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West Virginia Fast Facts 2000

West Virginia Fast Facts 2000 Transportation System Extent

All public roads: 37,277 miles Interstate: 549 miles Road bridges: 6,724 Class I railroad trackage: 2,391 miles Inland waterways: 682 miles Public use airports: 39 (7 certificated for air carrier operations)1

Vehicles and...

I - Glossary

I - Glossary

British thermal unit (Btu): The amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit (F) at or near 39.2 degrees F and 1 atmosphere of pressure.

Certificated airport: An airport holding an operating certificate issued by the Federal...

H - Information on Data Sources

H - Information on Data Sources Airline freight and passenger data

The U.S. Department of Transportations (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) collects and compiles data on the volume of revenue passengers, freight, and mail traffic handled and reported by the nations large...

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Transportation

Norman Y. Mineta Secretary

Michael P. Jackson Deputy Secretary

Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Ashish K. Sen Director

Rick Kowalewski Deputy Director

Susan J. Lapham Associate Director for Statistical Programs...

Table 7-8: Highway Noise Barriers: 1999

Table 7-8: Highway Noise Barriers: 1999

Excel | CSV

State Total length (meters) Barrier cost ($ 1998) Alabama 0 0 Alaska 9,338 2,742,486 Arizona 48,593 15,130,670 Arkansas 1,989 653,497...

Table 7-4: Washington and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000

Table 7-4: Washington and U.S. Motor-Fuel Use: 2000

(Millions of gallons)

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Vehicle ownership Gasoline Highway use Gasoline Nonhighway use Special fuel (mainly diesel) Total use Washington United States Washington United...