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Table 3-2 Highway Transportation System: 2000, 2010, and 2013

Thursday, September 17, 2015

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  2000 2010 2013
Miles of public roads, total 3,936,222 4,067,076 4,115,462
Interstate 46,427 46,900 47,575
Other freeways and expressways 9,140 11,319 11,602
Other principal arterial 152,233 160,493 161,757
Minor arterial 227,364 242,815 243,872
Collectors 793,124 799,226 803,807
Local 2,707,934 2,806,322 2,846,848
Lane-miles of public roads, total 8,224,245 8,581,158 8,656,070
Number of bridges 587,135 604,460 607,708
Number of passenger vehicle registrations, total 217,798,592 239,299,994 245,279,466
Light-duty vehicle 212,706,399 230,444,440 236,010,230
Motorcycle 4,346,068 8,009,503 8,404,687
Bus 746,125 846,051 864,549

NOTE: Light-duty vehicles include passenger cars, light trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles regardless of wheelbase.

SOURCES: U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), Highway Statistics (multiple years), as cited in the USDOT. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS). National Transportation Statistics (NTS), tables 1-5, 1-6, 1-11, and 1-28, available at www.bts.gov as of March 2015.