Percent Miles of the NHS With Poor Pavement: 2011, 2019, 2020, and 2022

KEY: NHS = National Highway System

Figure

This bar graph shows the percent of miles of the National Highway System (NHS) with poor pavement. The x-axis represents the type of road and is divided by rural and urban NHS. The y-axis represents the percentage of miles of NHS with poor pavement. Urban roads have larger percentages of miles of NHS with poor pavement for interstates, non-interstates, and all NHS than rural roads. Urban NHS non-interstates have the most miles with poor pavement at around 23 percent in 2022.

Dataset Excel:

F1-2 Percent Miles of the NHS System with Poor Pavement.xlsx (31.22 KB)

Notes:

The total rural and urban NHS categories are a summary of the statistics of both the NHS interstate highways and noninterstate highways in each category including Puerto Rico. No data were reported for 2010 due to a change in the data model, so the data reported for 2011 were used. Poor condition is defined as any pavement with an IRI value greater than 170 inch/miles. No data were reported for 2021.NHS = National Highway System or the interstate highway system.

Description:

This bar chart is from the 2024 Transportation Statistics Annual Report.

Source:

U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Highway Statistics, Table HM-47, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/policyinformation/statistics.cfm as of August 2024.

Previous Editions:

Percent Miles of the NHS System with Poor Pavement: 2011 and 2017-2020

Publications:

Transportation Statistics Annual Report Figure 1-2

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Percent Miles of the NHS With Poor Pavement: 2011, 2019, 2020, and 2022