2 Moving People

The U.S. transportation system makes personal mobility possible. Every day people use the transportation system to get to and from work, school, and shopping and for recreation, social, and personal purposes.

1-7 Structurally Deficient Bridges by State: 2013

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Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi.cfm as of September 2014.

1-6 Structurally Deficient Bridges: 1990–2013

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Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory, available at www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi.cfm as of September 2014.

1-5 National Highway System Pavement Condition

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Note: Pavement condition is measured by the International Roughness Index (IRI).

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, 2013 Status of the Nation...

1-4 Airport Runway Pavement Condition

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Note: National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) airports include commercial service airports, reliever airports, and selected general aviation airports.

Source: As cited in U.S....

1-3 Transportation Vehicles

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1-2 Transportation Facilities

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1-1 Transportation Network Length

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1 Infrastructure

The U.S. transportation system consists of a vast network of roads, bridges, airports, railroads, transit systems, ports, waterways, and pipelines. The American people rely on this interconnected system to get to work, travel, conduct business, and ship goods. The transportation system links...

A Closer Look: Jan. 2007–Dec. 2013

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aNonfarm payroll employment.

Key: GDP = gross domestic product.

Note: Graph scales are not comparable.

Sources: GDP–U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic...