2-1 The Transportation Network: 2010
2-1 The Transportation Network: 2010
| Mode | Components |
|---|---|
| Highwaya | |
| Public roads | 47,002 miles of Interstate highway
(2009) 117,084 miles of other National Highway System roads (2008) 3,895,244 miles of other roads (2008) |
| Air | |
| Total airports: | 19,802 |
| Public use: | 5,175 |
| Private use: | 14,353 |
| Military: | 274 |
| Rail | |
| Miles of railroad operated | 95,700 miles by Class I freight
railroads in the United Statesb 12,000 miles by regional freight railroads 32,456 miles by local freight railroads 21,178 miles by Amtrak (passenger)c |
| Urban transit | |
| Directional route-milesd | Bus: 236,434e Trolley bus: 451e Commuter rail: 7,630 Heavy rail: 1,617 Light rail: 1,497 |
| Stations | Commuter rail: 1,225 Heavy rail: 1,041 Light rail: 848 |
| Water | |
| Navigable channels: | 25,320 miles |
| Ferry routes: | 697 directional route-miles |
| Commercial waterway facilitiesf | |
| Great Lakes: | 647 |
| Inland: | 1,949 |
| Ocean: | 5,588 |
| Lock chambers: | 238 |
| Pipeline | |
| Miles of oil pipe | Total oil: 176,271 |
| Miles of gas pipe | Transmission: 324,984 Distribution: 1,220,999 |
aHighway data are for years indicated. bThere are also 561 miles of railroad operated within the U.S. Class I freight railroad system that are owned by Canadian railroads. cApproximately 97 percent of the trackage on which Amtrak operates is owned by other railroads. dDirectional route-miles includes both directly operated and purchased transport service. eIncludes directional route-miles on exclusive right-of-way, controlled right-of-way, and mixed traffic. fSee Glossary for definitions
Sources: Highway—USDOT, FHWA, Highway Statistics 2009, table HM-18. Air—Public-use airports: FAA as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-3, as of October 2011. Airports serving large certificated carriers: USDOT, RITA, BTS, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers, Summary Tables, October 2011. Railroad—Association of American Railroads, Railroad Facts 2011. Transit—USDOT, Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database 2010, tables 21, 23, and 24 as of October 2011. Water—Commercial waterway facilities—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Navigation Data Center, The U.S. Waterway System Facts, November 2011. Navigable channels—U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, table 1-1 as of November 2011. Pipeline—PHMSA as cited in USDOT, RITA, BTS, National Transportation Statistics, tables 1-1 and 1-10 as of October 2011.