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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The Highway System
What years did the VMT stall?
2015 to 2020
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The Highway System
What was VMT in 2020?
2.9 trillion
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The Highway System
What was the VMT in 2015?
3.11 trillion or 3.10
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The Highway System
What was the % of decrease in VMT from 2015 to 2020
4%
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The Highway System
What was the % growth of VMT from 2010 to 2015
5%
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The Highway System
What was the VMT in 2010?
2.98 trillion
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3/11/24 PT
There is over _______ miles of highways and roads in the United States. pg. 23
(5 Points)
4.19 Million
1.5 Million
4.19 Billion
900,000 Thousand
4.19 Million
C4 Practice Test 2024
VMT grew steadily in the 1990s by - %.
17
26%
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What was VMT in 2021 ?
3.13 Trillion
