18 The Highway System Flashcards
Pages 26-27
The Highway System
Name the 4 National Highway Systems
Specific Arterial Roadways
Strategic Highway Network
Major Strategic Highway Network Connectors
Intermodal Connectors
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The National Highway System is only comprises ____% of the nation’s roads
4.1%.
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The National Highway System carries more than ____% of all vehicle traffic
44%.
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What roadways which provide access to major ports, airports, public transportation facilities,or other intermodal facilities
Specific Arterial
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What roadway provide defense access, as well as continuity and emergency capabilities for defense purposes
Strategic Highway Network
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Which highway provide access between major military installations and the Strategic Highway Network
Major Strategic Highway Network Connectors
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Which highway provide access between major intermodal facilities and the other four subsystems making up the National Highway System
Intermodal Connectors
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The growth rate in highway vehicle miles traveled had exceeded ___% for every five years period in the 1960’s
3%
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In the ____, the growth of U.S. VMT was offset by sharp declines corresponding to the recession and fuel crisis in 1973-74 and 1979-80.
1970’s
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VMT grew steadily in the 1980s by ____%
37%
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VMT grew steadily in the 1990s by ___%
26%
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VMT grew steadily in the 2000s by ___%
8%
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The National Highway System carries ____% of heavy truck traffic
75%
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The National Highway System carries ____% of tourist traffic
90%
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From _____ - _____ VMT grew just under 5%, from 2.98 to 3.10 trillion.
2010-2015
From 2010 -2015 VMT grew just under _____%, from 2.98 to 3.10 trillion.
5%
From 2010 -2015 VMT grew just under 5%, from ______ to ______ ________.
2.98 to 3.10 trillion
Growth stalled from _____- _____ due to the covid- 19 pandemic
2015-2020
Growth stalled from 2015-2020 due to the _____ ____ _______
covid- 19 pandemic
Numbers decreased over ____% from 3.11 trillion in 2015 to 2.91 trillion in 2020
4%
Numbers decreased over 4% from _____ ______ _____ _____ to 2.91 trillion in 2020
3.11 trillion in 2015
There are over ____ ____ miles of highways and roads in the U.S.
4.19 million
VMT decreased over 4% from 3.11 trillion in 2015 to _____ _____ _____ ______
2.9 trillion in 2020
The Highway System
From ___(Y) to ___(Y) VMT grew just under 5%
2010 to 2015
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