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Maine – State Statistical Abstracts 2009 – Office of Highway Policy Information – FHWA

Highway Statistics Series

State Statistical Abstracts 2009

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Population / Land Area   Distri-bution % of National
Total Population – (Table DL-1C) 1,318,301   0.4%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 30,862   0.9%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 678,217 77.4% 0.5%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 198,394 22.6% 0.6%
Total Fuel 876,611 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 17,964 2.7% 0.5%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 646,536 97.3% 0.5%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 19,843 86.9% 0.7%
Urban 2,996 13.1% 0.3%
Total 22,839 100.0% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 367 1.6% 0.8%
Other Principal Arterial 929 4.1% 0.6%
Minor Arterial 1,249 5.5% 0.5%
Collectors 5,930 26.0% 0.7%
Local 14,343 62.8% 0.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 21 0.1% 0.2%
Total 22,839 100.0% 0.6%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
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Other Jurisdictions      
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Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 1,533 3.3% 0.7%
Other Principal Arterial 1,995 4.3% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 2,597 5.6% 0.5%
Collectors 11,883 25.4% 0.7%
Local 28,687 61.3% 0.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 76 0.2% 0.1%
Total 46,771 100.0% 0.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 10,442 72.1% 1.1%
Urban 4,049 27.9% 0.2%
Total 14,491 100.0% 0.5%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,976 20.5% 0.4%
Other Principal Arterial 2,632 18.2% 0.4%
Minor Arterial 2,695 18.6% 0.5%
Collectors 4,177 28.8% 1.0%
Local 1,855 12.8% 0.5%
Other Freeways/Expressways 156 1.1% 0.1%
Total 14,491 100.0% 0.5%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 502,594 49.59% 0.48%
Female 510,939 50.41% 0.48%
Total 1,013,533 100.00% 0.48%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.295 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.307
Gasohol $0.230

NOTE: Tax rates do not include Federal gas tax of 18.4 cents or diesel of 24.4 cents

Vehicle Registrations (MV-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Autos 538,469 48.48% 0.40%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 513,865 46.27% 0.46%
Buses 3,586 0.32% 0.43%
Total 1,055,920    
Motorcycles 54,762 4.93% 0.69%
Grand Total 1,110,682 100.00% 0.44%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 147 92.45% 0.77%
Urban 12 7.55% 0.08%
Unknown 0 0.00% 0.00%
Total 159 100% 0.47%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $696,209   0.50%
Disbursements $652,234   0.46%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $419,060 60.19% 0.69%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $32,961 4.73% 0.38%
Bonds $88,695 12.74% 0.42%
Federal payments $155,493 22.33% 0.43%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $696,209 100.00% 0.49%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $299,913 0.4598242 0.42%
Maintenance and Services $220,807 0.3385395 1.02%
Administration and Misc. $24,331 0.0373041 0.26%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $34,678 0.053168 0.42%
Interest $24,388 0.0373915 0.39%
Bond Retirement $23,310 0.0357387 0.29%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $24,807 0.0380339 0.13%
Total $652,234 54.02% 0.45%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $154,216 86.46% 0.51%
Mass Transit Account $24,151 13.54% 0.50%
Total $178,367 100.00% 0.51%

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