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Table 11-1
Domestic Physical System Extent
(Kilometers)
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| Road |
888,898 |
901,904 |
U |
239,235 |
307,983 |
312,301 |
6,244,000 |
6,296,000 |
6,331,000 |
| Paved |
297,411 |
317,919 |
U |
83,925 |
96,541 |
99,165 |
3,635,000 |
3,819,000 |
3,830,000 |
| Major road system |
N |
N |
N |
81,517 |
92,782 |
94,908 |
655,000 |
692,000 |
697,000 |
| Less than four lanes |
N |
N |
N |
75,995 |
83,772 |
85,346 |
451,000 |
468,000 |
470,000 |
| Four or more lanes |
15,516 |
16,571 |
U |
5,522 |
9,010 |
9,562 |
206,000 |
224,000 |
227,000 |
| Local |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
N |
2,980,000 |
3,125,000 |
3,133,000 |
| Unpaved |
591,487 |
583,985 |
U |
155,310 |
211,442 |
213,136 |
2,609,000 |
2,477,000 |
2,501,000 |
| Great Lakes |
2,662 |
2,662 |
2,662 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
7,000 |
7,000 |
7,000 |
| Inland waterwaysa |
2,825 |
2,825 |
2,825 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
42,000 |
42,000 |
42,000 |
| Pipeline |
274,151 |
309,772 |
314,124 |
18,003 |
15,616 |
15,529 |
2,278,262 |
2,353,910 |
2,364,985 |
| Gas |
239,078 |
272,871 |
277,166 |
12,954 |
11,455 |
11,346 |
1,942,308 |
2,031,237 |
2,042,312 |
| Oil |
35,073 |
36,901 |
36,959 |
5,049 |
4,161 |
4,183 |
335,954 |
322,673 |
322,673 |
| Railb |
86,880 |
80,326 |
77,387 |
26,361 |
26,613 |
26,612 |
321,988 |
290,356 |
284,818 |
| Transit rail |
N |
N |
N |
197 |
275 |
275 |
N |
6,329 |
6,961 |
aCommercially navigable.
bRail extent includes yard tracks, sidings and parallel lines.
KEY: N = Data are nonexistent. NA = Not applicable. U = Data are unavailable.
NOTES
All Countries
Road: The overall road total for Canada and the United States
includes all roads (highways, local, and others). Canada cannot disaggregate
its data for local roads into paved and unpaved, however.
Rail: Data include length of track, including yard tracks, sidings and parallel lines.
Transit rail: Data are one-way, fixed guideway.
Mexico
Road: Data do not include local roads.
Road, paved: Data include major roads plus minor rural roads.
SOURCES
Canada
Road: Transportation Association of Canada. Transportation in Canada: A Statistical Overview - 1995. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Great Lakes and inland waterways: Transport Canada. Marine Distance Library, 1997. (Ottawa, Ont.: 1998).
Pipeline: Statistics Canada. Oil Pipeline Transport, Catalogue
No. 55-201-XPB, and Gas Utilities, Transport and Distribution Systems,
Catalogue No. 57-205-XPB. (Ottawa, Ont.: various years).
Rail: Statistics Canada. Rail in Canada, Catalogue No. 52-216-XPB. (Ottawa, Ont.: various years).
Mexico
Road: Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. Dirección
General de Evaluación. Longitud de la Infraestructura Carretera, 1990,
1995 and 1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: various years).
Pipeline: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía
e Informática, based on data from the Petróleos Mexicanos, Subdirección
de Planeación and the Anuario Estadístico (various years).
(Aguascalientes, Ags.: various years).
Rail: Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México. Series Estadísticas 1990, 1995 and 1996. (Mexico City, D.F.: various years).
Transit: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía
e Informática, based on data collected by the Sistema de Transporte Colectivo
and the Sistema de Transporte Eléctrico in México City, the Sistema
de Transporte Colectivo de la Zona Metropolitana in Guadalajara, and the Sistema
de Transporte Colectivo in Monterrey. (Mexico City, D.F.: various years).
United States
Road: U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Unpublished data. (Washington, DC: 1998).
Great Lakes and inland waterways: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Navigation Data Center. Special tabulation. (New Orleans, LA: 1998).
Gas pipeline: American Gas Association. Gas Facts. (Arlington, VA: 1997).
Oil pipeline: Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc. Transportation in America. (Lansdowne, VA: 1997).
Freight rail: Association of American Railroads. Railroad Facts. (Washington, DC: 1997).
Intercity passenger rail: National Railroad Passenger Corp. Amtrak Annual Report 1996. (Washington, DC: 1996).
Transit rail: American Public Transit Association. Transit Fact book 1996. (Washington, DC: 1996).
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