency 15,655 54,027 69,683 51,297 120,980 29,383 150,363
   County 7 5,094 5,101 52,552 57,653 144,975 202,628
   Town, Township, Municipal (2) 17 16,426 16,444 122,772 139,216 602,345 741,561
   Other Jurisdictions (3) 1,210 917 2,127 923 3,050 2,788 5,839
   Federal Agency 20 169 189 199 388 12,240 12,628
Total Urban 16,910 76,634 93,544 227,743 321,287 791,732 1,113,018
Total Rural and Urban 47,432 175,514 222,946 778,928 1,001,874 3,090,855 4,092,730

(1) Includes the 50 States and the District of Columbia. May differ from other tables; excludes unknown ownership mileage.

(2) Prior to 1999, municipal was included with other jurisdictions.

(3) Includes State park, State toll, other State agency, other local agency, and other roadways not identified by ownership.

 

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