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Rhode Island – 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) 1,053,209   0.3%
Total Land Area Square Miles (PS-1) 1,045   0.0%
Motor Fuel Usage (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Gasoline/Gasohol (Table MF-33GA) 395,776 87.6% 0.3%
Special Fuel (Table MF-33SF) 56,173 12.4% 0.2%
Total Fuel 451,949 100.0%  
Off Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 11,062 2.8% 0.3%
On Highway Gasoline (Table MF-21) 381,644 97.2% 0.3%
Public Road Length (Table HM-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 1,212 18.9% 0.0%
Urban 5,188 81.1% 0.5%
Total 6,400 100.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Functional System (HM-20) % D ist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 71 1.1% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 411 6.4% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 424 6.6% 0.2%
Collectors 887 13.9% 0.1%
Local 4,517 70.6% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 90 1.4% 0.7%
Total 6,400 100.0% 0.2%
Public Road Length (Miles) by Ownerhip (HM-10)
NOT PUBLISHED IN 2009
State Highway Agencies      
County      
Town/Townships      
Other Jurisdictions      
Federal      
Total      
Functional System Lane Length (HM-60) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 387 2.9% 0.2%
Other Principal Arterial 1,087 8.0% 0.2%
Minor Arterial 864 6.4% 0.2%
Collectors 1,779 13.2% 0.1%
Local 9,036 66.9% 0.2%
Other Freeways/Expressways 360 2.7% 0.6%
Total 13,513 100.0% 0.2%
Vehicle Miles Traveled – (Rural/Urban in Millions)) – (VM-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 873 10.6% 0.1%
Urban 7,377 89.4% 0.4%
Total 8,250 100.0% 0.3%
Vehicle Miles Traveled by Functional System (In Millions) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Interstate 2,146 26.0% 0.3%
Other Principal Arterial 2,282 27.7% 0.3%
Minor Arterial 1,311 15.9% 0.2%
Collectors 961 11.6% 0.2%
Local 313 3.8% 0.1%
Other Freeways/Expressways 1237 15.0% 0.5%
Total 8,250 100.0% 0.3%
Driver Licenses (DL-1C) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Male 366,831 49.17% 0.35%
Female 379,201 50.83% 0.36%
Total 746,032 100.00% 0.36%
Motor Fuel Tax Rates (MF-121T) (Cents)  
Gasoline $0.30 Tax Rates as
of Dec. 2009
Diesel $0.30
Gasohol $0.30

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 481,905 58.59% 0.36%
Trucks/Picks/SUVs 305,001 37.08% 0.28%
Buses 1,717 0.21% 0.20%
Total 788,623    
Motorcycles 33,875 4.12% 0.43%
Grand Total 822,498 100.00% 0.32%
Fatally Injured in Vehicle Crashes (FI-20) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Rural 17 20.48% 0.09%
Urban 38 45.78% 0.27%
Unknown 28 33.73% 7.27%
Total 83 100% 0.25%

Highway Finance ($000)

State Funding for Highways (Summary) – SF-21 (000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Receipts $366,708   26%
Disbursements $376,215   0.27%
State Revenues Used for Highways (SF-1) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway User Revenues $80,597 21.25% 0.13%
General Fund Appropriations $0 0.00% 0.00%
Other State Imposts $0 0.00% 0.00%
Miscellaneous $56,011 14.77% 0.65%
Bonds $52,985 13.97% 0.25%
Federal payments $189,600 50.00% 0.52%
Local payments $0 0.00% 0.00%
Total $379,193 100.00% 0.27%
State Disbursements for Highways (SF-2) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Capital Outlay $153,323 0.3944507 0.22%
Maintenance and Services $109,307 0.2812117 0.50%
Administration and Misc. $31,651 0.0814278 0.33%
Highway Law Enforcement & Safety $27,347 0.070355 0.33%
Interest $31,126 0.0800772 0.49%
Bond Retirement $23,461 0.0603576 0.29%
Grants-in-aid to Locals $12,485 0.0321199 0.07%
Total $388,700 60.55% 0.27%
Attributed Federal Trust Fund Receipts – 2009 ($000) % Dist. % Nat'l.
Highway Account $1,158,416 86.33% 3.84%
Mass Transit Account $183,424 13.67% 3.81%
Total $1,341,840 100.00% 3.84%

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