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Highway Statistics 2016

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Public Road Length - 2016 (1)
Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways
National Summary

September 18, 2017
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	27,795	95,932	123,726	304,949	428,675	181,999	610,674
County	-	369	369	215,993	216,362	1,360,054	1,576,416
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	1	104	105	10,928	11,033	545,292	556,325
Other Jurisdictions	1,337	395	1,732	2,967	4,700	46,589	51,289
Federal Agency	-	122	122	5,830	5,953	127,397	133,349
Total Rural	29,133	96,922	126,055	540,667	666,722	2,261,332	2,928,054
Small Urban Areas:
State Highway Agency	2,714	13,540	16,255	18,575	34,829	6,237	41,066
County	-	168	168	12,061	12,229	35,609	47,839
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	1	674	675	23,759	24,433	106,683	131,116
Other Jurisdictions	95	30	124	80	205	863	1,067
Federal Agency	-	7	7	90	97	1,040	1,137
Total Small Urban Area	2,810	14,420	17,229	54,565	71,794	150,431	222,226
Urbanized Areas:
State Highway Agency	14,994	42,903	57,897	44,683	102,580	26,142	128,722
County	-	4,337	4,337	50,458	54,795	145,426	200,221
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	17	14,085	14,102	109,625	123,726	524,539	648,265
Other Jurisdictions	1,238	974	2,212	619	2,831	2,562	5,392
Federal Agency	0	85	85	281	367	6,861	7,228
Total Urbanized Area	16,249	62,385	78,634	205,665	284,299	705,529	989,829
Total Urban:
State Highway Agency	17,708	56,444	74,152	63,258	137,410	32,378	169,788
County	-	4,506	4,506	62,519	67,024	181,035	248,060
Town, Township, Municipal (2)	17	14,759	14,777	133,383	148,160	631,222	779,382
Other Jurisdictions	1,333	1,004	2,336	699	3,035	3,424	6,460
Federal Agency	0	93	93	371	464	7,901	8,365
Total Urban	19,058	76,805	95,863	260,230	356,094	855,961	1,212,054
Total Rural and Urban	48,192	173,727	221,919	800,897	1,022,815	3,117,293	4,140,108

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

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

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Highway Statistics 2016

Public Road Length - 2016 (1) Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways National Summary

Public Road Length - 2016 (1)
Miles by Ownership and Federal-Aid Highways
National Summary