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Tennessee Fast Facts 2000

Tennessee Fast Facts 2000 Transportation System Extent

All public roads: 87,419 miles Interstate: 1,073 miles Road bridges: 19,404Class I railroad trackage: 2,331 milesInland waterways: 946 miles Public use airports: 80 (8 certificated for air carrier operations)1

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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...

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

Rick KowalewskiActing Director

William J. Chang Associate Director for Information Technology...

Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2001

Table 7-4: Motor-Fuel Use: 2001

(Millions of gallons)

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State Gasoline Highway use Gasoline Nonhighway use Special fuel (mainly diesel) Total use Private and commercial Public use Private and commercial Public use Private...

Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 2000

Table 7-3: Transportation Energy Consumption per Capita: 2000

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State Population (thousands) Petroleum All energy sources Total (trillion Btu) Per capita1 (million Btu) Total (trillion Btu) Per capita 1 (million Btu) Alabama 4,447 459...

Table 7-2: Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 2000

Table 7-2: Energy Consumption by End-Use Sector: 2000

(Trillion Btu)

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State Total energy consumed1 End-use sector2 Transportation End-use sector2 Residential End-use sector2 Commercial End-use sector2 Industrial Number Percent...