Figure 1: Percent of Bridges by Highway Type
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Figure 1: Percent of Bridges by Highway Type
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| Number | Number of
Bridges % by Total Number |
|
|---|---|---|
| Rural | ||
| Interstate | 27,648 | 4.7% |
| Other Arterial | 76,456 | 12.9% |
| Collector | 143,470 | 24.1% |
| Local | 208,641 | 35.1% |
| Total Rural | 456,215 | 76.8% |
| Urban | ||
| Interstate | 27,929 | 4.7% |
| Other Arterial | 66,443 | 11.2% |
| Collector | 15,548 | 2.6% |
| Local | 27,940 | 4.7% |
| Total Urban | 137,860 | 23.2% |
NOTE: Percentages include the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2006 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance, Exhibit 2-16, p. 2-20, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policy/2006cpr/pdfs/chap2.pdf