FIGURE 3 Public Road Mileage and Highway Vehicle-Miles Traveled (VMT): 1970–2013
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| Year | Highway VMT Millions | Public Road Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,120,328 | 3,730,082 |
| 1971 | 1,185,615 | 3,758,942 |
| 1972 | 1,268,362 | 3,786,713 |
| 1973 | 1,308,288 | 3,806,883 |
| 1974 | 1,289,645 | 3,815,807 |
| 1975 | 1,330,075 | 3,838,146 |
| 1976 | 1,409,163 | 3,857,356 |
| 1977 | 1,463,409 | 3,867,167 |
| 1978 | 1,548,212 | 3,884,761 |
| 1979 | 1,529,132 | 3,917,496 |
| 1980 | 1,520,856 | 3,859,837 |
| 1981 | 1,550,270 | 3,852,473 |
| 1982 | 1,592,481 | 3,865,894 |
| 1983 | 1,649,106 | 3,879,617 |
| 1984 | 1,716,768 | 3,891,464 |
| 1985 | 1,774,762 | 3,863,912 |
| 1986 | 1,838,241 | 3,877,941 |
| 1987 | 1,924,327 | 3,873,992 |
| 1988 | 2,025,586 | 3,870,744 |
| 1989 | 2,107,040 | 3,876,865 |
| 1990 | 2,147,501 | 3,866,926 |
| 1991 | 2,172,214 | 3,883,920 |
| 1992 | 2,247,152 | 3,901,081 |
| 1993 | 2,296,705 | 3,905,211 |
| 1994 | 2,357,588 | 3,906,595 |
| 1995 | 2,422,774 | 3,912,344 |
| 1996 | 2,482,201 | 3,934,264 |
| 1997 | 2,560,373 | 3,960,500 |
| 1998 | 2,625,364 | 3,920,968 |
| 1999 | 2,679,458 | 3,932,017 |
| 2000 | 2,746,926 | 3,951,101 |
| 2001 | 2,795,610 | 3,963,265 |
| 2002 | 2,855,509 | 3,981,671 |
| 2003 | 2,890,221 | 3,990,899 |
| 2004 | 2,964,789 | 3,997,456 |
| 2005 | 2,989,428 | 4,011,628 |
| 2006 | 3,014,371 | 4,033,011 |
| 2007 | 3,031,122 | 4,048,518 |
| 2008 | 2,976,529 | 4,059,352 |
| 2009 | 2,956,762 | 4,067,396 |
| 2010 | 2,966,963 | 4,083,768 |
| 2011 | 2,945,815 | 4,094,447 |
| 2012 | 2,969,433 | 4,092,730 |
| 2013 | 2,988,324 | 4,115,462 |
NOTES: Data for 2007 and later years are not comparable to previous years due to changes in methodology.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, VM-1, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of May 2015.