Table 1: Number of Highway Bridges by Owner, 1996-2006
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Table 1: Number of Highway Bridges by Owner, 1996-2006
Owner | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 |
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Federal | 6,250 | 7,452 | 8,010 | 9,049 | 8,425 | 8,355 |
State | 273,247 | 274,263 | 277,076 | 280,216 | 282,527 | 284,668 |
Local | 299,125 | 298,280 | 298,791 | 299,275 | 300,385 | 301,912 |
Private/railroad | 2,382 | 2,283 | 2,275 | 1,501 | 1,479 | 1,490 |
Unknown/unclassified | 484 | 441 | 415 | 400 | 397 | 375 |
Total | 581,488 | 582,719 | 586,567 | 590,441 | 593,213 | 596,800 |
NOTE: Numbers include the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory, Highway Bridges by Owner, various years. http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/owner.htm as of Aug. 14, 2007.