1-1 The Transportation Network: 2008
1-1 The Transportation Network: 2008
| Mode | Components |
|---|---|
| Highway (2007) | |
| Public roads | 46,934 miles of Interstate highway 116,813 miles of other National Highway System roads 3,884,777 miles of other roads |
| Air | |
| Public-use airports | 5,202 airports |
| Airports serving large certificated carriers (enplaned passengers) | 25 large hub areasa (71 airports), 479 million passengers 38 medium hub areas (65 airports), 142 million passengers 70 small hub areas (87 airports), 54 million passengers 893 nonhub areas (927 airports), 22 million passengers |
| Rail (2007) | |
| Miles of railroad operated | 94,313 miles by Class I freight railroads in the United
Statesb 16,930 miles by regional freight railroads 28,891 miles by local freight railroads 21,708 miles by Amtrak (passenger)c |
| Urban transit | |
| Directional route-milesd | Bus: 150,899e Trolley bus: 456e Commuter rail: 3,876Heavy rail: 1,603 Light rail: 1,252 |
| Stations | Commuter rail: 1,189 Heavy rail: 1,041 Light rail: 787 |
| Water | |
| Navigable channels: | 25,320 miles (2007) |
| Ferry routes: | 682 directional route-miles |
| Commercial waterway facilitiesa | |
| Great Lakes: | 600 deep-draft, 154 shallow-draft |
| Inland: | 2,321 shallow-draft |
| Ocean: | 4,466 deep-draft, 2,043 shallow-draft |
| Lock chambers: | 257 |
| Pipeline | |
| Miles of oil pipe | Total oil: 169,322 |
| Miles of gas pipe | Transmission: 298,993 Distribution: 1,205,991 |
a See Glossary for definitions. b There are also 561 miles of railroad operated within the U.S. Class I freight railroad system that are owned by Canadian railroads. c Approximately 97% of the trackage on which Amtrak operates is owned by freight railroads. d Directional route-miles includes only 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: HighwayUSDOT, FHWA, Highway Statistics 2007 (Washington, DC: 2009), table HM-18. AirPublic-use airports: FAA as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, tables 1-03, available at http://www.bts.gov as of December 2009. Airports serving large certificated carriers: USDOT, RITA, BTS, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, Summary Tables, October 2009. RailAssociation of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2008. TransitUSDOT, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database 2008, tables 21, 23, and 24. Water: Commercial waterway facilitiesU.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, The U.S. Waterway System Facts, December 2007 (Alexandria, VA: 2008). Navigable channelsU.S. Army Corps of Engineers as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-1, available at http://www.bts.gov as of October 2009. PipelinePHMSA as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-10, available at http://www.bts.gov as of January 2010.