U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
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Washington, DC 20590
202-366-4000
Chart VMT-421C
Year | Public Road Mileage |
Lane Miles |
VMT (in millions) |
---|---|---|---|
1900 | 2,320,000 | 100 | |
1901 | 2,325,000 | 170 | |
1902 | 2,330,000 | 310 | |
1903 | 2,340,000 | 460 | |
1904 | 2,351,000 | 750 | |
1905 | 2,360,000 | 970 | |
1906 | 2,370,000 | 1,240 | |
1907 | 2,382,000 | 1,440 | |
1908 | 2,395,000 | 1,850 | |
1909 | 2,410,000 | 2,590 | |
1910 | 2,430,000 | 3,580 | |
1911 | 2,470,000 | 5,040 | |
1912 | 2,515,000 | 7,390 | |
1913 | 2,590,000 | 10,250 | |
1914 | 2,666,000 | 14,060 | |
1915 | 2,745,000 | 19,530 | |
1916 | 2,850,000 | 25,860 | |
1917 | 2,925,000 | 30,680 | |
1918 | 3,000,000 | 36,980 | |
1919 | 3,050,000 | 44,110 | |
1920 | 3,105,000 | 47,600 | |
1921 | 3,160,000 | 55,027 | |
1922 | 3,196,000 | 67,697 | |
1923 | 3,233,000 | 84,995 | |
1924 | 3,243,000 | 104,838 | |
1925 | 3,246,000 | 122,346 | |
1926 | 3,242,000 | 140,735 | |
1927 | 3,257,000 | 158,453 | |
1928 | 3,262,000 | 172,856 | |
1929 | 3,272,000 | 197,720 | |
1930 | 3,259,000 | 206,320 | |
1931 | 3,291,000 | 216,151 | |
1932 | 3,296,000 | 200,517 | |
1933 | 3,286,000 | 200,642 | |
1934 | 3,309,000 | 215,563 | |
1935 | 3,310,000 | 228,568 | |
1936 | 3,267,000 | 252,128 | |
1937 | 3,245,000 | 270,110 | |
1938 | 3,257,000 | 271,177 | |
1939 | 3,274,000 | 285,402 | |
1940 | 3,287,000 | 302,188 | |
1941 | 3,309,678 | 333,612 | |
1942 | 3,308,497 | 268,224 | |
1943 | 3,311,138 | 208,192 | |
1944 | 3,311,177 | 212,713 | |
1945 | 3,319,286 | 250,173 | |
1946 | 3,316,538 | 340,880 | |
1947 | 3,326,153 | 370,894 | |
1948 | 3,322,660 | 397,957 | |
1949 | 3,321,742 | 424,461 | |
1950 | 3,312,975 | 458,246 | |
1951 | 3,326,510 | 491,093 | |
1952 | 3,343,170 | 513,581 | |
1953 | 3,366,190 | 544,433 | |
1954 | 3,394,561 | 561,963 | |
1955 | 3,418,214 | 605,646 | |
1956 | 3,429,801 | 627,843 | |
1957 | 3,453,118 | 645,004 | |
1958 | 3,478,787 | 664,653 | |
1959 | 3,510,660 | 700,480 | |
1960 | 3,545,693 | 718,762 | |
1961 | 3,573,046 | 737,421 | |
1962 | 3,599,581 | 766,734 | |
1963 | 3,620,457 | 805,249 | |
1964 | 3,644,069 | 846,298 | |
1965 | 3,689,666 | 887,812 | |
1966 | 3,697,950 | 925,899 | |
1967 | 3,704,914 | 964,005 | |
1968 | 3,684,085 | 1,015,869 | |
1969 | 3,710,299 | 1,061,791 | |
1970 | 3,730,082 | 1,109,724 | |
1971 | 3,758,942 | 1,178,811 | |
1972 | 3,786,713 | 1,259,786 | |
1973 | 3,806,883 | 1,313,110 | |
1974 | 3,815,807 | 1,280,544 | |
1975 | 3,838,146 | 1,327,664 | |
1976 | 3,857,356 | 1,402,380 | |
1977 | 3,867,167 | 1,467,027 | |
1978 | 3,884,761 | 1,544,704 | |
1979 | 3,917,496 | 1,529,133 | |
1980 | 3,859,837 | 7,922,174 | 1,527,295 |
1981 | 3,852,473 | 7,856,560 | 1,555,308 |
1982 | 3,865,894 | 8,012,913 | 1,595,010 |
1983 | 3,879,617 | 8,055,068 | 1,652,788 |
1984 | 3,891,464 | 8,076,149 | 1,720,269 |
1985 | 3,863,912 | 8,017,994 | 1,774,826 |
1986 | 3,877,941 | 8,048,512 | 1,834,872 |
1987 | 3,873,992 | 8,051,015 | 1,921,204 |
1988 | 3,870,744 | 8,048,008 | 2,025,962 |
1989 | 3,876,865 | 8,062,952 | 2,096,487 |
1990 | 3,866,926 | 8,051,081 | 2,144,362 |
1991 | 3,883,920 | 8,087,793 | 2,172,050 |
1992 | 3,901,081 | 8,124,090 | 2,247,151 |
1993 | 3,905,211 | 8,132,196 | 2,296,378 |
1994 | 3,906,595 | 8,143,014 | 2,357,588 |
1995 | 3,912,344 | 8,158,253 | 2,422,823 |
1996 | 3,934,264 | 8,178,654 | 2,499,779 |
1997 | 3,960,500 | 8,242,437 | 2,568,404 |
1998 | 3,920,968 | 8,160,836 | 2,644,672 |
1999 | 3,932,017 | 8,177,983 | 2,707,236 |
2000 | 3,951,101 | 8,224,245 | 2,764,484 |
2001 | 3,963,265 | 8,251,865 | 2,813,416 |
2002 | 3,981,671 | 8,295,170 | 2,873,612 |
2003 | 3,990,899 | 8,315,121 | 2,908,778 |
2004 | 3,997,456 | 8,338,821 | 2,982,017 |
2005 | 4,011,628 | 8,338,821 | 3,009,218 |
2006 | 4,033,011 | 8,420,589 | 3,033,753 |
2007 | 4,048,518 | 8,491,789 | 3,049,027 |
2008 | 4,059,352 | 8,518,767 | 2,992,705 |
2009 | 4,067,396 | 8,577,179 | 2,975,804 |
2010 | 4,083,768 | 8,616,206 | 2,985,095 |
2011 | 4,094,447 | 8,602,666 | 2,964,720 |
2012 | 4,092,730 | 8,606,003 | 2,968,815 |
2013 | 4,115,462 | 8,656,070 | 2,988,323 |