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Highway Statistics 2016

User's Guide

1. Executive Summary

1.1. FHWA Bulletin HF-10B   PDF

2. Introduction (PS-1)

2.1. Selected measures for identifying peer states PS-1 Excel PDF

3. Bridges

3.1. Overview
3.2. National tables
3.2.1 Bridges by Wearing Surface BR-3    
3.2.2 Bridge by Year Built BR-4    
3.2.3 Count, Area, Length of Bridges by Highway System BR-5    
3.2.4 Highway Bridge by Owner BR-6    
3.2.5 Material Type of Structure by State BR-7    
3.2.6 Count of Bridges by Structure Type BR-8    

4. Highway Infrastructure

4.1. Overview
4.2. Multi-year trends & charts
4.2.1. Public Road Mileage and VMT, 1920 - 2016 - Chart VMT-421C Excel PDF
4.2.2. Public Road Mileage, Lane Miles and VMT, 1980 - 2016 - Chart VMT-422C Excel PDF
4.2.3. Public road mileage by functional system, 1980 - 2016 HM-220 Excel PDF
4.2.4. Public road lane-miles by functional system, 1980 - 2016 HM-260 Excel PDF
4.3. National tables
4.3.1. Public road length by type of surface and ownership/functional system HM-12 Excel PDF
4.3.2. Public road length by ownership and Federal-aid highways HM-16 Excel PDF
4.3.3. Public road length by functional system and Federal-aid highways HM-18 Excel PDF
4.3.4. Federal-aid length by traffic lanes and access control HM-36    
4.3.5. Federal-aid length by lane width, access control, and average daily traffic volume HM-39    
4.3.6. Functional system length by lane width, access control, and average daily traffic volume HM-59    
4.4. State tables
4.4.1. Public roads
4.4.1.1. Length by ownership HM-10 Excel PDF
4.4.1.2. Length by functional system HM-20 Excel PDF
4.4.1.3. Length by functional system and ownership HM-50 Excel PDF
4.4.1.4. Estimated lane-miles by functional system HM-60 Excel PDF
4.4.1.5. Tolled Roadway Length HM-25    
4.4.2. Federal-aid Highway System
4.4.2.1. Length by ownership HM-14 Excel PDF
4.4.2.2. Length by functional system HM-15 Excel PDF
4.4.2.3. Length by type of surface HM-31    
4.4.2.4. Length by lane width HM-33    
4.4.2.5. Length by traffic lanes and access control HM-35    
4.4.2.6. Estimated lane-miles HM-48 Excel PDF
4.4.3. National Highway System
4.4.3.1. Length by open and not open to traffic HM-30 Excel PDF
4.4.3.2. Length by ownership HM-40 Excel PDF
4.4.3.3. Length by functional system HM-41 Excel PDF
4.4.3.4. Lane-miles by functional system HM-43 Excel PDF
4.4.3.5. Strategic Highway Network (STRAHNET) length HM-49 Excel PDF
4.4.4. Arterial and Collectors
4.4.4.1. Length by type of surface HM-51 Excel PDF
4.4.4.2. Length by lane width HM-53 Excel PDF
4.4.4.3. Length by traffic lanes and access control HM-55 Excel PDF
4.4.5. Urbanized area summaries
4.4.5.1. Length and daily vehicle-miles of travel HM-71 Excel PDF
4.4.5.2. Selected characteristics HM-72 Excel PDF
4.4.6. State highway agency-owned public roads
4.4.6.1. Estimated length by functional system HM-80 Excel PDF
4.4.6.2. Estimated lane-miles HM-81 Excel PDF

5. Highway Travel

5.1. Overview
5.2. Multi-year trends & charts
5.2.1 Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system, 1980-2016 VM-202 Excel PDF
5.2.2 Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways, 1957-2016 VM-203    
5.3. National tables
5.3.1. Vehicle miles of travel and related data, by highway category and vehicle type VM-1 Excel PDF
5.4. State tables
5.4.1. Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system VM-2 Excel PDF
5.4.2. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways VM-3 Excel PDF
5.4.3. Distribution of Annual Vehicle Distance Traveled VM-4    
5.4.4. Vehicle miles of travel by functional system HM-44 Excel PDF
5.4.5. Length by average daily traffic volume, Federal-aid highways HM-37 Excel PDF
5.4.6. Length by average daily traffic volume, Arterials and Collectors HM-57    

6. Travelers (or System Users)

6.1. Overview
6.2. Multi-year trends & charts
6.2.1. Licensed drivers, vehicle registrations, and resident population - Chart DV-1C Excel PDF

6.2.2. Licensed drivers, by State, 1949 -2016 (NEW)

DL-201 Excel PDF
6.2.3. Licensed drivers by sex and age group, 1963-2016 (NEW) DL-220 Excel PDF
6.3. State tables
6.3.1. Licensed drivers--Ratio of licensed drivers to population DL-1C Excel PDF
6.3.2. Licensed drivers, by sex and percentage in each age group DL-20 Excel PDF
6.3.3. Licensed drivers, by State, sex, and age group DL-22 Excel PDF

7. Vehicles

7.1. Overview
7.2. National tables
7.2.1. Vehicle registrations, fuel consumption, and vehicle miles of travel - Chart RC-1C    
7.3. State tables
7.3.1. State motor-vehicle registrations MV-1 Excel PDF
7.3.2. Publicly owned vehicles MV-7 Excel PDF
7.3.3. Truck and truck-tractor registrations MV-9 Excel PDF
7.3.4. Bus registrations MV-10 Excel PDF
7.3.5. Trailer and semi-trailer registrations MV-11  
7.3.6. State motor-vehicle and motor-carrier tax receipts MV-2    
7.3.7. Disposition of State motor-vehicle and motor-carrier tax receipts MV-3 Excel PDF

8. Motor Fuel

8.1. Overview
8.2. Multi-year trends & charts
8.2.1. Federal excise tax rates on motor fuels and lubricating oil FE-101A    
8.2.2. Federal excise tax rates on motor vehicles and related products FE-101B    
8.2.3. State tax rates on motor fuel 2003-2016 MF-205 Excel PDF
8.2.4. State motor fuel tax receipts 1961-2016 MF-201 Excel PDF
8.2.5. Net volume taxed (in gallons) 1961-2016 MF-202C Excel PDF
8.2.6. Net motor-fuel volume taxed, by State, 1950-2016 (NEW) MF-202 Excel PDF
8.2.7. Private and commercial highway use of special fuel, by State, 1949-2016 (NEW) MF-225 Excel PDF
8.2.8. Highway use of gasoline, by State, 1949-2016 (NEW) MF-226 Excel PDF
8.3. National tables
8.3.1. Federal highway user fees FE-21B    
8.3.2. Highway use of motor fuel - 2016 MF-27 Excel PDF
8.3.3. Special fuel as a percent of total highway use of motor fuel - Chart MF-23C Excel PDF
8.4. State tables
8.4.1. Motor-fuel volume taxed by States MF-2 Excel PDF
8.4.2. Motor-fuel use MF-21 Excel PDF
8.4.3. Non-highway use of gasoline MF-24 Excel PDF
8.4.4. Monthly gasoline reported by States MF-33GA Excel PDF
8.4.5. Monthly special fuel reported by State MF-33SF Excel PDF
8.4.6. State tax rates on motor fuel MF-121T Excel PDF
8.4.7. State motor-fuel taxes and related receipts MF-1 Excel PDF
8.4.8. Disposition of State motor-fuel tax receipts MF-3 Excel PDF

9. Revenue

9.1. Overview
9.2. Multi-year trends & charts
9.2.1. Net Revenues to the Federal Highway Trust Fund 1970 - 2016 FE-201    
9.2.2. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund 1957-2016 - Chart FE-210C Excel PDF
9.2.3. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund 1957-2016 FE-210 Excel PDF
9.3. National tables
9.3.1. Funding for highways and disposition of highway-user revenues HF-10 Excel PDF
9.3.2. Funding for highways and disposition of highway-user revenues HF-10A    
9.3.3. Total receipts for highways, by governmental unit - Chart REC-C Excel PDF
9.3.4. Status of the Federal Highway Trust Fund - 2016 FE-10 Excel PDF
9.4. State tables
9.4.1. Disposition of receipts from highway user taxes and tolls HDF    
9.4.2. Revenues used for highways, all units of government HF-1 Excel PDF
9.4.3. Federal Highway Trust Fund receipts attributable to highway users in each State FE-9 Excel PDF
9.4.4. Comparison of Federal Highway Trust Fund receipts attributable to the States and Federal-aid apportionments and allocations from the highway account FE-221 Excel PDF
9.4.5. Federal Highway Trust Fund Highway Account receipts attributable to the States and Federal-Aid apportionments and allocations from the highway account FE-221B Excel PDF
9.4.6. Disposition of receipts from State and highway-user imposts, including tolls SDF Excel PDF
9.4.7. Revenues used by States for highways SF-1 Excel PDF
9.4.8. Revenues used by States for State-administered highways SF-3 Excel PDF
9.4.9. Receipts of State-administered toll road and crossing facilities SF-3B Excel PDF
9.4.10. Disposition of receipts from State imposts on highway users DF Excel PDF
9.4.11. Summary state funding for highways SF-21 Excel PDF
9.4.12. Summary state funding for highways - Chart SF-21C Excel PDF
9.5. Local tables
9.5.1. Receipts of local toll facilities LGF-3B Excel PDF
9.5.2. Disposition of local government receipts from State and local highway-user imposts, including tolls LDF Excel PDF
9.5.3. Summary local government funding for highways LGF-21 Excel PDF
9.5.4. Revenues used by local governments for highways LGF-1 Excel PDF
9.5.5. Funding for direct State mass transit activities MT-1A    
9.5.6. Funding for State grants-in-aid for mass transit MT-1B    

10. Debt Obligations for Highways

10.1. Overview
10.2. Multi-year trends & charts
10.3. National tables
10.3.1. Long-term highway obligations for all units of government HB-2    
10.4. State tables
10.4.1. State Obligations for Highway (total), issued or assumed during year SB-1    
10.4.2. Change in indebtedness, state highways SB-2 Excel PDF
10.4.3. Change in indebtedness, local highways SB-2L    
10.4.4. Change in indebtedness, toll roads and crossings SB-2T Excel PDF
10.4.5. Funding for debt service, state highways SB-3 Excel PDF
10.4.6. Funding for debt service, local highways SB-3L    
10.4.7. Funding for debt service, toll roads and crossings SB-3T Excel PDF
10.5. Local tables
10.5.1. Change in indebtedness, local highways LGB-2 Excel PDF
10.5.2. Change in indebtedness, local toll facilities LGB-2T Excel PDF

11. Apportionments, Obligations, and Expenditures

11.1. Overview
11.2. Multi-year trends & charts
11.2.1. Highway expenditures, all units of government, current and constant dollars - Chart PT-3C    
11.2.2. Total disbursements for highways, by governmental units - Chart DISB-C Excel PDF
11.2.3. Obligation of Federal Funds for Roadway Projects - Chart FAPIE-2    
11.2.4. Obligation of Federal Funds for Roadway Projects by Improvement Type - Chart FAPIE-4    
11.2.5. Price trends for Federal-aid highway construction - Chart PT-1    
11.2.6. Average distribution of costs on contracts completed - Chart PT-2    
11.2.7. Federal Share of Capital Expenditures, by state - Map HF-202FS    
11.3. National tables
11.3.1. Highway apportionment formulas FA-4A Excel PDF
11.3.2. Receipts and expenditures for highways by Federal agencies-Summary FA-5 Excel PDF
11.3.3. Obligation of National Highway System and Surface Transportation Program funds by system and improvement type FA-6  
11.3.4. Obligation on National Highway System and total funds for all systems by functional and improvement type FA-6A Excel PDF
11.3.5. Obligation of Federal-aid highway funds by functional system and improvement type FA-10 Excel PDF
11.4. State tables
11.4.1. Apportionments and allocations
11.4.1.1. Federal-aid highway fund apportionments FA-4 Excel PDF
11.4.2. Obligations
11.4.2.1. Obligation of Federal-aid highway funds FA-4B Excel PDF
11.4.2.2. Obligation of Federal-aid highway funds by functional system FA-4C Excel PDF
11.4.2.3. Uses of Surface Transportation Program funds for projects not on the National Highway System (by improvement category) STP-1 Excel PDF
11.4.2.4. Uses of Surface Transportation Program funds for projects not on the National Highway System (by functional system) STP-1A    
11.4.3. Expenditures
11.4.3.1. Total disbursements for highways, all units of government HF-2 Excel PDF
11.4.3.2. Expenditure of Federal funds administered by the Federal Highway Administration FA-3 Excel PDF
11.4.3.3. Disbursements by States for highways SF-2 Excel PDF
11.4.3.4. Disbursements by States for State-administered highways SF-4 Excel PDF
11.4.3.5. Disbursements by States for State-administered, classified by function SF-4C Excel PDF
11.4.3.6. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by functional system and area SF-12 Excel PDF
11.4.3.7. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by improvement type SF-12A Excel PDF
11.4.3.8. State capital outlay and maintenance, classified by Federal-aid system SF-12B Excel PDF
11.4.3.9. Disbursements of State toll road and crossing facilities SF-4B Excel PDF
11.4.3.10. Disbursements of local toll facilities LGF-4B Excel PDF
11.5. Local tables
11.5.1. Disbursements by local governments for highways LGF-2 Excel PDF
11.5.2. Funding for State grants-in-aid for local roads and streets SF-5A Excel PDF
11.5.3. State expenditures and grants-in-aid for local roads and streets SF-6 Excel PDF

12. Conditions and Safety

12.1. Overview
12.2. Multi-year trends & charts
12.2.1. Motor vehicle traffic fatalities (1900 - 2016) FI-200    
12.2.2. Summary of persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Federal-aid highways FI-210 Excel PDF
12.2.3. Summary of persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Functional system FI-220 Excel PDF
12.3. National tables
12.3.1. Fatality rate per 100 million annual VMT by Functional system FI-30 Excel PDF
12.4. State tables
12.4.1. Length by present serviceability rating (pavement condition)/measured pavement roughness—Major Collectors and Urban Minor Arterials and Collectors HM-63 Excel PDF
12.4.2. Length by measured pavement roughness—All Principal Arterials and rural Minor Arterials HM-64 Excel PDF
12.4.3. Pavement roughness details HM-66    
12.4.4. Persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Federal-aid highways FI-10 Excel PDF
12.4.5. Persons fatally injured in motor vehicle crashes, by Functional system FI-20 Excel PDF
12.5. Urbanized area summaries
12.5.1. Functional system length, miles by measured pavement roughness / present serviceability rating HM-73 Excel PDF
12.5.2. Functional system travel, daily vehicle - miles of travel by measured pavement roughness / present serviceability rating HM-74 Excel PDF

13. Performance Indicators

13.1. Overview
13.2. Multi-year trends & charts
13.2.1. System travel density trends (weighted average AADT per lane) - Chart TC-201C Excel PDF
13.3. State tables
13.3.1. Length by volume-service flow ratio, NHS HM-42    
13.3.2. Length by measured pavement roughness, NHS HM-47 Excel PDF
13.3.3. Daily travel by measured pavement roughness, NHS HM-47A Excel PDF
13.3.4. Length by volume-service flow ratio, all functional systems HM-61    
13.3.5. Weighted average daily traffic per lane HM-62 Excel PDF

14. International and Metric

14.1. Overview
14.2. International Tables
14.2.1. Motor Fuel Tax Rates for Selected Countries IN-1    
14.2.2. Social and Demographic Characteristics for Selected Countries IN-2    
14.2.3. Road System Measures for Selected Countries (Metric) IN-3 Excel PDF
14.2.4. Transportation Indicators for Selected Countries (Metric) IN-4    
14.2.5. Vehicle Travel by Selected Country (Metric) IN-5    
14.3. Metric Tables
14.3.1. Public road length by type of surface and ownership/functional system (metric) HM-12M Excel PDF
14.3.2. Public road length by ownership and Federal-aid highways (metric) HM-16M Excel PDF
14.3.3. Public road length by functional system and Federal-aid highways (metric) HM-18M Excel PDF
14.3.4. Federal-aid length by traffic lanes and access control (metric) HM-36M    
14.3.5. Length by ownership (metric) HM-10M Excel PDF
14.3.6. Length by functional system (metric) HM-20M Excel PDF
14.3.7. Length by functional system and ownership (metric) HM-50M Excel PDF
14.3.8. Estimated lane-miles by functional system (metric) HM-60M Excel PDF
14.3.9. Length by ownership (metric) HM-14M Excel PDF
14.3.10. Length by functional system (metric) HM-15M Excel PDF
14.3.11. Length by open and not open to traffic (metric) HM-30M Excel PDF
14.3.12. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways (metric) VM-1M    
14.3.13. Vehicle-miles of travel, by Federal-aid highways (metric) VM-2M Excel PDF
14.3.14. Vehicle-miles of travel, by functional system (metric) VM-3M Excel PDF
14.3.15. Motor-fuel use (metric) MF21-M    

15. Footnotes

16. Glossary

17. Appendices

17.1. Appendix A: Original Tables (original format for modified tables)
17.2. Appendix B: Discontinued Tables
17.2.1. Revenues used by States for local roads and streets SF-5    
17.2.2. Receipts and expenditures for highways by Federal agencies-summary 2007 revised FA-5R    
17.2.3. Summary receipts and expenditures for highways FA-21    
17.2.4. Selected data used in apportionments for Fiscal Year 2014 FA-4E  
17.2.5. Federal-aid highway fund allocations FA-4D    

 

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