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Highway Statistics 2015

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Public Road Length - 2015 (1)
Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways
National Summary

December 2016
Table HM-16

OWNERSHIP	FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS					NON- FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS	TOTAL
	NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM			OTHER	TOTAL
	INTERSTATE	OTHER	TOTAL	OTHER	TOTAL
Rural:
State Highway Agency	27,630	95,703	123,334	305,686	429,019	181,532	610,551
County	-	387	387	216,105	216,492	1,370,380	1,586,872
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	-	69	69	11,084	11,153	546,548	557,701
Other Jurisdictions (3)	1,360	376	1,735	2,866	4,601	46,997	51,598
Federal Agency	-	139	139	5,902	6,041	132,750	138,791
Total Rural	28,990	96,674	125,664	541,642	667,307	2,278,206	2,945,513
Small Urban Areas:
State Highway Agency	2,685	13,859	16,544	18,312	34,856	6,335	41,191
County	-	179	179	11,927	12,106	36,043	48,150
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	-	694	694	23,523	24,218	106,909	131,126
Other Jurisdictions (3)	91	25	116	92	207	926	1,133
Federal Agency	-	5	5	300	305	798	1,103
Total Small Urban Area	2,776	14,762	17,538	54,155	71,692	151,011	222,703
Urbanized Areas:
State Highway Agency	15,047	43,374	58,421	44,312	102,733	26,356	129,089
County	-	4,324	4,324	49,563	53,888	144,818	198,706
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	17	14,462	14,479	109,176	123,655	523,508	647,163
Other Jurisdictions (3)	1,223	1,005	2,228	678	2,907	2,622	5,529
Federal Agency	-	88	88	298	386	5,638	6,024
Total Urbanized Area	16,287	63,253	79,541	204,028	283,569	702,943	986,511
Total Urban:
State Highway Agency	17,733	57,233	74,965	62,624	137,589	32,691	170,280
County	-	4,504	4,504	61,490	65,994	180,862	246,856
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	17	15,156	15,173	132,700	147,873	630,417	778,289
Other Jurisdictions (3)	1,314	1,030	2,344	770	3,114	3,548	6,662
Federal Agency	-	93	93	599	692	6,436	7,127
Total Urban	19,063	78,015	97,078	258,182	355,261	853,953	1,209,214
Total Rural and Urban	48,053	174,690	222,743	799,825	1,022,567	3,132,160	4,154,727

(1) Includes the 50 States and the District of Columbia.

(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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Highway Statistics 2015

Public Road Length - 2015 (1) Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways National Summary

Public Road Length - 2015 (1)
Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways
National Summary