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High Function Roads with Poor Pavement Condition Rural vs Urban 2011 2019 2020 and 2022

Figure

This bar graph compares the percentage of rural and urban high-function roads with poor pavement. Urban high-function roads have worse pavement condition than rural roads. The percentage of high-function urban roads with poor pavement conditions have decreased from 2011 to 2022, from 21 percent to 19 percent. Rural roads have remained around 5 percent.

Dataset Excel:

F1-3 Rural v. Urban High Function Roads with Poor Pavement Condition.xlsx (42.76 KB)

Notes:

The higher functionally classified roads in the urban category include interstates, other freeways and expressways, other principal arterials, and minor arterials for the entire road network. For the rural classified roads, the functional classification includes interstates and other principal arterials including those for Puerto Rico. No data were reported for 2010 due to a change in the data model, so the data reported for 2011 were used for this period. No data were reported for 2021. Poor condition is defined as any pavement with an IRI value
greater than 170 inch/miles.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, table HM-64, available at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of July 2024.

Previous Editions:
High Function Roads with Poor Pavement Condition Rural v. Urban 2011 2019 2020
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