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Chart VMT-422C
| Year | Public Road Mileage |
Lane Miles |
VMT (in millions) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2014 | 4,194,257 | 8,830,511 | 3,040,220 |
| 2015 | 4,171,417 | 8,801,049 | 3,109,937 |
| 2016 | 4,140,108 | 8,711,076 | 3,174,408 |
| 2017 | 4,184,471 | 8,804,092 | 3,224,707 |