Table 1 The Transportation Network: 2003
Table 1 The Transportation Network: 2003
| Mode | Components |
|---|---|
| Highway | |
| Public roads |
46,769 miles of Interstate highway 115,032 miles of other National Highway System roads 3,828,046 miles of other roads |
| Air | |
| Public-use airports | 5,286 airports |
| Airports serving large certificated carriers (2002) |
29 large hub areasa (72 airports), 443 million enplaned passengers 33 medium hub areas (38 airports), 103 million enplaned passengers 63 small hub areas (71 airports), 43 million enplaned passengers 651 nonhub areas (664 airports), 16 million enplaned passengers |
| Rail | |
| Miles of railroad operated |
98,944 miles by Class I freight railroads in the United
Statesb 15,648 miles by regional freight railroads 26,347 miles by local freight railroads 23,000 miles by Amtrak (passenger)c |
| Urban transit (2002) | |
| Directional route-milesd | Bus: 185,216e Trolley bus: 468 Commuter rail: 4,440 Heavy rail: 1,572 Light rail: 943 |
| Stations | Commuter rail: 919 Heavy rail: 994 Light rail: 625 |
| Water | |
| Navigable channels | 26,000 miles of navigable waterways (2002) |
| Ferry routes | 487 (2000) |
| Commercial waterway facilitiesa (2002) | |
| Great Lakes |
600 deep-draft 154 shallow-draft |
| Inland | 2,361 shallow-draft |
| Ocean | 4,284 deep-draft 1,765 shallow-draft |
| Locks | 275 |
| Pipeline | |
| Oil |
Crude lines: 64,336 miles of pipe Product lines: 75,565 miles of pipe |
| Gas (2002) |
Transmission: 309,503 miles of pipe Distribution: 1,079,565 miles of pipe |
a See Glossary for definitions. b There are also 570 miles of railroad operated by U.S. Class I freight railroads in Canada and Mexico.
c The Amtrak mileage includes the 745 miles of trackage it owns and route-miles operated on the tracks of the freight railroads. d Directly operated service. Does not include contracted service. e Includes directional route-miles on exclusive right-of-way, controlled right-of-way, and mixed traffic.
Sources: Various sources, as cited in USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), National Transportation Statistics, available at http://www.bts.gov; Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 2003 (Washington, DC: 2004); USDOT, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics 2003 (Washington, DC: 2004), table HM-18; Oil & Gas Journal, Aug. 23, 2004; USDOT, Federal Transit Administration, 2002 National Transit Summaries and Trends, table 18 and appendix, available at www.ntdprogram.com; USDOT, BTS, "Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, Summary Tables, 12 Months Ending Dec. 31, 2002," 2004; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, The U.S. Waterway System Facts, December 2003 (Alexandria, VA: 2003).