19. Public Roads and MotorVehicJes No. 535.-RuRAL ROAns IN THE UNITEn STATES-ApPROXIMATE MILEAGE: 1921

TO 1944 [In thousands of miles. Rural roads include roads outside ofincorporated areas and certain of the more populous

uulncorporated areas. Figures cover continental U. S. ancl refer to existing mileage at end of calendar year)

TYPE AND CONTROL 1921 1925 1930 1935 1910 1942 1943 19H

------------------------Ali rurnl roads, totaL _______________ 2,925 3,006 a,009" 3,032 2,990 3,004 3,005 3,005

Primary State hlghways ___________________ } 203 276 324 { 332

320 334 333 336 Secondary State highwnys _________________ 58 81 84 83 83 Oounty roads under State controL ________ --2;722- -T6S5- U5 114 115 117 117 Oounty and local roads , ___________________ 2,731 2,627 2,466 2,471 2,472 2,470

Surfaced rUTal roads, tot.L _________ 387 521 694 I,OG3 1,340 1,40G 1,421 1, .130 Prlmo.ry State hlghways ___________________ } 84 145 227 { 280 302 300 310 312 Secondury State hlghways _________________ 39 65 70 60 60 County roads under Stato controL ________ ----803- ----370- ----.jar 38 55 58 63 63 County and local roads 1 __ . ________________ 700 918 960 070 08U

NonsurCnced rural ronds, to '01 2 ______ 2,538 2,485 2,315 1,969 1,650 1,598 1,527 1,517 Primary State hlghways ___________________

} 110 130 07 { 52 27 25 23 23

Secondary St"te highways _________________ 19 16 14 14 14 County roads under State contro1- ________ --2;355- --2;iis- 77 60 67 54 54 County and local roads I , _________________ 2,419 1,821 1,648 1,602 1,436 1,426

I Includes mileage In national Bnd Stata parks, iorests, reservations, ate., not incltHled as part 01 State highway systems." "

, Includes mileage not clsssified by type of surface. Source: Federo.l Works Agency, Public Roads Administration; annual statoments on status 01 highways.

No. /S36~-STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS-EXIS'l'ING MILEAGB,' MILEAGE BUILT, F:UNDS A VAILAl3LE AND DISl3URSEMENTS: 1930 '1'0 1945

(Figures cover continontal U. S. and rofer to calendar yours [or most States]

ITEM 1930 1935 1940 1942 1943 1944 "1945

-----------------------Total miletlge at end o(year ___ ,_ '321,496 523,474 551,7G6 563,520 6G5,644 567,177 573,234 ----------- ----------

Mileage under State controL _________ (') 620,351 548,400 560,231 562,406 564,174 570,239 Primary State' highway systems ___ 1324,406 331,867 320,472 334,033 333,060 334,534 338,310

Nonsurfaccd roads _______ ~ ____ 'OB,276 62,060 26,001 24,638 23,258 22,044 22,873 Surftlced roads. _______________ , 226,221 270,807 '302,481 300,305 309,811 311,590 315,437 , Low typo 4 ________________ , 1

RURAL ROADS 491

No. 1S37.-ExISTING RURAL ROAD MILEAGE, llY TYPE AND BY GOVERNMENTA.L CONTROL, BY STATES, END OF 1944

[Rural roacts Inolnde roads outside incorporated areas and ccrtain more populous unincorporated areas. State highway mileage data are from State reports lor calendar year 1944. Other mileage data are from State aud planning survey reports for calendar year 1943 or 1944, except for a few States forwhlob latest avallablodata Bre for earlier yoars)

TYPE GOVEJl.N)IENTAL CONTROL

STATE Total Surfaced --------------------- Nonsur- State Local Federal' Low High faced Total type 1 type 1

------- ------- ------------ ------ ------- -----Continental

United SIn!08 ___ 33,005,076 1,429,658 1,235,971 193,687 1,516,991 (538,504 2,396,90G 69,666 ------- ------- ------ ------- ------ ------ -------Alahnms ________________ 50,834 40,009 38,578 1,431 10,825 6, a91 53,125 318 Arlzona _________________ 20,062 6,840, 6,311 638 22,213 3,772 15,604 9,781i Arkansns ________________ 55,084 20,870 19,120 1,750 34,214 0,172 '4ll,912 (') Oalifornia _______________ 3 07,943 52,856 45,053 7,802 45,068 12,706 74,937 10,300 Colorado __ : _____________ 75,691 10,234 15,743 491 09,057 11,857 (l2,Q40 788 Connectlcut _____________ 10,918 8,781 6,482 2,209 2,137 2,074 8,244 -.--.-----Delaware.' __________ .: ___ 3,739 2,023 2,033 800 810 3,730 ---27;816- -----i;i26 Florida _________________ 30,402 14,764 12,802 1,872 21,638 7,4UO Georgla __ c ______________ 98,195 28,122 23, li90 4,532 70,073 12,6.94 85, liOl ----------Idobo ________________ , __ 35,936 16, lOG 11i,067 220 19,739 4,987 24,796 6,162

llUno!s __________________ 104,861 81,033 09,129 11,904 23,328 10,181 04,180 ----------Indluna _________________ 381,170 60,771 UO,072 8,790 10,520 9,403 71,086 ----------IoWa ____________________ 101,567 li7, li19 51,968 1i,551 44,048 8,700 92,807 -.----.---Kansas __________________ 120,420 30,097 34,254 1,843 93,329 9,368 120,043 16 Ketltncky _______________ 57,266 30,034 28,166 2,409 26, 1i31 9,689 46,60B .878 Louisiana _______________ 30,984 20,975 16,001 3,081 16,009 17,612 19,372 ----------Malne __________________ 20,629 16,945 10,200 741i 3,084 8,922 11,611 96 M.ryland _______________ 16,710 10,710 7,259 3,490 5,961 4.,320 12,305 85

MassllchuseLts ___ ~ ______ 17,280 16,094 13,119 2,975 1,196 1,707 15,492 ----- ...... ---Michlgan _______________ 01,708 61,538 55,547 5,991 30,230 8,a80 83,370 -------- --Minnesota ______________ 8109,530 48,117 45,2UO 2,917 4,250 10,806 07,578 1, Ii;! Mlsslssll?pL ____________ UO,753 32,023 20,212 2,811 28,730 6,013 53,711 1,029 Mlssollrl. _______________ 116,826 53,009 49,308 4,601 62,827 15,406 100,650 770 Montons ________________ 09,244 16,033 16,901 32 52,311 7,770 56,257 5,208 Nobraska _______________ 100,952 25,485 24,259 1,226 75,467 8,893 91,800 21m Navada _________________ 23,392 3,766 3,721 45 19,626 5,428 17,9&4 ----------New'Hampshire_. ____ :_ 12,502 8,225 1,772 453 4,277 3,509 S,884 100 ·New Jersey ______ , ______ 20,358 _ 15,130, 11,172 3,958 -5,.228 . 1,723- 18,035 ----------Now Mexieo ____________ 61,931 8,232 7,004 328 53,099 9,270' 48,793 3,863 New York ______________ 84,-013 58,974 • ·30,284 28,600 25;039 i 14,145 i 69,868 --.-.-----Nortb OarolinB _________ 59,081 34,656 29,933 4,723 25,325 58,712

:-107,'347' 1,269 North nnkotac __________ 114,,069 24,167, 24,133 24 90,.512 6,908' 414 Ohio, ___ • _______________ 85,782 74,3BO, 03,306 11,000 11,416' 16,158 . - - '69,624- ----------Oklahoma ______________ 102,101 10,033 13,274 3,659 85,231 1l,210 1l1,729 1,225 Oregon __________________ 49,437 21,013 17,058 3,355 28,424 7,370 30,525 11,633 , PelIDsylvauia ___________ 87,846 48,210 30,510 17,709 39,627 38,510 40,260 80

!tho(le Island ___________ 2,507 2,136 1,537 599 371 772 1,735 -----.----South Oarolina __________ 45,167 15,729 13,344 2,3B5 29,738 11,178 34,289 ------_._-South Dakota ___________ 09,847 25,776 25,459 317 74,071 6,020 92,661 1,166 Tennessee _______________ 04,912 47,706 44,535 3,261 17,116 7,010 56,734 668 Texas ___________________ 192,391 63,892 60,461 13,431 128,499 23,462 108,029 ----._--. -Utah ____________________ 324,021 8,211 7,787 424 15,536 4.869 16,400 3,652 Vermont ________________ 13,639 7,674 7,292 382 5, H65 1,810 11,608 22 Virginia _________________ "48,139 36,391 30,605 5,886 11,071 46,710 786 1143 Washington _____________ 50,183 29,375 25,342 4,033 20,808 6,054 40,014 4,115 West Virginia _______ ; ___ 34,100 15,641 12,813 2,828 18,558 32,779 1,085 335 Wisconsm _______________ 84,520 72,833 07,835 4,9nS 11,087 9,314 7-1,615 W1 Wyoming _______________ 26, 085 6,018 4,991 27 21,067 4,080 19,895 2,110

1 Low tYllo includes soil-surfaced, IVavel 01' stone, and low-type bitumlnous;.hlgh type includes bigb-type bitumi-nous, Portland cement coneraLol brtck, blocle, and dual-type surfaces. , Mlleagos shown are in additIOn to those forming a parL of State highway systems or inclUded with local road mileages reporled.

3 Tolallncludes 68,427 miles, not clBssified by type, for the following States: Calif" 20; Ind., 888; Minn., ~7,168; Utah, 274; Va" 77. . (Includes 3,426 miles of State park, forest, and reservation roads.

I Estimated from 1945 data submitted by State. Approximately 2,200 miles of nationsl forest highways, re-corded herotofom as roads under Federal control, are now shown as part of the local system.

Source: Federal Works Agency, Public Roads Administration; annual statements on status of highways.

1947

492 PUBLIC ROADS AND· MOTOR VEHICLES

No .. 538.-DIS:BURSEMENTS OFSTATE"HIGRWAY FUNDS, BY STATES: 1921 TO 1945 [Includes disbursements whether (rom currerit rovenues or proceeds 01 loans, lor construction, maintenance,

interest and principal payments on· highway bondSj

transfers to local units, and miscellaneous dlsbursC'!10qts. Be~inning 1035 covers calendar1'ellrs; ligures for ear ior ycnrs for many States reprcsont fiscal years. Beglnnmg with 10'10, figures not comparable with tho~e lor prior years as they includc data for certain State income appli-cable to highways, namely, proceeds of hlghway·user imposts allotted, without passing through State 11lgh-way departments, by State treasurer for (1) cOlluty and otber locsl roads and streets and fur (2) nonhighwllY purposes. 'rhese data not included in prior yenrs]

Yearin

I I I I 1940 I 1942 I 1943 I 1944 I which 1921 1930 1935 1939 1945 first ! DIVISION AND STATE State-aid law

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS l)assed

Cont. U. S ___ - ------- _ 397,48 4 1,189,677 848, ~55 1,126,929 1,591,290 1,469,982 1,241,494 1,212,066 1,255,298

New·Englnnd_. ____ . -- ----~- 25,910 76,418 81,054 102,992 98,621i 84,837 56,743 58,070 64,034 Maine ___ ... _ .... _ 1001 6.524 17,184 11,671 11,OGO 13,550 10,126 9,275 9,701 10,169 New Hampshirc._. 1003 2,360 0,040 6,105 8,815 8,380 7,038 6,17'1 5,110 6,1)35 Vermont._ ... _._._ 1898 951 9,013 5,020 7, 092 8,365 4,670 3,972 4,003 ~, 1175 Massachusetts _____ 1892 7,864 21,9211 36,710 44,880 37,635 20,404 16,100 20,157 21,428 Rhodo IslnmL __ ._ 1002 2,213 3,367 3,681 7,034 8,011 8,266 5,889 5,7M 6,300 ConncclleuL ___ .. _ 1895 5,008 15,288 10,808 20,103 22,678 25,244 16,243 13,155 16,1'17

Middle AtIunlic _____ -------- 101,475 216,236 127,513 190,876 307,819 ,280,780 2H,396 207,562 186,770 New York_ .. __ . __ 1808 36,855 73,233 54,770 76,801 158,046 132,732 00,400 97,142 72,675 Now Jersey .. _. ___ 1801 15,608 47,414 26,771 48,330 57,509 47,236 41,755 37,010 43,980 Pennsylvania_. ___ 1003 40,012 05,580 45, on 65,085 01,3£11 100,812 73,235 72,501 70,215

E. N. CentraL ______ ------'-- 68,512 190,673 141,442 182,249 312,905 309,883 277,505 267,120 242,329 01110. __ .... _. _____ 1004 15,547 47,4D1 25,772 35,031 .03,403 03,702 80,053 75,540 70,257 Indlana ........ ___ 1017 8,110 22,560 17,053 20,702 40,461 30,076 35,037 38,501 M,085 Illinois. _. ___ .. __ ._ 1005 15,603 48,854 42,720 08,510 70,536 62,025 50,101 52,505 53,188 Mlchigan __ .. _____ 1005 16,744 46,130 23,653 24,571 07,403 74,207 66,886 08,721 ' 50,159 W isconsin ____ - _. -- 1011 12,417 25,023 31,335 32,700 41,102 30,283 32, ,135 31,853 27,710

W. N. CentraL _____ .------- ,H,OB7 17!,732 112,817 107,203 148,681 128,550 102,891 103,958 109, 007 Minnesotn .. ______ 1905 7,480 39,305 22,950 22,412 31,275 20, 0'15 21, 203 21,647 22,807 IOwll. •. -_._._ .• ____ 1004 18,270 50,607 22,230 24,230 32,517 33,2G8 24,143 23,643 22,633 Missollri. ... ____ ._ 1007 1,727 43,021 27,001 23,804 27,553 23,170 20,260 19,403 20,554 North Dakot£l ____ 1000 1,030 3, 002 4,011 4,558 7,355 0,154 4,741 5,833 6,105 South Dnkota _____ 1011 4,738 5,015 6,728 6,685 9,230 5,078 6,802 5,&Jlj 5, &1.4 Nobraska .. _____ ._ 19U 4,830 11,087 10,379 9,448 20,117 13, 038 13,119 16,130 15,81)2 Ksnsns_. ____ . __ . __ 1011 (I) 10,845 17,040 15, 007 20,028 16, AM 13,633 12,807 16,552

South Atlantlc ______ -------- 51,181 139,904 127,216 172,293 232,740 206,598 178,262 173,081 19,I,IGB Dolnwnre _________ 1003 3,765 8,402 3,013 '1,157 '1,370 3,767 2,955 3,163 3,MO Maryland ________ . 1898 7,616 1(;\ 092 14,700 18\ 852 27,243 26,325 22,375 17,588 10,422 Dist. of OoL _____ . 1038 (1) (I) (1 6,688 7,811 6,207 4,173 4,362 Virginll\ __ ... _ -_ -_: 1006 7,lH 10,180 10,700 28,118 28,277 31, 006 22,847 25,204 20,487 West Vlrglnia __ .. _ 1000 1,877 23,308 20,406 24,720 25,835 28,032 23,005 25,794 26,878 North Carollna. __ 1001 lli,100 25,013 28,083 35,820 30,700 28,510 2R,604 26,480 2{/,12() South Oarollnll. ___ 1017 3,041 22,753 12,507 17,5U1 22,804 21,718 15,608 15,300 21,000 a oarglll ___ . _______ 1008 0,004 12,090 10,470 10,507 38,803 23,021 20,230 18,208 24,214 Florida __ •. , ______ . 1015 2,103 0,858 11,648 23,320 30,012 35,818 33,321 37,093 35,731

E. S. Cenlrlll.. ______ -- ----~- 10,621 92,737 55,169 111,184 118,474 98,244 92,186 86, ~18 99; 9S0 Kentucky _________ 1012 6,757 )0,407 18,806 25, J[ 7 25,716 21,861i 21,220 16,486 19, G03 Tennessec~ _______ . 1016 6,328 53,278 14,100 37,823 34,031 28,835 28,243 31,418 31,705' Al[lb.nm~ .. ___ . __ . IOU 1,036 11i,373 12,107 18, li07 27,723 28,43'1 20,253 20,407 25,813 MisslsslllPL _____ . 1015 3,500 4,589 0,076 20,677 31,001 10,110 16,411 IB,607 22,859

W. S. CcntraL. ___ . 26,897 . 136,738 80,597 110,517 151,120 156,601 136,588 130,336 128,398 Arkanslls __________ 1013 (1) 30,821 16,102 16,307 18,278 14,7-10 15,802 14,642 1(i,112 Louisiana_. __ . ___ . 1010 5,347 20,357 10,022 24,050 20,002 30,468 26,313 25,055 21,71)2 Oklllhoma ___ ... _. 1011 4,775 20.228 11,568 8,015 23,500 27,810 26,017 26.870 24,222 rroxas. ___________ . 1017 16,775 47,332 33,005 60,240 70,674 83,674 67,520 62,860 67,362

Monntaln_._. ______ . -------- 27,463 47,023 50,088 67,237 73,634 57,645 49,322 50,636 49,616 Montatla _____ ._ ... 1013 3,640 G,378 7,033 9,110 11,741 6,867 5,251 6,405 6,682 Idaho __ ... _ .. _ ... _ 1905 4,863 e, [)'37 6,105 7,004 8,039 7,604 7,601 6,120 6,014 'Vyoming_. ____ ... 1911 3,446 3,500 5,078 4, G3D G,272 3,868 2,140 3,101 3,318 Oolomdo_. ___ ... _. 1000 4,156 8,144 7,781 14,623 14,094 13,710 11, 468 11,113 11,671 New Mcxico ___ ._. 1000 3,713 G,138 7, aug 0,708 13,428 8,280 G,006 7,743 8,088 Arlzona ___ .. ___ ... 1909 2,048 5,233 5,Il:n 6,508 8,864 6,802 6,151 6,808 6,056 Utul1. __ .. ___ ._. __ . 1009 3,107 5,103 5,014 11,332 6,342 6,537 8,003 8,962 6,222 NevadEl ____ ... __ .. 1011 1,590 2,710 4,587 4,004 4,254 3,7G8 2,54G 2,384 1, 905

Pllcific. _____________ -------- 38,339 68,215 72,459 82,378 147,292 146,754 13,1,651 13,1,376 180,911 WllShlngton __ ..... 1905 0, GOG 15,806 17,666 24,289 39,025 22,380 25,650 27,352 28,002

g~~fr~~i.i::::::::: . 1913 17,828 14,668 16,001 16,182 18. :18,7 19,448 16,137 15,819 14,234 1895 10,815 37,741 37,802 ,41,907 88,982 104,026 91,85,5 . 91,205 138.075 I Data not available,

Source: Federal Works Agency, Public Roads Admlnistrotlon; annual statements 011 Stato·highway l1nance.

1947

STA'l'E-HIGHWAY FUNDS 493

No. o39.-STATE"HIGHWAY. FUNDS AVAILABLE, BY SOUROE,. AND DISBURSEMENTS, BY PURPOSE, BY STATES: 1945

lIn thousands of dollnrs. Includes receipts and disbursemonts of al1 State imposts on highway mcrs, all other funds !1vallablo. to State highway depurtments1.aud St!>te fuuds other than those ofh!ghwllY department which wore reported us being applled to highway purposes. Excludes data for a number of"intrastato. authorities· notahly Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission] . . ,

FUNDS A V AlLADLE DISD URSEMENTS

Motor· Income For State'lldmlolstered For vehicle highways fees, from coun·

P/VIsION AND B1'ATll Fed· bonds, All tyand '1'0 tal motor· eral notes, other Total' Capital local. fuel and funds and sources! outlay, Main· roarls motor· other roads teo Other' and carrior loans and nanco 8 streets taxes bridges' --------- --- ---- --- --- ._-- ---

Cant. U. S_ ... _. 2,2,12,572 1,235,780 60,064 22.434 924,394 1,255,298 209,327 280,270 306,096 309.883 New FJng]nnd __ ~ ____ """""lo7." 990 -63,586 1,906 -------- 42,498 -64,034 6,7i3 22,559 13,364 15,119

Maino_ ......•.• __ 14,002 0,212 257 -------- 1i,433 lO, IOU 652 6,020 3, 003 100 New Hampshiro._ 9,8,j6 5, a90 404 -------- 3,902 6,035 681 2,855 2,333 888 Vermont ____ ._ ...• 7,023 4,543 104 2,010 3,971i 271 1,480 319 1,803 Massachusotts .. __ 36,028 22,539 422 . 13,067 21,428 1,3li7 6,889 3,040 8,969 --------Rhodo Island •...• 7,435 0,177 111 -------- 1,117 6,350 1,1M 1,003 047 56 CvnnocticuL •... _ 31,2liO 16,726 488 -------- 15,043 15,177 2,597 4,702 3,616 3,237

Middle Atlantic. __ •• 467,178 214,507 6,084 -------- 237,587 186,770 30,676 39,914 37,028 46, 022 Now York. ____ . __ 210,800 04,077 1,767 120,155 72, 675 11,301 11,300 10,787 26,530 Now Jersey __ ._ ..• 92,850 38,401 1,234 .---.--. 53,134 43,080 3, e01 6,113 4,.0~B 10,H3 PcnUSyIVallla._ .. _ 147,420 81,030 2,083 ~ - - - .. - -- 64,298 70,215 15,714 23,501 13,143 9,349

E. N_ CentraL __ ..• 365,766 256,860 8,739 -------- 101,177 242,329 38.666 52,121 25,799 100,392 Ollio __ ...• _._ •... _ 02,046 74,085 2,866 -------- 15,095 76,257 10,404 17,612 5,051 32,B22 Indiana ..•.......• 38,258 33,274 1,214 -------- 3,770 34,985 . 0,160 0,318 2,488 15,200 IlIinois __ .•. _. __ .. _ 112,026 5.1,704 1,400 -------- 55,756 53,188 11,553 8,138 14,481 13,658 Michignn ___ .....• 59,247 50,679 2,827 -------- 5,741 50,159 5,411 13,017 1,400 28,202 Wisconslu ... _ ---. 62,OBO 42,048 426 -------- 20,215 27,740 2,126 7,036 2,280 10,510

W. N. CentraL ..• _. 207,967 111,546 7.702 641 88,078 109,097 16,846 31,441 30,348· 23,018 Minnesota_ •. __ ••• 54,089 23,830 1,022 --.-.--- 29,837 22,807 5,022 6,876 4,949 5,012 Iowa ___ • ____ .....• 40,672 25,016 190 641 14,825 22,633 1,304 4,363 10,484 5,577 ·,I'IlssourL ... ___ .. 45,802 22,157 1,505 -------- 22,140 20,554 2,001 6,214 10,550 108 North Dakota ..•• 8,104 4,700 1,747 .------- I, Go7 6,105 1,586 1,928 300 1,021 South Dllkota .... lO,015 5,723 224 -------- 4,008 5,614 378 3,194 449 1,371 Nobruskll .... __ ... 20,491 15,100 2,li08 .------- 2,703 15,802 3,084 3,og8 805 5,372 Knnsus. __ •.•.. _ .• 28,194 14,930 410 .------- 12,848 15,552 2,511 D,258 2,742 3,e57

South Allantic. ___ .• 354,92, 1Br., 470 B,7B9 10,526 149,140 194,163 41{ ~~? 54,871 47,095 25,583 Dolawaro_ ........ 3,3'10 3,149 155 .------- 35 3,340 ' 003 '1,378 ('l Mnryland. ____ ... 30,717 16,300 1,003 1,504 17,811 19,422 4,IH 2,032 4,44& 7,Il71) Dlst.o[ Columbia •. 8,702 4,907 67 .------- 3,728 4,362 -------- ----- --- '''-3;608- 3,716 VlrgiultL_ .......• 47,347 27,087 1,158 .------- 18,li02 20,487 '13,020 '11,091 , 294 West Virglnia_ .. _. 32,858 15,148 1,528 5,019 11,063 20,878 • 7, 104 510,204 , 0, 306 t~~ North OaroUn8._. 95,294 37,974 383 .---.--- 57,937 29,120 '709 'lG,932 " 9,Il37 South Carolina ... 34,851 16,300 1,204 4,003 13,338 21,600 2,697 2,216 13,614 2,161 Georgis. __ .... __ .• 41,620 26,621 1,820 .------- 13,179 24,214 3,956 6,702 3,007 5,601 Florida ...•• _ ._ ••. 53,007 38,180 1,361 .------- 13,547 35,731 8,409 3,291 1,797 6,741

E. S. CentmL ...... 156,972 90,552 5,686 6,512 54,222 99,980 10,435 15,190 24,280 28,322 Kentucky _ ...•... 32,550 19,126 1,317 .---.--- 12,116 19,603 0,975 6,007 2,437 2,073 Tellnessee. _ ... _ .. 1i9,586 30,410 1,888 566 20,713 31,705 1i,910 2,401 6,800 7,341 Alnbama ___ ..• _ .•. 36,500 24,226 2,014 -------- 10,326 25,813 5,484 4,858 4,528 g,305 MlsslssIIljJJ. .. _ ..• 28,261 16,781 467 5,OiG 5,007 22,850 l,Omi 1,831 10,455 9,003

W. S. CentraL .•. _. 232,734 141,347 8.801 ----.--- 82,586 128,398 21,609 28,903 32,072 25,052 Arkansns. _ .. __ ..• 33,484 15,858 659 -------- 16,907 15,112 1,395 2,112 8,791 2,33B Louisiana .•.. __ . _. 45,872 23,2B2 2,852 ------ ... 20,738 21,702 4,930 7,342 8,736 285 Oklahoma __ ..•... 38,681 20,081i 2,135 ----.--- 7,461 24,222 3,585 6,901 2,403 7,678 Texus._ .. __ ..• _ ..• 113,697 73,122 3,155 ------.- 37,420 67,362 11,093 12,488 12,142 14,751

Mounmin .•••..••.• BO,624 49,500 5,692 .--_.-.- 25,432 49,616 9,83B 14,714 10; 755 10,550 Montana .•.•.•... 11,829 6,055 930 .------- 4,835 0,682 1,433 3,046 766 1,263 Idaho ___ ..•...•..• 7,515 6,697 228 ----.--- 500 5,674 901 1,906 405 2,180 Wyoming .. _ .. _ ... 9,023 2,913 1,701 ------.- 4,349 3,318 1,194 1,180 456 422 Colorado._ •.. ~ •..• 19,015 11,590 860 ----.-.- 6,565 11,671 2,116 1,521 3,660 3,1i5\\ New Mexico ..•... 0,638 6,949 916 -------- 1,773 8, 088 1,581 2,OOg 2,704 242 Arizonu_. __ .. __ •.. 10,078 7,049 390 -.------ 3,533 6,056 1,081 1,581 1,091 1,812 Utah ___ ....• _. __ . 8,281 5,977 370 -.----.- 1,934 0,222 1,182 1,060 1,138 1,011 Nevada. __ ..•.•.. _ 4,345 2,270 222 -~ - -. --- 1,853 1,905 350 852 485 08

Pacific. ___ ..•... __ .• 278,416 122,422 7,565 4,755 143,674 180.911 24,242 20,557 85,360 35.825 Washington ...... 43,312 23,382 1,740 4,755 13,465 28,602 5,155 4,881 7,055 10,385 Oregon ..... __ .• _. 28,750 17,568 2,281 -------. 8, OlD 14,234 2,335 4,670 3,190 3,297 Cnlilornia_._ •..... 200,315 81,472 3,544 121,290 138,075 16,752 11,006 75,111 22,143 I Balances from 1944, totailng $843,001,000; and miscellaneous revennes, totaling $80,403,000. 'Includes disbursoments not shown separately and not elsewhere included: For collection and administration of

highway·user revenues, $49,50g,oOO; fo: nonbighwl1¥ purposes, $100,162jOOO. , Includes some admlllistratlve, engllleering, eqUlpmcnt, and miscel aneous disbursements, I Disbursements for interest; retirement of debt: local debt assnmed; highway police; and tllose for administm·

1I0ll, engineering, equipment, and miscellaneous purposes not charged to construction and maintenance. 'Expenditures on county roads under State control included with those for State'admlnistered highways. Source: Federal Works Agency, Public Roads Administration; annual statements on State·highwflY finance.

1947

494· PUBLIC ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 5tO.-FEDERAL HIGHWAY PROJEqTS, BY STATES: STATUS AS OF JUNE 30, 1946

[AlIlll/ures except mileage datu in thousands ot dollnrs. Data Include projects financed with Federal-aid and emergency funds]

COMPLETED DURING UNDER CONSTIIUCTION APPIIOVED-NOT UNDEII Federnl

FISCAL YEAII CONSTII UCTION aId (unds

STATE 0)1. OTREII AIIEA l>vnil-

. Total Fcd- Total Fed- Total Fed- !lble (or

eml Miles ernl Miles oml MUes futuro cost funds cost (unds cost (un uS projects

---------------------------TotaL _____________ 100,288 71,412 2,891. a 337,645 193,918 6,218.3 257,288 126,170 5,991. 6 '882,519 ---

Alabama _________________ 2,002 2,108 30.0 B,050 4,817 161. 8 3,703 1,885 68.0 15,320 Arjzona ___________ .-- ____ 525 433 21. 0 6,172 4,524 123.1 1,131 1,017 66.7 0,078 Arkansas _________________ 5B8 341 20.0 6,501 4,183 116.7 2,478 1,050 77.5 13,482 OaIHorniR ________________ 4,853 3,8H 100.4 33,052 18,172 254.0 13,541 6,008 67.4 ai, 008 Oolorado ___________ ~ __ --- 873 658 60.1 4,244 2,624 101. 3 2,045 1,783 63.2 14,089 OonncoticuL ___ • _______ . 930 702 5.5 3,719 1,830 18. ~ 1, aoo 1,125 4.7 8,042 Delaware ________________ 020 472 18.9 1,029 601 18.4 1,451 014 28.5 4,70il District o( OOlumbla _____ 287 196 1.2 028 404 .7 044 172 5.3 5,115 Florlda ___________________ 2,771 2,356 70.0 1,549 815 29.6 1,577 891 20.6 14,40il Gem·gis __ ~ _______________ 5,195 3,550 98.1 '11,052 6,233 250.4 4,713 2,683 108.5 24,181

Idabo ____________________ 5B7 572 50.8 3,185 1,648 35.0 960 043 23.5 9,010 Illlnois ______________ -____ 2,423 881 27.9 8,386 3,302 63.5 5,885 3,105 122.6 45,403 Indiana __________________ ' 811 612 B.4 7, BOI 4,124 03. {j 0,227 4,710 73.7 20,62IJ Iowa _____________________ 535 336 13.0 9,439 4,314 320.7 8,236 3,082 423.2 18,006 Kansas ___________________ .205 105 10.1 12,814 0,602 384.1 8,906 ,j,210 282.7 20, OM Kentucky ________________ 1,212 751 09.3 7,020 4.002 181. 4 5,040 2,820 204.3 13,374 Loulsiana ________________ 4,786 4,871 190.7 2,588 1,391 11.0 3,618 1,903 50.5 10,179 Maln8 ___________________ 568 478 34.1 2,022 1,808 41. 2 3,400 1,807 40.7 0,064 Maryland ________________ 2,760 2,447 35.0 5,801 4,150 48.5 2,000 865 19.0 8,823 Massachusetts ___________ 23 22 -----.-- 3,008 2,149 17.1 5,433 3,227 13.1 22,141

~l~~V:s~~a::: :::::::::::: u,807 1,720 14.6 5,236 2,656 84.0 11,377 4,706 106.1 27,432

1,783 1,003 83.4 10,830 6,164 301. {) 8,713 3,607 500. ~ 20,617 MississlppL _____________ 1,134 1,030 10.6 3,000 2,282 92.0 4,825 2,001 131. 2 15,3fil Missoul"l _________________ 1,070 1,102 15.5 7,383 4,468 113.3 0,910 4,033 401. 6 26,718 MontQna_~ __________ , __ ~_ 2;018 1,810 147.5 1,832 ·3,115 105.1 1,086 2,205 150.1 15,726 Nebraska _________ , ______ 3,585 2,,236 171. 7 8,604 4,333 361.8 3,286 1,518 174.0 13,353 'Nevada ___________ : ______ 638 076 105.3 3,120 2,570 90.0 1,472 1,217 80.8 ~,OO5 New Hampshire _________ 165 1li8 27.1 1,218 771 2.1 67 33 -----:4- 6,174 New Jersey ____________ ,_ ,084 512 5.7 3,072 1,680 4.1 2,205· 1,222 10,427 New Mexico_c _________ ,_ 1,020 1,311 126.9 3,560 2,521 121. 0 2,132 1,388 88.0 10,765

New York ________ : ____ ,_ 1,254 005 40.3 12,308 7,207 140.3 20, S03 8,517 150.1 65,458 North Oarolina _______ : __ 221 200 66.6 0,425 4,905 250. {) 7,415 3,000 190.6 20,684 North Dakota_'_' ________ 2,282 1,241 81. {) 2,054 1,79S 79.5 3,008 2,014 87.1 13,263 ObiD __________ : __________ 2,212 1, Ii07 16.1 7,600 4,058 14.4 0,508 4,260 aO.5 87,1111 OklnhomiL ____________ .- 4,107 2,617 105.4 0,629 5,860 162.2 5,0{1 2,804 324.4 20,717 Oregon ___________________ 2,308 1,003 126.3 12,031 7,027 238.8 2,160 1,107 62.7 8,041 Pennsylvania ____________ 4,310 2,038 12.1 0,291 4,826 45.5 16,573 8,303 65.1 43,408 Rhode Island ____________ 455 285 1.1 412 207 --i84:r,- 1,201 b87 5.8 ~,461 South Oarolina ___________ 215 106 4.0 8,087 4,442 5,480 2,512 220.8 0,008 South Dakota ____________ 686 336 43.4 .2,178 1,426 100.0 3,651 2,675 307. 9 14,602

Tennessee ________________ 2,186 1,877 54.0 13,114 0,820 50.7 6,198 3,100 61. 4 17,172 Texas ___________ ._ C·" _____ 5,671 3,583 230.0 20,385 10,572 830.7 10,055 4,561 527.7 50, Mil Utah ____ ' ________________ 470 457 00.5 2,003 1,632 56.7 1,765 1,302 32.ll 7,3\11l

~Z;:~~:::::::::::::::::: 78 68 1.0 1,077 670 13.7 840 433 0_1 3,756

6,041 1i,866 10.6 7,863 6,729 33.5 6,287 3,187. 40.4 11, Og~ Washington _____ ' ______ ' __ 3,703 2,807 232.4 8,405 5,533 181.1 4,200 2,300 104.0 10,388 West Virginia ____________ 3, 003 1,080 84.5 1,806 1,056 0.2 2,691 1,357 41.0 9,M5 Wlsconsin ____________ , ___ 461 365 32,4 4,367 1,050 50. 9 0,551 3,438 204.1 24,333 Wyoming ________________ 374 324 34.6 3,710 2,590 101.1 2,481 1,678 97.2 7,402

~::,~~C::::::::::::::::: 471 456 0.8 --4;777- --4;fi9;j- --------125 105 • 9 ---4;937 4,232 3,672 20.1 18.2 1,420 685 2.0

Puerto Rico ______________ 1,013 703 1.0 333 201 1.0 88 44 -------- 6,525

1 Includes $983,000 of access road funds IlJld $208,000 of strategic network funds autlJOrizod by Defense Highway Act o( 1041, not apportioned to St·ates. .

Source: Jo'edeml Works Agonoy, Public Roads Administration; June 30 statements on status of Federal hlgbway projects and balances of funds apportioned to all States for programmed projectS. .

1947

M:0'l'OR VEHICLES 495

No. /j41.-,-MoTOR VEHICLES-FACTORY SALES AND REGISTRATIONS: 1900 TO 1945

[For 1021 !lnd subsoqnent years includes da~a for mo~or vehicles assembled in foreign countrios Irom parts made in United Sta~es. Exoludes motorcyclos]

FA.CTORY SALES REGISTRATIONS (IN THOUSANDS)

YEAR Number Wholesale value Total Passen- Trucks (in thousauds) (thousands of dollars) (oxcl. ger cars, and rOlld Passen- Motor I Passcn- . Motor publicly busses, trac-Total ger cars trucks Total ger ears trucks 1 .owned) and taxis tors' --- ------1000 _________ ' ______ 4 4 --------- 4,800 4,899 ----------- 8 8 -------i 1005 _______________ 25 24 1 40,000 38,670 1,3BO 78 77 10lD ____ -'- ________ 1S7 lSI 6 225,000 215,340 0,660 469 459 10 \015 ________ c ______ 070 806 74 701,778 575,078 125,800 2,445 2,310 136

lOlL _____________ 1,018 1,526 02 1,082,378 921,378 161, ODD 3,li13 3,298 215 1917 _______________ 1,874 1,746 128 1,274,488 1,053,506 220,083 4,083 4,657 320 1018 _______________ 1,171 043 227 1,230,107 SOl, ~3B 434,100 0,147 5,622 1i25 1010 _______________ I, B76 1,652 225 1,730,81B 1,365,305 371,423 7,565 6,771 794 1920 _______________ 2,227 1,906 322 2,232,420 1,809,171 423,240 0,232 8,226 1,006

102L _____________ .1,016 1,468 148 1,204,262 1,038,191 166,071 10,463 9,483 080 lU22 _______________ 2,544 2,274 270 1,720,504 1,494,514 226,050 12,238 la, 000 1,270 lU23 _______________ 4,03'l 3,625 40Q 2,504,810 2,190,272 308,538 15, 092 13,540 1,553 1024 _______________ 3,003 3,186 417 2,288,677 1,970,097 318,581 17,594 15,101 2,133 1025 _______________ 4,206 3,735 531 2,916,770 2,458,370 458,400 19,937 17,496 2,441 1026 _______________ 4,301 3,784 517 3,002,188 2,040,055 452,123 22,001 19,237 2,764 1D2L _______ . ______ 3,401 2,937 465 2,584,802 2,164,671 420,131 23,133 20,210 2,914 1028.. _____________ 4,350 3,815 043 3,013,622 2,576,400 437,132 24, {Og 21,379 3,114 1020 _______________

5, 35B~ 4,587 771 3,413,148 2,847,119 566,030 26,501 23,122 B,380 IU30 _______________ 3,356 2,780 571 2,034,835 1,645,399 38~, 437 26,545 23,059 3,486 J 031. ______________ 2,300 1,073 417 1,373,691 1,111,274 262,418 25,814 22,348 3,406 1032 _______________ 1,371 1,135 235 754,485 618,2Ul 136,193 24,115 20,884 S,231 1033,, _____________ J,920 1,574 347 948,806 762,737 186,060 23,874 20,644 3,231 1934.. _____________ 2,753 2,178 575 l, 467, 260 1,147,116 320,144 24,962 21,532 3,410 1035; ______________ 3,047' 3,252 695 2,088,834 1,700,426 379,408 26,231 22,583 'iI,647 m3L _____________ 4,454 3,670 785 2,478,467 2,015,646 462, B20 28,106 24,178 3,087 1931-______________ 4, B09 3,910 893 2,847,270 2,304,349 542,921 29,705 25,450 4:,25 1938 _______________ 2,180 2,001 488 1,008,092 1,269,765 3311,227 29,480 25,262 4,221 1030_ , ___ :_~ _______ 3,577 2,867 710 2,318,81i7 1,816,435 502,422· 30,615 26,201 4,414 1040 _______________ 4,472 3,717 755 3,018,525 2,441,513 '577,012 32,025 27,435 4, ,sOD 1041.. _____________ 4,841 3,780 1,061 3,761,549 2,673,957 1,087,592 34,461 20,002 4,859 1942 _______________ 1,0'12 223 810 1,610.245 174, ~~~ 1,436,162 32,582 27,974 4,608 IQ43 _______________ 700 (') 700 1,453,576 1, 45a, 467 30,500 20, 010 4,480 1944,, _____________ 738' 1 738 1,712,832 475 1,712,356 30,O81l 25,573 4,513 1945.. _____________ 725 70 656 1, 2BO, 560 60,603 1,219,957 30,638 25,801 4,835

1 A. substantml part of the trucks reported comprises chassis without body; hence value of bodIes for these ch~sis not included. Inoludes milltnry trucks; total salas for the period Sept. 1, 1939 througb 1945 amounted to 2,557,000 valued at $5,238,234,OOO.Productioll for the period Jan. I, 1939 through 1945 was·2,OO7,OOO.

, Road tractors excluded prior to 1924. • Less than 500. Sources: Automobile Manufacturers AssocIation, Detroit, Mioh.; Automobile Faots and Figures. Foderal

Works AgCllCY, Public Roads Administmtion; annual statements on motor-vehicle registration.

No. 542.-PASSENGER' OARS-FAC'l'ORY SALES, BY WHOLESALE-PRICE CLASSES: 1931 TO 1941

[Includes data for motor vehicles assembled in foreign countries from parts made in Unlt~d States; also incl\ldllS data for Oanndian production except as noted. Data not available lator than 1041)

NUMBER SOLD

YEAR $500 and $501 to $751 to $1,001 to $1,501 to $2,001 to Over Total uudor $750 $1,000 $1;500 $2,000 $3,000 $3,000 ----1931. _____________________ 2,038,183 1,328,294 413,929 162,954 80,687 33,846 12,714 5,750

1~32 ______________________ 1,186,185 794,104 260,831 74,610 36,670 B,699 8,679 2,532 1933 ______________________ 1,027,361 1,316,341 237,099 32,610 20,120 10,409 8,725 2,052 1034 _______________________ 2,270,566 1,443,357 715,989 66,223 27,576 8,301 6,879 2,151 1035 ______________________ 3,387,806 1,787,171 1,444,520 110,813 28,736 8,716 5,413 2,428 1936 ______________________ 3,797,897 1, 910, 018 1,677, 568 143,260 39,997 11,045 4,326 1,684 1037 ______________________ 4,068,935 1,368,018 2,392,415 260,280 31,226 11,633 4,001 1,302 1938 ______________________ 2,124,746 329,858 1,521,404 224,839 42,160 3,661 2,161 663 1030 ______________________ 2. 971i, 165 285,217 2,380,466 2.,3,031 40,033 4,301 1,870 344 1939 1 _____________________ t, 866, 796 £65,3-11 2,328,184 218,986 47,849 4,222 1,870 844 1940 1; ____________________ 3,692,328 125,108 3,017,536 478,258 61,&62 7,547 2,306 121 In.l 1 _____________________ 3,744,300 10,107 2.812,266 772,549 106,284 0,295 3,712 87

1 EXcludes data for Oanadian production.

Source: Alltomobile Manufacturers Assooiation, Detroit, Mich_; Automobile Facts aud ~'igures (except figures for 1941),

1947

496 PUBLIC ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 548.-MoTOR TRUCKS AND TRUOK TRAOTORS-PRODUCTION: '1936 '1'0 1945

[Dato cover "production of trucks for military and olvilirln use, Jeeps, military 11mbulances, and wheel·drlve personnel carriers !lre included; halt-tracks and armored oars nte excluded, lYIilltary classiflcatio,n, includes those procured by Army, Navy, Aucraft Resources, Oontrol omce, Oanada, and Tre,nBul'Y for mll1tary use; civilian classification Includes those produced for civilian usa under W, p, B, LimitatIOn Orders, Datu have been converted from "ruted tonnage capacity" to "gross vehicle weight")

TOTAL II MILiTAlty CIVILIAN TOTAL II MILITAltY CIVILiAN YEAR

All sizes

103B~ ______________________ • _____ ._ 773,342 2,725 770,617 1037 _______ • _______ •• ______________ 875,033 1,703 873,3a5 11)38 _______________________ - - --- --- 483,560 2,248 481,312 1030 _______________________ -- ------ aDa, 023 0,188 680,836 11)

MOTOR-VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS 497

No. rs45.-MoTO:a-VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS (COMBINED FIGURES FOR PASSENGER CARS AND MOTOR TRUCKS), BY STATES: 1915 TO 1945

[Oalendar year periods; that is, registration periods endin~ not earlier than Nov. 30 and not later than Jan. 31. Figures represent net numbers wllere possible, excluding rerogistl'ations and nonresident registrations. Ex· eludes, in most cuses, official cars exempt (or partially exempt) from paying regular registmtion lees to States. For some States, includes tranor registrntions. Beginning 1925, luclndes tractor trucks and tractors for highway usel -

[In thousands]

DIVISION AND STATE 1915

---Continental U. S ____________________ 2,44G ---New England _______ • ___________ ,. ________ 207

Maine. _________ • ___ • _. ________________ 22 Now Hampshire_._. ______________ • __ ._ 13 Vermont __________________ • ___________ 11 MassllcJmsetts ___ • _. ___ ~ ____ • _____ • ____ 103 Rhodo Islnnd ________ • _____ • ____ • ______ 16 Oonnectlcut ________ • ___ • ______ • _______ 41

Middle Alhmtlc ________ • __________________ 497 Now York ... _________ ._. _________ ; ____ 25"

i!::.,~~f~~~jii: ~::::::::::::::::::::::: 82 160 Enst North CentrnL ___ • __________________ 654 01110 _________ • _________ • _________ • ____ 181 Indlnna ______ • ____________ • ______ • ____ 97 IIliuoiB _ • ____ • ______ • ____ • _. ___________ 181 MichlgGn ___________ ._. ________________ 115 W isconsln ___________ • _____ ._. _. _______ 80 West Nortl. CentraL ______ • ________ •• ____ 500 Minnesota ____________________________ 03 Iowa ______ • ________________ • __________ 145 Mlssourl ___________ ._ •• _______________ 76 North Dakota __________ • ____ •• ________ 25

South Dllkota_ ., ___________ • ___ ._ ~ ____ 29 N ebroska _______ • _. __ • ____ • ___ •• ___ -. __ 59 Kansus _____ • __ • __ • ___ • ________________ 73

Sonth Allan/ie_ • ________ ._. _______ • _______ 151 Deja ware ___ • _____ • _____ ••• ____________ 5 Maryland ____ • ____________________ , ___ 31 Distriot of Oolnmbia __________________ 8 VJrglnlli _______________________________ 21 West Virginia ____ • _________ • __________ 13 North Carolina _____________ ._. ________ 21 South Carollna __ •• _______________ • ____ 15 Georgia ___________ -' ________ • __________ 25 F1orlda ______ • _____________ • ___________

'11

East South Central_._._. __________________ 48 Kentucky _____________________________ 20 'ronnB.9see _ ~ ____ ___________________ ~ ___ • 8 Alabama ___________ •• _________________ 12 MiSSissippi. __________ • __ • ___ • _______ ._ 10

Weat South CentraL. ______________ • _____ 84 Arkansas ______ • _. _____________________ 8 Loulsinno. __ • _____ • _____ c •• ________ • ___ n Oldo.homa ________ • ____ • _______ • _______ 25 Texus _______ ._. _____ • ___ • __ • ______ • ___ '40

Mountain __ • ___________ • ____ • _________ • ___ 79 Mont6na ____ • ________ ._~ ____________ ._ 15 Idaho _____________ • ____________ ._~ ____ 7 Wyoming __________ • ___ • ___________ • __ 4 Oolorado _____________ • __ •• _________ . __ 29 New Mexlco_ • __ •••• ___________ • ______ 5 ArIzona ____________ • ______ • ____ • ______ 8 Utah ___________ •• __________ • ____ • ___ ._ 9 Nevada __ ._. _. _______ •• _______________ 2

Pacillc ________________ • ________ • ___ •• ______ 22G Washington __ •• __ • __ • _ •• _. __ • _. _____ ._ 39

g~ll-~~nia ~ :::::::::: :::::::::::::::::: 24 1M , For 15 months ended Mar. 31, 1930. , For registration year ended Mar. 31, 1036. B For 6 months ended Dec. 31. ! For registration yeur ended Oct. 31. I Registrations Incomplete. "

1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 IM4 ------------------

9,232 19,937 26,545 26,231 32,025 30, n8G -----------------573 1,290 1,699 1,681 2,020 1,890 63 140 186 181 20G 194 35 81 llZ 117 135 119 32 70 87 ' 82 94 84

274 646 846 786 904 826 50 102 130 140 188 172

119 251 331 367 494 495

1,474 3,537 4,914 4,965 5,97G 5,143 076 1,626 2,308 2,331 2,743 ~, 247 228 681 803 888 -1,087 990 570 1,330 1,754 1.745 • 2, 146 1. 907

2,229 4,918 6,384 6,085 7,292 6,846 621 1,340 1,759 " 1,715 1,019 -1,880 333 725 876 851 9~4 943 560 1,263 1,038 1,526 1,926 1,724 413 989 1,328 1,239 1,553 1,477 293 1\94 783 754 001 822

1,783 2,942 3,682 3,495 3,960 3, G34 324 570 733 727 871 756 437 659 778 690 794 60B 297 604 762 766 022 831

01 145 183 104 182 181 120 168 205 170 lUO 179 219 330 426 406 412 308 294 457 595 553 583 593

BOG 1,921 2,518 2,657 3,405 3,397 18 40 56 57 72 B8

103 234 322 346 445 453 34 103 157 171 102 124

115 283 376 ' 386 400 030 81 218 266 248 303 275

111 ' 340 453 463 592 697 94 108 218 ' 230 337 337

140 248 342 391 503 521 74 286 328 356 495 491

358 878 1,214 1,127 1,511 1, SOD 113 2G2 331 346 464 433 102 245 368 352 448 453

75 195 277 7243 340 356 68 177 287 186 259 258

773 1,790 2,412 2,360 2,891 2,716 59 184 220 207 257 266 73 207 275 Z69 365 401

213 424 550 502 575 405 428 975 1,3GO " 1,382 ,1,694 1,554

374 676 963 959 1,240 1,165 61 95 135 150 191 157 51 82 119 118 103 148 24 48 62 70 86 81

129 240 309 285 352 331 22 49 84 92 125 111 35 68 l1l 103 138 137 43 73 114 106 140 153 10 21 30 35 44 47

861 1,986 2,761 2, U02 3,730 3,794 174 328 446 454 502 603 101 217 , 274 297 304 411 .584 1,441 2,041 2,152 2,774 2,780

, Oars registered during 1915 only; total, mately 26,OUO.

, For registration year ended Sept. 30. 8 Estimated. g For registration year ended June 30.

1945 ---

30,63B ---1,968

207 128 90

859 178 505

1>,310 2,330 1,020 1,961

6,883 1,005

984 1,721 1,454

!l2()

3,6G3 750 B93 854 181 170 406 600

3,453 68

459 111 548 284 606 336 523 518

1,518 435 400 359 203

2,767 275 40 4 504

1,583

1,194 157 151 82

342 118 143 154 40

3,883 014 414

2,855

approxl-

Source: Federll! Works Agenoy, Publl Roads Administration; annual statements on motor-vehicle registrations

1947

498 PU13LIC ROAnsAlN"D MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 546.~MoTon-VEHlCLE'REGrSTRATIONS A'ND REVENUES, BY STATES: 1945 " I

NUMOEIl OF MOTon CARS RECEInTS FROM Motor· 110TOR·VEIIICLE

R~glsteredvehlclcs, Publioly Trailers, cycles, ADMINISTRATION

]Jrivate and com· regis· regis· I Re~ls-mercial owncd tared DIV1SION AND STATE vehicles, (in· tered Total trot on,

Total Trucks, Federal, cluding (lnolud· receipts' motor

Passenger State, official) 1 in~ cnrs

c~~~~~~~:s tractor county, offic al) trucks, etc. Thousands or etc. dollars

Continental U. S_ •. _ 31,035,420 25,803,687 4,834,742 ~ 1,553,049 197,920 440,341 36G,923 New E"'l!iland .. ,c .......•.. 1,989,227 1,674,087 293,697 2i;'4J3 ~ 8 .. 953 26,667 19,581

Mallle •..•. J.-- ••• '.' •• 209,732 156,631 350,435 2,003 313,741 081 4,132 a,40B Now Hampshlre .... ~ .. 130,574 00,728 31,58B 2,258 5,005 74U 2, G95 ~ 2,261 VormonL.J.. ______ . __ 00,736 '79,1100 1I0,800 801 3,101 481 2,414 2,032 Massachusetts •. ______ . B08,110 749,270 100,703 0,137 26,900 2,808 7,106 1,285 RhOde IslaniL __ ._. __ ._. 179,812 150,404 21,702 1,'700 1,805 1,323 3,173 2,501 Connectlout ___________ 610, 20~ 435,086 00,100 4,'878 11,415 3,111 7,137 5,028

Middle Atlnntiri ... ______ : __ 5,374,950 4, !i79, 250 730,9OG 64,735 130,847 31,716 100,831 84,611 New York _____________ 2,360,281 2, 025, 932 a04,003 30,286 68,040 12,082 46,208 42,051 New Jersey ______ • __ . __ 1,031,495 871,402 148,184 11,000 12,OBO 0,508 20,901 lli,121 Pennsylvani8 _____ . ____ 1,983,174 1,081,916 278,718 22,540 40,221 13,030 33,572 27,421

Enst North CentraL .. ____ . 6,950,512 6,032,615 850,609 73,288 464,265 45,587 102,326 88,679 Ohio .•. _. _____ . ________ 1,926,620 1,705,540 100,532 21,548 152,500 14,484 30,589 25,736 Inrllana_ ••. ___ .. ___ •••. 000,329 830; 370 147,301 0,502 07,504 11,488 10,050 8,100 Illinois __ .• __ ._ • ____ -- __ 1,734,252 1,508,470 212,690 13,102 31,782 8,834 24,24.

COMMERCIAL MOrrOR VEHICLES 499

No. 547.-00MMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES, BY VEHICLE TYPE, llY STATES-NuMBER AS OF DEC. 31, 1941

[Th~ Nution-wide Truclr and Bus Invontory covers 07.4 porcent or all bus registrations nud 02.4 porcent or regis-trilLIons of othor commercial vohiclos. BUS5~s are defined as passengor-carrying vohlcles of 0 pOrRons or more. Exclu(1cs station wagons, sedan deliverios, fire engines, ambulauces, hoarses, small trailors 01 loss than 3,000-pound capacity sucl! as aro pulled behind passenger cars, and convorted passenger cars]

STATE OF GARAGED ADDUESS Busses Truoks Truck- Semi· Trailors tractors trailers --------------------

TotaL _________ •.. _._._._ ... _______ ... _____ .. _ ... __ _ 128,483 3.711,137 121,256 138,816 80,417 Aluba'ma ____ • _. _____________ , _______ ' _______ . ____ . _______ _ Arizona __ • __ • ______ • _____ .• __ • ____ ••. ________ . __________ __ ArkollSas ___________________ • ____________ • ____ . ___________ _ California ___ • ___________________________________ • ________ _ Colorndo ___ • _________ • ___________________________________ _

--------------------8,245 41,769 700 559 20

416 18,743 552 642 885 1,562 53,877 3,803 3,957 40 4,464 284,604 8,348 9,74.8 lO,3m 1,024 51,033 1,033 1,222 154

Connccticut __ • ______________ • ____________ • _______________ _ Delaware ...... ____________________ . __ • __ • _______ . ________ . Dlstriot 01 Columbla ____________ . _________ . ___ , _____ • ___ ._ Flori\la ••• __ • ______________ •• _____________________________ _ Georgla .... __ • _______ •. ___ • __________ • __________________ .• _

1,41,> 00,511 604 802 140 344 0,057 375 a91 50

1,140 14,106 2S\) 207 176 I, 901 62.314 2,244 2,883 847 3,145 62,506 2,121 2,597 280

Idaho _ • _________ • _______________ . ________ • __________ . ___ __ IlIiuo!s ____________ . ______ • ____________________ • __________ _ Indiana __ •• ____________________ • ____________ .. ___________ _ Iows ______________ •• _ • __ . ___ • __ ., ________ • _______________ . lennsos_. ______ • __ • _______ •• ____________________ • __ • _. ____ _

587 25,236 214 494 383 3,251 208,191 9,226 8,153 1,040 7,161 04,472 6,231 5,303 276 2,386 86,501 1,622 1,861 170

804 02,339 1,586 2,673 496

~~g{si~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ~:: :::::: :::: ::::::: ::::: :::: :::::: :::::::: Maino __________________ • __ • ___ • _______ • _________________ e' M:~;~~~~sotti_ ~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

2,225 56,286 552 584 54 3,183 52,751 4,085 4,453 321

760 37, 006 308 421 101 1,500 44,104 1,721 1,700 260 3,200 91,552 2,733 3,42IJ 195

Michlgan ______________________ . ___________________ • ____ • _. Minnceotu ____________ • ________ • ___________ • ________ .. ___ ._

~il~~~s~y:.i~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: : Montano _______________ ' _________ • ____ • _____ • ____ • _____ • __

4,004 116,736 4,168 4,337 2,068 2,300 106,139 2,338 3,180 390 31 745 36,478 970 914 67 3,597 121,573 1i,567 6,080 432

860 43,716 387 417 224

Nebraska. _________ .. _____ • ___ • ________ •. ________ • ___ . _ .. -_ Nevada __ . ___ • __ . ____ .. _ .. _ .. _______ ..... _______ • ________ _ New Hampshire _______ : _____ .... ________ • ______ • _______ .. _ New Jorsey,-- •• -_. __________ •• __ • _____ • ___ - _____ .. _____ • __ Now Mexico":. ______________ • _________ • _____________ . ____ _

528 57,351 1,807 1,990 107 105 8,097 66 1)4 oil 404 17,503 252 306 16

5,470 104,907 3,620 3,733 243 923 19,753 667 785 38

Now York _____ .. __ • __ • _______ • _____ • __ • __ • __________ • ____ _ North Carolina ______ • _____ • __________ " __________________ _ North Dakota: _____ .. ________________ .... _______ .. _______ _ Ohio. _. _ . _______ • ___ • ________ • _________ . ___ • ____ - _____ .. __ Oklaboma ____ • ___________________ . _. ______ • _____________ ._

10,188 202,932 7,408 8,571 1,108 6,468 74, 633 4,216 4,271 118

141 34,258 277 238 8 0,310 191,006 10,614 12,258 S,170 3,160 71,173 2,269 2,087 355

Orogon. ______________________ • ______ • ____________________ _

K~Teyi~I~~3:: ::::::::::::::::::::: =:::::::::::::::::::::: Smlth Oarollna ___ : __ • _____ • _____ .. ____ • _________ ... ______ _ South Dakota_ ... _ •• __________ • __ .. ___________ .. _________ _

1,203 60,813 3,9S6 4,568 1,010 6,703 223,795 6,484 7,012 1,006

429 19,984 398 369 112 1,816 36,5"9 1,1)69. 2,'OSI 287

349 27,707 300 306 iiI

'1'onnos80o ___________ • _______ .• ________ • _______ • _____ .. ___ _ Toxas_. _. ______ , _____ • _, ________ • ___________ ... ____ • _____ _ Utah ..... __ • _________________ • ___ • ___ .. ___ .. _____________ _ Vermont. _____________ .. __________ c .. ____________ • _______ _ Virginia ________________ • ________ ., ___ . ____ • _______ .. _____ _

2,672 64,584 1,325 1,385 29 B,087 190,987 6,535 9,283 1,280

701 1B,366 175 264 120 181 15,421 201 220 41

3,721 70.381 2,.798 2,821 293

~~~!~f~~~~::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Wyoming .•. ____________ .. __ . __________ - ______________ • __ _ 2,883 82,115 1,122 1,IIn 1,373 1,353 43,190 008 818 37 1 .. 726 100.364 2,874 3,445 382

360 14,488 450 002 87

> Source: Federal Works Agency, Public RoadsAdministratlon; Nation-wide Truck and Bus Inventory (Momo. No. 60).

725543°~-'17--33

1947

500 PUBLIC ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 548.-COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, BY VEHICLE TYPE, OWNERSHIP, KIND OF TRUCKING, KIND OF BUSINESS, MANUFACl'URER'S RATED CAPACITY, BODY TYPE, FUEL TYPE-NUMBER AS OF DEc. 31, 1941, WITH ANN.UAr.. AVERJ\.GE MILEAGE FOR TIIUCICS AND TRUCK-TRAC1'ORS

tSeo headnoto, tablo 547]

TRUCKS

ITEM

Number Annual avorago mileage

Vehicles. totaL ___________________ -_ ------ __ ---- 3,711,137 10,013

Ownership: , Private floots, ____________________ . - .----.- .. ---' I' rlvato nonficots. _. ___ • ____ .. _____ . _.' .• _. __ ._ .--Publle .. ___ . _________ .• _____ .. _ .•.. -...... -- .-- --

1,472,876 11,800 2,090,147 8,800

130, 114 11,100

Klnd of trucking: Privat,o-Not for hire_ .. _____ . ____________ • __ ._~_ PrivatG-For hiro _____ . _____ -. ________ -- ________ _

~gl;l:~~r~~~rl(;r::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::: Intl'astltto _____ . __ . __ -. -- ____ ..• -__ • ___ .•• Interstato_. _ ... __ . _'" _ .. ______ ... ___ c __ _ Intrastate and Interstate ... _. __ • ___ •.•• __

Oontraet CIInlof. _ ._ ••.. _ ...• _____ •• _. __ .•.. _ Intrllstate ___ . _ .. ________ . ______ . ________ _ Intersta to .. __ .... , ... ___ - __ ' ---- ________ _ Intmstato and Interstate. ____ .... ____ .. __

Local hanL_. __ .. _ •. ________ . ______ ... _. ____ _

2,935,607 0,400 636,416 12,li00

10,140 10,700 105,230

11700

128,425 J) 23,135 1) 43,070 1) 63,831 lo

l000

45,558 J) 7,280 (:l 10,993

358,215 10,800

Dusincss: Agricllltlll'O_ .. __ . _______ • ____ ._. __ • ___ . __ . ____ • __ Forostry and flshlng. _______ ..... _____ . _________ _ Mlnlng __ ...... ______ ._ . ________ • __ ----___ •. ____ _ Contract construoLlon ___ . _____________________ --

1,102,174 7.800 4.317 10.200

38,034 11,100 237,347 8, ODD

Manufacturing __ .. ___ • ________ • ________ • _______ _ Public utll1!les _________ . ___ . ____ • __ . _______ .. ___ _ 368,300

12,700 116,310 8.500

Retail and wholesRle trad~ .. _______ . __________ ._. 881,390 11,300 Flnance/lnsurance,oto __ ....... _________ . ___ .. __ Service llldustrleB _____ .. _______ ... __ . -- __ . "_" -.

3,030 6,000 285,534 8,800

Governmont .. ______ ..•... _ .. _ ... __ .. '-'_' _. __ . -_ 15,750 11,800 Mlsooll!llloolls _____ . ___ • ____ "'_" ._ .. __ -. _. _____ . 458,319 12,900

Manufacturer's rated capacIty (tons): Tmcics, Trailers and

truck·tractoTB semitrailers Less than L _________ • 1)1-1%: ____ ..•. __ .... _. I-Hi ____ . ___________ ._ 2-2%: .• __ .• - -""' ___ '_

Jg~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ ~~~~~::~:::~~~:~~~~: 5-D~____ _________ _____ 7-9)1 ... _. ____ . __ ._ .• _. 7-0)1 ________________ •• 10-14)1 ____ .. _ •. _. ____ _ 1/}-22).f ______ • __ __ _ ____ 15-22)1 ____ -- -. _____ .,_ Not rcported __ ._______ Not roported_ .... ____ _

1,578,526 0,200 267,595 8,200

1,370.228 10, BOO 107.514 11,800 02,840 12,700 40,870 13,100 16,253 13,078

8,363 18.700 172.948 g,400

Body typO!

~~~e ::: = = == === = =: = = == =:: = = = = = =::::: :::::::::: Btnko or platform_. ______ ._ ...... ____ .. ___ •. _. __ . Dump ___________ •. ______ • ____ . _ •. _ •• , ________ • _. Cargo _________ . ______ :_ ..•..... __ . ___ ... _____ .. '_ Van __ • _______ . _. _. _______ .. ____ . ____ . __ " _. ____ . Back ___ ' __ ' _ ... ___ . _. ________ . _ ._. ________ . ____ _

¥~P.l~~St~~_s_".r~~~= =: ::::: ::::::::::::::::: ::::::: Special Rnrl othor ,_. ____________ . __ .•. __________ .

i:fg]~J:£.~i~~d;--~:::::::::: ::::::::::::::::::::::::

1,263,464 8,600 DG6,91O 11,200 887,500 0,800 303.794 11,300 128,688 10,600 109,512 14,500 111.323 10.500 54.052 8.900 97,005' 11.600

133,845 --ii;iloii-54,954 27,102 16,100

Fuel tYpes: , Gasolino_. ___ . ______ . __ . _. _. __ . _____ ." ___ •. ___ ._ D leseL_ .. ____ . _______ .• _____ ..... ______ .... _. __ ._ Butll1lo __ . _ .. ______ ._ .. __ ._ .... _._._ .. _______ . __ . Eloctrlc (battery) _" ______ .' _ . ____ .. _____ • ______ _

3,700.907 4,050 3,138 2,052

1 Data not yet available. , PrelIminary duta.

SE'MI-TRUCK-TRACTORS TltAIL-

ERS

Num· Annual Num· bel' averago ber mllcnge

---. ------121,256 aD, 500 138,81G ---------108.0-14 31,400 126,650

12,085 24, SOD 10,017 1,127 10,900 1,640

49,200 25,100 61,832 70,860 34,400 75,331i

802 22,600 1,164 46. 906 30.900 40,441

8,935 (1~ 8,553 12,057 ~: 12,612 24.104 28,276 16,107 36, 000 lU,2VB

0, 021

~g 6,038 3,577 3,104 6,599 1) 7,106 7,775 17,080 8,432

5,001 lU,300 6,210 52 31,200 01

1.199 lD,100 2,841 2,346 14,300 2,846

21,808 20,000 ,25,003 3.120 21,100 7,240

21,519 30,400 23,008 21 8,600 10

1,595 13.400 1,528 42 14, 000 34

02,436 .35,300 07,778

753 14,600 12,983 648 18.300 9,391

52,761 27,100 17,274 22,432 33,500 7,125 20,171 36,400 10,507

" 7.111 33,100 14,406 2,459 32,400 24,806 4.633 31,000 4.940

10,388 27,700 81,285

----- .. --- --------- ---_ ...... ------- .. --- ----- .. --- '-36;825---------- -- .. -- .. ----------- .. -_ .. -- .. --- 2,OG9 ----_ .. --- ----- ... --- 15,505 --------- -------- .. 40,500 -_ .. ------ --------- 2,589 --------- --------- 379 --------- --------- 5.829 --------- --------- 28,129 --------- --------- 6. 98.1 --------- - .... _ .... --. 4,634

116,042 -------- .. - .... --_ ... --3,212 ----- .. --- -- .. ------1,084 _ ......... --- - .. ------ ..

18 ----- .. --- .... _------

TRAIL-Ens

Num-ber

---30,417

---25,556

2, d21 2,438

17,011 10,068

216 5,670 2,461

008 2,211 2,300 1,4.3

210 OM

1,976

5,490 7

941 l,oW 4,204 2,124 3,GOl

8 418

19 0,588

3i 876 2,860 2,028 1,565 3,177 1,704 3,56B

016 10,745

--_oo------iii;iiiii

059 1,217 2,421 1.110

03 2.283 5,351 3,794

348

-- ......... -----_ ...... -----------_ ..... --

Sourco: l)'oderal Works AgeuoY, Publio Roads Adminlstrationj Nation-wIde Truck and Bus Invontory (Memo. No. 60)1

1947

· BUSSES 501

No. 549.-BusSES, BY TYPE OF PASSENGER SERVICE, SEATING OAPACITY, MILEAGE DRIVEN LAST OALENDAR YEAR, YEAR MODEl" SPECIAL FUEL TYPES, GA.RAGED ADDRESS AND REGISTRATIONS-NuMBER AS OF DEC. 31, 1941

[See henilnote, table 547]

TYPE OF PASSENGER SERVIOE

ITElI! All typos Local and Inter·

city School other

Num·· Per· Num· Per- Num· Per· Num· Per· bel' cent 1 bor cent 1 bel' cent I bel' cent I

-------------·1------ ----------------Busscs, totaL _____ ..... ___ ...... ___ 128,483 100.0 49,322 100.0 74,547 100,0 4,614 100.0

Seating CUllUcity: o porsons ...• _ •.• _____________________ _ 10-14 ......•.•. _______ • ________ • _____ _ 15-10 •..• _ •. ______ . _' _________________ _ 20-24 .. _________ •• ________ • _., ________ _ 25-2g_ .• ____ ••• _ •• _______________ • ___ •. ao-34 •. _____ • _________________ .. _" ___ _ 35-ll0_. __ .. _ . _____ ._. __________ . ______ . 40-44 •. __________ . ___________ ' ___ . ____ . 45-40 .. ___ .. ___ . ____ . ____________ • ___ '_. 00--51 __ • __ ._. _______ ' _. _______ ••• _ • ___ • M and over . _________ • ______ • __ • _____ _ Not reportcd ____________________ • ____ _

Estimated mlleage during last calendar year' in thousands: 1-4 ..• ______ . _____ • _______ •• _. ___ ••• __ _

5-0 .. __ • _. __ .• ;. ____ -. _. _______ • __ • ___ . 10--14 ... _. __ .' ___ '" ________ •••• _' _. __ _ 15-10 __ ._. ___ •• __ ., _____ . __ • _._. _____ ._ 20--2~ ..... __ • ___ •• _. _. __ ••• __ • ___ ' _ •• __ a0-39_ ••••• _ ... _. __ • ___ . __ • __ • ___ •••• __ 10-4g . ___ • _. ___ ••• _. _. ____ • ____ • ____ • __ 6()-~O ... _. ___ ." ________ • _. ___ ' _____ • __ 7()-90_ .. ____ ... ________ •••• ___________ _ 100-140 __ ..... __ • _________ • __ ., _____ ' __ 1Iio-l00 .. _. __ • __ ... __ . ________________ _ Not reported_. _ .. ___ . ___ .• _________ ._.

107 2,688 3,227

14, 090 19,099 1O,50B 21,546 17,825 9,382 6,492 8,205 5,654

19,214 36,187 16,220 6.107 9,000 8,904 6,970 6,052 2,634 1,454

407 14,425

Annual avuroge mHos _____________ •• __ 19, BOO

Year or model: 1042 j __ .. ___________________________ __ 1041 ..... __ • __________________________ _ 1040 ... _________ • _______ " ____________ __ 1939 __ • ______ .. _ .• ________ .. _________ __ 103B __ ... __ . ______________________ .•... 1937 __ ..... __________ •• __ . _______ •.• __ _ I 03B _______________ • _. ___________ • ____ . 1035 _________ .. _. ____________________ __ 1934_c ____ • _________________________ . __ 1033 ___________________ • _____ ...• ____ __ 1032. ___ . : __ .. _ ..... __________________ _ 1031. .. __ .. ________________ . _________ •. 1030_~ __ . _ •. _ .. ___________________ • __ __ Prior to 1030 .... ____________________ __ Not reported ____ , ____________________ •

1, B70 16,340 16,526 16,840 13,438 10,344 14,841 10,6G8

5,655 2.431 r: 089 2,786 2,752 5,005

329

Fuel types: Gasolfne _____________________ • ________ 125,361 DleseL.______________________________ 2,040 Gasoline·hutane •.. ____ .______________ 130 Gasoline·olectric_. _ __ __ _____ __________ 241 Othor .... _ ______ _____ ____ ____ _________ 111

Garaged location: Urban ________ . _______________ ._______ 78,646 RuraL __________ • ____________________ 49,837

Registrations! Number ______________________________ 13S, 113 Duplicate registrations_______________ 6,475 Busses registered in more than Ol1e st"tc. __ ____________________________ 9,630

I Based on \'cported records. 2 Refereuce is to 1041.

.1 34 2.2 917 2.6 1,349

11.5 B,413 10. a 14,056 15.9 0,703 17.0 8;120 14.6 5,052 7.6 486 5.3 38 0.7 810

254

16.8 2,952 31. 6 2,772 14.2 2,720 5.4 2,821 7.9 1,081 7.8 8,294 6.1 6,617 6.1 6,434 2.4 2,400 1.3 1,229 .4 335

5,667

86,700

1.5 724 12.7 6,539 12.0 6,053 13.2 4,469 10.5 4,032 12.7 0,455 11. 6 5,905 8.3 4,089 4.4 2,326 1.9 1,120 1.6 777 2.2 1,338 2.1 1,618 4.4 3,813

64

-97. 5 46,289 2.1 2,561 .1 128 .2 240 .1 104

81.2 47,000 38.8 2,322

100.0 57,260 100.0 5,33B

100.0 7,938

.1 1.9 2.7

17.2 2.8.6 10. 9 16.0 10.3 1.0 .1

1.6

6.8 6.4 6.2 6.6

16.2 19.0 11'-1 14. 7

5.5 2.8 .8

1.5 13.2 12.3 ·0.1 8.2

13.1 12.0

B.3 4.7 2.3 1.6 2.7 3.3 7.7

93.8 5.2 .3 .5 .2

00 1,300 1,600 5,022 4,805 0,005

12.871 12,545 B,820 6,403 7,363 4,747

15,852 32.757 13,031 3,068 1,668

424 189 207

89 27 8

7,B27

7,956

1,076 9,298

10,101 12,030 0.052 0,327 8,446 8,314 3,108 1,189 1, 050 1,221

844 1,271

220

74,506 32

2 1 6

95.3 28.284 4.7 46,203

41. 5 74,795 82.4 199

82.4 248

.1 1.9 2.3 7.2 6.9

12.9 18.4 18.0 12.6 9.2

10.5

23.0 40.1 10.0 4.0 2.4 .6 .3' .3 .1

(3~ (3

1.4 12.5 13.6 16.2 12.2 12.6 11.4 8.5 4.2 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.1 1.7

100.0 (')

(8 (a~ (3

13 .3 471 12.0 278 7.1 055 16.5 83B 21.3 770 19. a 555 13.9 228 5.7

70 1. 8· 51 1.3 32 .8

663

910 24.7 6~~ 17. 9 478 13.0 218 5.9 351 'il. 0 18B· 0.0 164 4.5 311 8.4 145 4.0 108 5.1 64 1.7

031

27, liDO

70 1. Ii 603 11.0 372 8.2 350 7.7 354 7.7 562 12.3 490 10.7 265 5.8 221 4.8 122 2.7 162 3.5 227 5.0 200 6.4 581 12.7 45

4,606 09.0 47 1. 0

37.9 3,362 72.0 27.1 62.1 1,252

54.1 6,058 3.1 038

2.13 1,4M

4.4 14.5

15.0

3 Less thad 0.00 percent. ! Includes only a partial year's production.

Source: Fed. Works Agenoy, Pub. Roads Admin.; Nation·wide Truck and Bus Inventory. Memo. No. 60).

1947

502 PUBLIC ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 550.-NuMBER OF MOTOR· VEHICLE ACCIDENT FATALITIES BY PLACE OF ACCIDENT, PLACE OF DEATH, AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE: REPORTING AREA AND EACH

REPORTING STATE, 1945 [Based on special transcripts sU~(llied through cooperation of State vital statistlas oflleos and State traffio nu·

thoritiostn a reporting 8rOa whICh covered 42 Statos, D. C., and N. Y. Olty and represented 82 percent of popu· lation of U. S. Reported Intallties represented about 81 percent of totol motor·vehlcle accident fatalities in U. S.1n 1045]

FATALITIES FROM ACOl' DEATHS OCCURRING IN FATALiTIES FROM ACCI· DENTS OCCURRING IN 1946 (BY PLACE OF DENTS OCCURIUNG IN 1Mfi (RY PLACE OF DEATH) 1946 (BY nACE OF

STATE ACCIDENT) REsIDENrE)

Total 'l'rafllc Non· .Total Trame Non· Total Trafllc Non· trume traflle traffio

-------- ------ -- ------Reporting area ............ 22,755 22,177 678 22, Z63 22,182 581 22,605 22,030 575 --- --------- -------- ------

Alabama ........................ 610 580 21 610 589 21 598 576 22 Ari1.OnBo ....................... _. 290 276 14 202 278 14 228 212 14 Al'lnmsus_ ...................... 176 172 4 103 100 3 188 185 3 California_ ..... __ ............... 3,578 ..8,473 105 3,5M 3,~~~ 105 3,592 3,488 104 Oolorado ........................ 201 272 10 2112 19 303 285 18 Oonnectiou~ ................... _ -------- "'--66' .. · .. ·r .... ·64' · .... 03· -------- .... ·64· --------Delawaro._ ... ___ ............... 67 I 65 1 Distriot of OolumbIIL ........... 74 72 2 92 90 2 04 91 3 Florlda .......... _ .............. ------"'- .... iiiiii· · .... 35· .... 645· .... iliii· '''''35' .... 628· .... 595· GeorgIEl ......................... 641 ·• .... 33

Idaho ..................... · .. · .. 176 176 "'''iil' 177 177 '''''20' 100 160 Illinois .......... · ........... · .. · 1,523 1,504 1,517 1,497 1,533 1,514 ...... iii Indiana ......................... 864 847 17 871 805 16 858 842 10 Iowa ............................ 304 387 7· 391 382 0 412 405 7 Kansas •• __ ..................... 305 297 8 317 300 8 297 288 9

fg:ti~~;~L~ ~ ~: ::: ::::::::::: ::: 581 560 12 580 568 12 588 577 11 361 350 11 361 350 11 347 336 11 Malne •. , ...... __ " .............. 169 164 5 169 164 5 163 l5P 4 Maryland ...................... 441 431 10 433 422 11 410 400 10 Massachusetts .................. .------- --- .. _--- -------- ---_ .... -- _ .. - .. ---- -------- -------- ---...... --Miclligan ......... _ ............. 1,186 1,161 35 1,188 1,153 35 1,105 1,160 35 Minnesota ...................... 460 459 10 460 459 10 460 459 10 MlssissippL ..... _ .............. a08 365 3 365 362 3 365 861 4 Mlssouri. ....................... 686 647 19 660 041 10 062 643 10 Montana ....................... 121 116 5 In 115 0 124 119 5

Nebraska .... - .............. , ... 210 207 12 219 208 11 207 195 12 Nevada ......................... 80 74 0 83 77 6 62 57 5 Now Hampshlro ................ 73 70 3 77 74 3 67 65 2 Now Jersey ..................... 655 638 17 668 651 17 621 1J()7 ·14 Now Mexico .................... 196 103 2 108 196 2 164 152 2

Now York City ..... ; ........... 631 026 5 042 637 5 685 678 7 North Carolina ................. 760 744 25 777 752 2li 748 722 26 North Dakota .................. 88 83 5 81 77 4 94 89 5 Ohio ............................ 1,472 1,458 14 1,471 1,456 15 1,450 1,433 17 Oklahoma ...................... 434 !Ill 23 427 404 23 442 41g 28

Oregon ........................ _ 363 348 15 361 346 15 855 341 14 PennsylvaniB_ ..... __ ........... 1,542 1,514 28 1,628 1,500 28 1,564 1,538 26 Rhode Island ................... 87 84 a 92 89 3 80 86 3 Soutil Oarolina ................ _ 420 420 .. --.. ~. 415 415 415 415 south Dakota .................. 07 90 99 93 6 100 93 "''''-7 Tennessee ...................... 517 507 10 540 528 12 522 510 12 '1'oXIl5 ....................... •• .. .... iio- .... 171· .. · .. ·5· .... 175· .... i~o· ...... 5' ____ w ___ UtRh ........................... 172 ""j68' ...... ·4 vermont ........................ 52 51 1 50 49 1 51 50 1 VlrglnHL ....................... ----~--- -------- .------- -------- .------- -------~ -------- ----~---Wash!Jl~t~n .. , __ ............... 551 632 19 550 531 10 562 542 20 West VIl·g1ll1a ................... 288 288 .. · .. i3· 282 282 289 289 Wisconsin ...................... 024 611 619 606 13 617 603 ...... i4 Wyoming ...... _ ................ 71 68 3 68 65 3 52 50 3

SOUl'CO: Fcdoral Sacul'Hy Agency, U. S. Pulblc Health Service, National Oillen of Vital Statistics' Annnal Summm'y of MOlor·Vehlcle Accident Fll.talltio~, 1915. '

1947

MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FATALI'l'IES 503

No. 551.-NuMBER OF MOTOR-VEHICLE TRAFFIC AOCIDENT FATALITIES BY AGE, RAOE, AND SEX, AND BY STATUS OF DEOEDENT: REI'ORTING AREA, 1945

[See headnote, table 550]

~rALE FEMALE

AGE Other Otlwr Total Driver Pass- Pedes- and not Total DrivOl' P!lSS- Pedes- and not engel' trian stated on~or trlan stated

--------------- ------------Ali ages_ .......... 17,229 5,462 3,793 6,797 1,177 4,948 449 2,447 1,794 2G8 --- ------._- --- ------------

Undor 1 year ........... 42 --- .. ---- 38 1 3 42 -------- 37 3 2 1 to 4yoars ............. 485 1 137 337 10 286 1 05 185 5 510 14yel1rs ............ 1,378 20 327 784 247 520 5 104 324 36 15 to lU :/Ollrs ........... 1,492 522 fJ31 102 147 513 39 364 75 35 20 to 24 yeurs ........... 1, 707 884 551 170 102 514 80 352 62 20 25 io 3.1 yours ........... 2,536 1. 305 683 302 156 625 D8 380 05 43 35 to 44 yours ........... 2.109 1,004 472 572 lIil 581 04 306 160 21 45 to 64 yours ........... 2,lM 749 3li2 935 118 530 64 25G 188 32 65 to G4 yoars .•. __ ... ". 2,250 532 308 1,308 108 535 48 243 210 25 65 to 74 yoars. _________ . 1,883 322 204 1,201 93 470 24 153 268 25 75 years Bill! over . ____ .. 1,050 111 78 822 39 314 0 81 213 14 Not stated. ________ ..... 47 12 12 20 3 9 ~------- 7 2

4 ______ •

Wl'ite ____ .. ______ . 15,676 5,161 8.375 6.125 1,015 4.547 436 2,27,j 1,610 227 --- --------------- ------------Under 1 ycal'.. _________ 40 -------- 37 1 2 35 .----.1" 30 3 2 1 to 4 yoars .. ____ . __ • __ . 438 1 128 301 8 259 89 164 5 5 to 14 years. __ . ___ . ____ 1, 2~O 19 292 705 230 478 4 152 287 35 15 to 19 YCll.rs. __ . ______ . 1,370 400 570 175 126 481 37 346 68 3Q 20 to 24 yours ... ____ . __ . 1. G03 835 408 144 80 404 78 317 59 19 25 to 34 yoars. __________ 2,285 1. 220 605 331 129 570 00 358 81 35 35 to 44 years. __________ 1,913 920 387 480 120 524 04 280 131 10 45 to M years. __________ 1,032 708 301 825 08 481 53 238 163 27 55 to 04 years. ____ • _____ 2.078 517 280 1,184 07 504 44 232 200 22 00 to 74 years._ ... ______ 1,777 31G 102 1,186 83 442 23 140 252 21 75 years and over. _____ . 990 110 76 779 34 301 B 80 203 12 Not stated ______ • _______ 35 10 9 14 2 8 -----.- .. 6 2 ._------

Nonwhite._ .. __ • __ 1,553 301 418 672 162 401 13 173 181 31 --- --------------- ------------Under 1 yO!ll' ... ___ ••• __ 2 .------- 1 .- .. _---- 1 7 -------- 7 --'--:ii' --------1 to 4 yours .. ____ . _____ . 47 ------r 0 36 2 27 ---·--i· 6 -·_·---i 5 to 14 years. __________ . 132 85 79 17 51 12 37 15 to 19 years. _________ . 122 28 01 17 21 32 2 18 7 5 20 to 24 yeurs. __ . _______ 144 49 53 26 16 50 2 35 12 1 20 to 34 years. _________ . 251 85 78 61 27 05 2 31 14 8 35 to 14 yaars ... ________ . 280 78 85 02 31 57 -------- 26 29 2 4510 ii4 yeurs. ___ .. ____ . 222 41 51 110 20 40 1 18 25 5 66 to 64 yeurs. _________ • 178 15 28 124 11 31 4 II 13 3 65 tp 74 years .. __ ._ .. __ . 106 6 12 78 10 28 1 7 16 4 75 YC!ll'S and over. ______ li1 1 2 43 Ii 13 -.------ 1 10 2 Not statod_._. ________ ._ 12 2 3 6 1 1 -------- 1 .--.---- -.------

Source: Fedoml Security Agenoy, U. S .. ~ub]jc Health Service, National OJlico of Vital Statistics; Annual SUillmary of Motor·Volllcle Accident FatalItIes. 1945. .

No. 552.-NuMBER OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENT FA'l'ALI'l'IES BY HOUR OF ACCIDENT AND PLACE OF ACCIDENT, URBAN AND RURAL: REPORTING AREA, 1945

[Seo headnote, table 550]

noun OF ACCIDENT Total Urban Rural HOUR Oli' ACCIDENT Total Urtmn Ruml

------ ------TotaL .. _ ••• _ ••• _ .. __ 22,171 8,192 13,985 12 m. to.12:59 p. m_ .... ____ 1145 101i 350 --- ------ I p. m. to 1:59 p. ill ___ . _____ 1i7S 203 ,375

12 p. m. to 12:59 a, na __ • __ • 1,201 498 703 2 p. ill. to 2:59 p. ill __ • ____ ._ 659 223 436 1 D. m. to 1:69 B. m. __ • _____ 875 297 578 3 p. m. to 3:69 p. ill ____ . __ ._ 834 269 565 2 D. m. to 2:59 n. m. _______ • 640 210 430 4 p. ill. to 4:5IJ p. I1L.. ______ 1,148 B50 71)3 3 a. m. to 3:59 n. ill ______ ._. 403 131 272 6 p. ill. to 5:69 p. ill _____ . ___ 1,320 607 813 4 D. m. to 4:50 D. ill .... _____ 260 65 191i 6 p. ill. to 0:50 p. ill _________ 1,405 492 913 5 a. m. to 5:59 D. ill. ___ • ____ 256 Ol lOG 7 p. ill. to 7:59 p, In _________ 1,375 533 842 Ii a. ill. to 0:1i0 u. m ________ • 412 176 236 8 p. ill. to 8:5U p. ill _____ ._. 1,245 522 723 7 a. m. to 7:50 a. ill. ________ 430 169 270 9 p. m. to 9:59 p. ill _________ 1,244 474 77{) 8 B. m. to 8:1i0 a. ill .. ______ • 383 127 2li6 10 p. m. to 10:5~ p. m ____ ._. 1,154 411 743 o a. ill. to 0:50 n. m _________ 435 131 304 11]J. m. to 11:59 p. m. ______ 1,211 471 770 10 D. m. to 10:50 a. n1.. ____ • 142 138 304 Hour not statod ____ . _______ 2,092 1,323 1,669 11 B. m. to 11:59 n. m. ______ 001 181 420

Source: l"ederal Sccnrity Agency, U. S. Publie Health Service, Natlollal OilleD of Vital Statistics; Annual Summary of Motor-V!)hiclc Accident Fatallties, 1915.

1947

504 PUBLIC ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 553.-NuMBER OF MOTOR-VEHIOLE TRAFFIC AOOIDENT FATALITIlllS BY TYPE OF AOCIDENT, AT INTERSEOTION, URBAN AND ·RURAL: REPORTING AREA, 1945

[Sec headnote, table 550]

URBAN RURAL

ACCIDENT INVOLVINn- Total At Not at At Not at Total Inter- inter- Not Total Inter- inter- Not

section section stated seotlon seetlon stated

--- ------------ --- ---TotaL _____________________

22,177 8,192 3,364 3,810 1,018 13,985 1,128 10,692 2,165 --- --- ------------ ---------Pedestrlan ______________________ .8,048 5,099 2,180 2,281 638 3,449 421 2,596 432 Other motor vehicle _____________ 1i,654 1,272 736 430 106 4,282 2S7 3',046 041l Railroad train __________________ 1,530 498 62 437 9 1,032 53 9n 8 Streetcar ________________________ 138 121 79 41 1 17 3 13 1 Bicycle: ________________________ 390 166 66 74 16 234 41 169 24 AnimA.l-drawn vehlcle __________ 60 7 3 2 2 43 6 31 6 Animal _________________________ 45 5 2 3 .... _-.-. 40 2 33 /; Fixed object- ___________________ 1,669 478 138 801 39 1,191 82 1,019 90 Overturning on roadway ________ 609 60 18 28 14 519 38 441 70 Running off roadway' _____ . ____ 2,847 164 42 114 8 2,183 lU6 1,894· 123 Othor noncolli8ion ______________ 753 171 45 90 36 582 28 436 118 Other and not stated_. __________ 544 161 3 9 149 383 1 43 339

s~urce: Federal Security Agenoy, U. S. Public Health Servloe, National Office of Vital StatistIcs; Annual Summary of Motor-Vehiole Aocident.Fatalitles, 1046,

No. o54,.-NuMBER OF MOTOR-VEHIOLE TRAFFIO ACOIDENT FATALITIES OF PEDES-TRIANS AND NONPEDESTRIANB BY PLACE AND MONTH OF AOCIDENT: REPOR'l'ING AREA, 1945

[See headnote, table liliO]

AREA Total Jan. l

MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FATALITIES 505

No. 555.-NuMBER OF MOTOR-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FATAI,;~rIES IN REGISTRATION STATES, PLACES OF 10,000 OR MORE, AND PLACES UNDER 10,000 and RURAL: 1915 TO 1945

[For continental-Unital1 States; by place of occurrence. Excludes automobile collisions with truins and streotaars, and motorcycle accidents, 1015 to 1026, inclusivo]

DEATrr'REGISTRATION STATES I PLACES 010' 10,000 PLACES TINDER OR MORE 10,000 AND RURAL

Rato Rute Rata YEAR pel' Number of Deaths pel' per

Number 100,000 cars registered per Number 100,000 Number 100,000 of deaths est!· (iucluding 100,000 of deaths esti· 01 deuths csti· mated mated muted

popula- official) cars pOEula. popula· tion ton tlOn

------------ -------------1015 ........... _ ............. ·_ 3,573 5.8 1,775, OM 201.3 2,366 7.6 1,217 8.9 11l16 ........................... 4,737 7.1 2,1i11,805 188.6 3,053 0.7 1,081 4.8 lOI7 ..................... · ..... 6,004 8.6 3,630,268 171.8 3,800 11. 9 2,174 Ii. 0 1918 ........................... 7,310 0.3 4,715,317 155.0 4,042 13.1 2,368 5.7 1010 ........................... 7,771 9.3 5,922,672 131. 2 5,263 13.5 2,50S 5. ~

1020 .......................... _ 8,878 .10.3 7,440,420 119.3 0,121 14.7 2,757 0.2 1021. .......................... 0,003 11.3 8,578,636 116.4 0,535 15.4 3,368 7.5 1022 ........................... 11,466 12.4 10,374, on 110.5 7,4.4-U 16.9 4,020 8.3 1023 ................ _ ..... : .... 14,157 14.0 13,359,065 100.0 8,948 10.7 5,200 10.2 1024 ........................... 15,221 15.3 16,714,878 96.0 0,553 20.6 5,008 10.0

1925 ........................... 17,140 16.8 17,875,567 95.9 10,640 22.4 fl,50n 12.1 Hl26 ........................... 20,625 10.0 10,838,047 104.0 12,042 24.8 8,583 15.8 1027 .............. ~ ............ 23,114 21. 0 21,084,504 100.0 13,281 20.7 0,833 17.4 1928 .......................... · 26,311 23.2 23,126, 127 113.8 14,680 28.4 11,631 10.0 11129 ........................... 29,430 25.5 25,007,555 117.3 16,003 30.4 13,436 21. 5

loaD ........................... 31,256 26.7 25,350,400 123.3 17,710 31. 2 13,546 22.4. 1{)31. .......................... 32,020 27.1 24,705,328 120.6 18,010 31.J 14,010 23.2 m32 ........................ _ •. ·28,020 23.0 23, 08S, 036 121. 4. 15,500 27.0 12,430 20.4 1933 ••.•.••..•.•.......•.•.. -._ 31,363 25.0 24, 103.900 130.1 17,011 28.2 14,352 21. 0 1934 ........................... 30,101 28.0 25,210,503 143.2 10,270 (2) 10,831 (2)

1035 ........................... 30,3GO 28.6 2G, 513, 401 137.2 18,593 i') 17,776 (') 1030 ........................... 38,080 20.7 28,610,059 133.0 10,102 (!l 18,OS7 I') 1037 ........................... 39,643 30.8 30,030,802 132.0 10,880 19,757 ') 1 !J38 ...................... _··.· 32,582 25.1 20,851,210 100.1 15,01S (') 16,064 (') 19aO ••••....•• , .••.• """"'" 32,386 24.7 31,000,870 104.4 16,704 (') 10,082 (')

1040 ........................... 34,501 820.2 32,452,801 106.3 16,803 826. 9 17,638 , 25.0 11141 .••••.•.•.•..••...•......•• 39,060 30.0 34,842,847 114.7 (a) C') e'l (a) 1942 ........................... 28,300 21.2 33,002,600 85.8 (2) (') (') (2) 1043 ........................... 23,823 17.8 30,888,134 77.1 10, G01 ('l 13,222 (') 1044 .......................... _ 24,282 18.3 30,470,300 79.7 10, li73 ~;) 13,000 ~') 1045 ••....•.. -- .•.•...•... ---.- 28,076 21. 3 31,035,420 90.5 12,320 15,756 ')

• Includes District of OolWllbin, All states were in registration systom in 1033 and thoreaetor. ~Not available. e Based on enumerated populatlon, Apr. 1, 1040. Source; Fodoral Security Agency, U. S. Public Health Service, National Oillco of Vi till StatMlcs flS of July 10,

1046. Formorly Dopartmont of Oommerce, Bureau of the Oensus; basic figures aro published III !).nnn!).1 reports as follows; 1015-30, Mortullty SLatistics; 1037-45, Vital Statistics 01 tho UuitOl) States, Pt. 1. Motor·vehicio registrations, Fedoral Works Agency, Public Roads Administration;8llllunl statemonts on motor·vehiclo regis-trations.

1947

19. Public Roads and Motor Vehicles No. 543.-RuRAL ROADS IN THE UNITED STATES-ApPROXIMATE MILEAGE: 1921

TO 1945 [In thousands of miles. Rural roads include ~oads outside of incorporated ~reas !l-nd certain of the more populous

unincorporated areas Figures cover contmental U. S. and refer to exlstmg mileage at end of calendar year]

TYPE AND CONTROL 1921 1925 1930 1935 1940 . 1943 1944 1945 ---------------

Ali rural roads, totaL _____ ...... __ .. _ 2,925 3,006 3,009 3,032 2,990 3,005 3,005 3,012 Primary State highways ______ .. ___ .. __ .. __

} 203 275 324 { 332 329 333 336 339

Secondary State highways_ .. __ .... ________ 58 81 83 83 84 County roads under State controL ___ .... _ --2;72.2- --2;73i- "2;685- 115

114 117 117 118 Count! and local roads 1 _________ .. ________ 2,527 2,466 2,472 2,470 2,471

Surfaced rural roads, totaL _________ 387 521 694 1,063 1,340 1,421 1,430 1,495 Primary State highways ___________________ } 84 145 227 { 280 302 310 312 316 Secondary State highways _______________ .. 39 65 69 69 71 Oounty roads nuder State controL ________ -------- -------- 38 05 63 63 63 Oounty and local rOads 1 ___________________ 303 376 467 laG il18 {}7{} il86 I, (145

Nonsurfaced rural ronds, total' ______ 2,538 2,485 2,315 1,969 1,650 1,527 1,517 1,517 Primary State hlj;hways ___________________

} 119 130 97 { 52 27 23 23 23

Secondary State Ighways _________________ 19 16 14 14 13 County roads under State controL ________ --2;4io- --2;355- --2;2i8- 77 69 64 54 55 Oounty and local roads 1 , _________________ 1,821 1,548 1,436 1,426 1,420

1 Includes mileage in national and State parks, forests, reservatIOns, etc., not mcluded as part of State highway systems.

, Includes mileage not classified hy type of surface. Source: Federal Works Agency, Public Roads Administration; Highway Statistics, Summary to 1945,

}To. 544.-'-STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS-EXISTING MILEAGE, MILEAGE BUILT, FUNDS AVAILABLE AND DISBURSEMENTS: 1930 TO 1946

[Figures cover continental U. S. and refer to calendar years for most States]

ITEM IP30 1935 1940 1943 1944 1945 1946 --------------------------

Total mileage at end ofyear _____ 1324,498 523,474 551,766 565,644 567,177 573,234 579,410 ---------------------------

Mileage under State controL _________ (') 520,351 548,499 562,406 564,174 570,239 576,560 Primary State-highway systems ___ 1 324, 498 331,867 329,472 333,069 334,534 338,310 342,071

Nonsurfaced roads ____________ 1 97, 726 52,060 26,991 23,258 22,944 22,873 24,116 Surfaced roads ________________ 1226,772 279,807 302,481 309,811 311,590 315,437 317,905 Low type , ________________ i 142,659 168,282 180,091 178,876 180,462 182,786 183,873 High type 3 _______________ '84,113 111,525 122,390 130,935 131,128 132,651 134,082 Secondary roads ___________________ (') 173,603 195,245 200,405 200,545 202,356 204,293

Urban extensions of State-highway systems _______ .. _________________ (') 14,881 23,782 23,932 29,095 29,573 30,205 Oonnecting streets not under state oontroL _____________________________ (') 3,123 3,267 3,238 3,003 2,995 2,841

Total mileage built during year by State-highway depart-ments _________________________ 35,277 26,814 32,594 15,971 15,080 15,281 21,713 ---------------------------Graded and drained ___________________ 7,813 3,284 2,207 539 350 233 440 Surfaced ______________________________ 27,464 23,530 30,387 15,432 14,730 14,998 21,273

State-highway funds available ($1,000) ,_ 1,423, 164 1,205,945 2,037,606 1,934,262 2,034,138 2,242,572 2,959,836 Disbursements of State-highway funds ($1,000) , _______________________ 1,139,677 848,355 1,591,290 1,241,494 1,212,066 1,255,298 1,669,889

: No segregatIon of secondary State highways from primary systems in 1930; figures shown include an undeter' m.med amount of municipal street mileage on State systems or connecting these systems. Not strictly comparable With subsequent years, since county road mileage had not yet been taken over by State highway departments.

Z Not available. . .' Low type includes soil-surfaced, grave! or stone, bituminous surface-treated, and mixed bituminous surfaces;

hl~h type includes bituminous penetration, bituminous concrete and sheet asphalt, Portland cement concrete, bnck, block and dnal-type surfaces, and unclassified surfacing on bridges. . . • Includes funds transferred to or ffOIllloen! units. Data for D. O. not included prior to 1940. Beginning 1940 mcludes proceeds of highway-user imposts allotted by the State treasurer for (1) county and other local roads and streets and for (2) nonhighway purposes.

Source: Federal Works Agency, Pnblic Roads Administration; Highway Statistics, Summary to 1945; High-way Statistics, 1946.

502

1948

RURAL ROADS 503

No. 545.-ExISTING RURAL ROAD MILEAGE.", BY TYPE AND BY GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL, BY STATES, ~ND OF 1945

,[Rural roads include roads outside Incorporated areas and certain more populous unincorporated areas. State highway mileage data. are from State reports for calendar year 1945. Other mileage data are from State and p,lanning survey reports for calendar year 1945, except for a few States lor which latest available data are for ear· lier years)

. TYPE GOVERNMENTAL CONTROl.

STATE Total Surfaced Nonsur· State Local Federal' faced

Total Low High type 1 type 1 ---- ------------------------

Continental United States ... '3,012,371 1,494,851 , 1,302,861 191,990 1,517,159 • 544,174 2,397,629 70,568 ,------------------------

Alabama ..•............. ! 59, sal 40,006 38,642 1,364 19,825 6,388 53,125 31B Arizona ................. 29,110 6,946 6,411 535 22,164 3,771 15,543 9,796 Arkansas ....•.....•..... 55,344 21.223 19.402 1,821 34.121 9,435 45,909

-~--------

California ...•.•.•••••.•. '97,942 52,856 45,278 7,578 45,076 12,705 74,937 10,300 Oolora.do ..•.......••••.. 75, 76~ 16,'2.7a 15,781 M 1\~.121 7%% OcmnectiouL ..•........ 10,918 8,788 6, .f69 2,319 2,130 2,668 8,250 ._--------Delaware ...•••••• , •.... 3,754 2,936 2,046 891 818 3,754 "'29;437' ""Ti26 Florida .•.•••••.•••••• ,. 38,213 15,78B 13,989 1,799 22,425 7,650 Goorgia .•.....••.••.••.. §8,12B 29,'126 23,617 6,509 69,002 12, 416 85,712

""'i;;iiiii ' Idaho ....•..••...••..... 36.015 16,334 16.099 235 19,681 4,972 24,847 Dllnois .••••••..•.••••••• 104,440 81,375 69,458 11.917 23, 065 10,199 94,241 ----.-----Indiana .•••.••...••••... 81,576 71,273 62,310 8,963 10,303 9,516 72,060 ----------Iowa .......••..•.• , ...•. 101,557 58,428 52,877 5,551 43,129 8,768 92,789 ········ifi KlIIlSas .•..•••••••••...•• 129,462 36,141 34,344 1,797 93,321 9,373 120,074 Kentucky ....•...••••••. 5B,349 , 31,788 29,'233 2,555 26,561 9,729 47, SOl 819 Louisiana .. _ .....•..•.•. 3i,004 21,005 16,983 4,022 15,999 17,632 19,372 ····-···ii6 Maine ...•....•••.....•. 21),606 16,932 16,194 73B , 3,674 8,974 11,536 Maryland .......•••••••. 16,809 10,875 6,781 4,094 i 5,934 4,413 12,311 85 Massachusetts ...••..... 17,312 IB,136 13,175 2,961 1,176 1,79" 15,516 .---------Michigan .....••••••..•. 92,968 67,358 50, 054 7,304 25,510 8,433 84,535 ---- .. -----Minnesota ... '" ..••.••. 109,615 77,104 74,126 2,97B 32,511 10,807 97,657 1,151 MississiJ;lpL._ .••.•.•... 61,118 33,021 30,219 2, B02 28,097 6,076 54,013 1,029 Missourl. ...•.••..•..•.. 116,838 54,006 49,300 4,515 62,833 15,439 100,629 770 Montana ..•....•..••.••. 69,707 17,275 17,243 32 52,432 8,242 56,257 6,208 Nebraska •.....•.. __ ..•. 100,630

I 26,293 25,,048 1,245 74,337 B,893 91,478 259

Nevada ........•••••.. ,. 23,759 4,244 4,198 45 19,615 5,530 18,229 ·······108 New Hampshire ..••..•. 12,491 B,374 7,924 450 4,117 a,Sa7 8,846 :New Jersey .......•.•••• 18,341 14,359 11,0{)8 2,751 3,982 1,754 16,5B7 ""'3;873 New Mexico ....•.•...•. m,OIG B,331 8,003 328 ;\3, .585 9,372 48,671 New york ....•••••..•.. 80,965 68,411 43,620 24,791 12,554 14,198 66,767 ---- .. -----North Carolina ..••.•••• 60,665 34,601 29,851 4,750 26, 054 59,3B6 ---------- 1,269 North Dakota .••.••.•. _. 114,657 24,206 24,182 24 99,401 6,896 107,347 414 Ohio ...••.•...•.•••...•. 85,830 74,663 63,614 11,049 11,267 16,155 69,675 ----------Oklahoma ......•.....•. 100,445 17,883 14,174 3,709 82,562 9,512 a9,708 1,225 Oregon ...........• , ...•. 53,570 22,2B5 18,853 3,432 31,286 7,462 33,441 12, 667 Pennsylvania ••.•••.•... 86,635 47,763 30,047 17,716 38,772 38,593 47,862 SO It'slwe Island ....••...•. 2,51"1> 'l,1~5 I,MAo f'()l '.\\\1\ 772 1,141 ----------South Carolina ..•....••. 46,835 15,553 13,163 2,300 30,282 12,929 32,006 ·······947 South Dakota ..••.•...•. 98,673 26,356 26,039 317 72.317 6,087 91,6311 TeDJlessee .••••......•••. 64,988 47,856 44,562 3,294 17,132 7,632 56,821 535

Texas •.•.....•..••••.•.. 196,230 70,184 56,691 13,493 120,046 24,656 171,574 ""'3'-662 Utah .......•.••••••...•. 324,058 8,287 7,8M 423 15,497 4,864 15,532 ~f=~~:::::::=:::::::: 13,485

7,817 7,435 382 5,668 1,819 11,644 22 348,297 36,665 30,651 6,014 11,555 46,885 738 674

washington·············

r

50,082 29,782 25,670 4,112 20,300 6,050 39,917 4,115 W~st Virginia ...•.••..••

34,217

1 15,690 I 12,847 2,843 18,527 32,79i 1,085 335 ~~g:~~----:::::::::::=:

85,020 74,534 69,603 4,931 10. 486 9,305 75,139 576 26,794 5,677 5,650 27 21,117 4,080 20,604 2, no

1 Low type Includes soil·surfaced, gravel or stone, and low·type bituminous; high type includes high.type bituminous, Portland cement concrete, brick, blOCk, and dual·type surfaces.

, Mil~ages &hown are in addition to those forming a 99,rt of State or local highway ~yS~=. 3 Total inCludes 361 miles, not classified by type, for the following States: California, 10; Utah, 274; Virginia, 77. I Includes 3,508 miles of State p3J"k; forest, and reservation roads.

Source: Federal Works Agenoy, Publio Roads Administration; Highway StatistiCS, 1946.

779832"-48--33

1948

504 PUBLIC ROADS AND MOTOR VEHICLES

No. 546.-DISBURSEMENTS OF STATE-HIGHWAY FUNDS, BY STATES: 1921 TO 1946

[Includes disbursements, whether fram current revenues or proceeds of loans, for construction, ;mainteMnce, interest and principal payments on highway bonds, transfers to local units, and miscellaneous dIsbursements. Beginning 1935 covers calendar years; figures for earlier years for many States re,present fiscal y,ears. Beginning with 1940, figures not comparable with tho~e for prior ye!'rs as they include ,data for cer.tain State income. appli-cable to highways, namely, proceeds of hIghway-user Imposts allotted, WIthout passmg through State hIgh-way departments, oy State treasurer for (1) county and other local roads and streets and for (2) nonbighway purposes. These data not included in prior years] -

[In thousands of dollnrs]

Year in which

DIVISION AND STATE first 1921 1930 1935 1940 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 State-

aid law passed

Cont. U. S ___ - -------_ 411,995 1,139,677 848,355 1,591,290 1,469,982 1,241,494 1,212,066 1,255,298 1,669,889 ---------------------------New Englnnd _______ --i90i-- 25,910 76,418 81,054 98,625 84,837 56,743 58,070 64,034 S9, 091 Maine- ___________ 6,524 17,184 11,671 13,550 10,126 9,275 9,791 10,169 18,848

New Hampshire ___ 1903 2,31i0 9,640 6,165 8,386 7,038 5,174 5,110 6,935 7,993 Vermont __________ 1898 951 9,013 5,920 8,365 4,679 3,972 4,093 3,975 6,134 Massachusetts ____ 1892 7,864 21,926 36,719 37,635 29,494 16,190 20,157 21,428 22,905 Rhode IsJand _____ 1902 2,213 3,367 3,681 8,011 8,256 5,889 5,764 6,350 7,613 Oonnecticut _______ 1895 5,998 15,288 16,898 22,678 25,244 16,243 13,155 15,177 25,59S

Middle Atlantic _____ -------- 101,471> 216,236 121,513 307,819 280,180 214,396 207,562 186,770 222,287 New York ________ 1898 36,855 73,233 M,770 158,946 132,732 99,406 97,142 72,575 88,765 New Jersey _______ 1891 15,608 47,414 26,771 57,509 47,236 41,755 37,019 43,980 34,991 Pennsylvania _____ 1903 49,012 95,589 45,072 91,364 100,812 73,235 72,501 70,215 98,630

E. N. CentroL ______ -------- 68,512 190,673 141,442 312,90. 309,883 277,505 267,129 242,329 308,047 Ohio_, ____________ 1904 15,547 47,491 25,772 03,403 93,702 86,953 75,549 76,257 96,343 Indiana ___________ 1917 8,110 22,1569 17,953 . 40,461 39,676 35,037 38,501 34,985 42,802 IIIlnois ____________ 19M 15,693 48,854 42,729 70,536 62,925 56,194 52,505 53,188 72,812 Michigan _________ 1905 16,744 46,136 23,653 67,403 74,297 66,886 68,721 50,159 60,118

Wisconsin _________ 1911 12,417 25,623 31,335 41,102 30,283 32,435 31,853 27,740 35,972 W. N. CentraL _____ --.-.--- 4B,078 171,782 112,817 148,681 128,550 102,891 103,958 109,097 164,521 Minnesota ________ 1905 7,480 39,