Figure 1-1: Rural Road Conditions in Mississippi: 2000 ,,,, (Miles),,,, ,Interstate,Other Principal Arterial,Minor Arterial,Major Collector Total,558,"1,856","3,834","4,751" Very good ,85,169,21,143 Good,236,874,"1,195",220 Fair,108,774,"2,475",682 Mediocre ,102,31,142,"1,223" Poor,27,8,1,"2,483" (Percent),,,, ,Interstate ,Other principal arterial ,Minor arterial,Major collector Total,100,100,100,100 Very good ,15,9,1,3 Good,42,47,31,5 Fair,19,42,65,14 Mediocre ,18,2,4,26 Poor,5,0,0,52,,,,, "NOTE: Road condition is based on measured pavement roughness using the International Roughness Index (IRI). IRI is a measure of surface condition. A comprehensive measure of pavement condition would require data on other pavement distresses such as rutting, cracking, and faulting. ",,,,,,,,, "SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Washington, DC: annual editions, tables HM-63 and HM-64, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/ as of Feb. 1, 2002.",,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,