Table 1 The Transportation Network: 2004
Table 1 The Transportation Network: 2004
| Mode | Components |
|---|---|
| Highway | |
| Public roads |
46,837 miles of
Interstate highway 115,319 miles of other National Highway System roads 3,835,305 miles of other roads |
| Air | |
| Public-use airports | 5,288 airports |
| Airports serving large certificated carriers |
27 large hub areasa (70 airports), 467
million enplaned passengers 35 medium hub areas (58 airports), 127 million enplaned passengers 68 small hub areas (83 airports), 53 million enplaned passengers 970 nonhub areas (1,009 airports), 22 million enplaned passengers |
| Rail | |
| Miles of railroad operated |
97,496 miles by Class I
freight railroads in the United Statesb 15,641 miles by regional freight railroads 27,109 miles by local freight railroads 23,000 miles by Amtrak (passenger)c |
| Urban transit (2003) | |
| Directional route-milesd |
Bus: 165,854e Trolley bus: 425 Commuter rail: 4,407 Heavy rail: 1,597 Light rail: 1,097 |
| Stations |
Commuter rail: 1,153 Heavy rail: 1,023 Light rail: 723 |
| Water | |
| Navigable channels | 26,000 miles (2003) |
| Ferry routesf | 487 (2000) |
| Commercial waterway facilitiesa | |
| Great Lakes | 600 deep-draft 154 shallow-draft |
| Inland | 2,361 shallow-draft |
| Ocean | 4,287 deep-draft 1,770 shallow-draft |
| Locks | Locks: 257 |
| Pipeline | |
| Oil |
Crude lines: 65,942 miles of
pipe Product lines: 76,258 miles of pipe |
| Gas (2003) |
Transmission: 304,000 miles of
pipe Distribution: 1,097,900 miles of pipe |
a See Glossary for definitions. b There are also 560 miles of railroad operated within the U.S. Class I freight railroad system that are owned by Canada. 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, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, available at http://www.bts.gov; Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts, 2005 (Washington, DC: 2005); USDOT, FHWA, Highway Statistics 2004 (Washington, DC: 2005), table HM-18; Oil & Gas Journal, Sept. 12, 2005; USDOT, Federal Transit Administration, 2003 National Transit Summaries and Trends, tables 21, 23, 24, and appendix, available at www.ntdprogram.com; USDOT, RITA, BTS, "Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, Summary Tables, 12 Months Ending Dec. 31, 2004," 2005; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, The U.S. Waterway System Facts, December 2004 (Alexandria, VA: 2004).