Kentucky Transportation Profile
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Kentucky Transportation Profile U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics Acknowledgments U.S. Department of Project Manager Data Collection and Transportation Ron Duych Production—Battelle Norman Y. Mineta William Mallett Secretary Major Contributors Mary Field Martha Courtney Alexa Getting Michael P. Jackson Derald Dudley Leonard Hughes David Kall Deputy Secretary Darcy Herman Melody Liu Pamela LaFontaine Laurie Scovell Matt Sheppard Other Contributors Bureau of Transportation Statistics Ketreena Hamilton Steve Lewis Ashish K. Sen Chip Moore Director Lorisa Smith Rick Kowalewski Deputy Director Susan J. Lapham Bureau of Transportation Statistics Associate Director for Our mission: To lead in developing transportation data and Statistical Programs information of high quality and to advance their effective use in both public and private transportation decisionmaking. John V. Wells Our vision for the future: Data and information of high quality Chief Economist supporting every significant transportation policy decision, thus advancing the quality of life and the economic well-being of all Americans. Wendell Fletcher Assistant Director for To obtain this and other BTS publications: Transportation Analysis Internet: www.bts.gov Phone: 202/366-DATA [press 1] Fax: 202/366-3640 Mail: Product Orders Bureau of Transportation Statistics U.S. Department of Transportation 400 7th Street, SW, Room 7412 Washington, DC 20590 Your comments for improving State Transportation Profile reports are welcome. Contact the BTS Information Service: E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 800/853-1351 Kentucky Fast Facts 2000 Transportation System Extent Political Subdivisions All public roads: 79,267 miles Counties: 120 Interstate: 762 miles Municipal governments: 4343 Road bridges: 13,368 Congressional districts: 6 Class I railroad trackage: 2,441 miles Demographic Inland waterways: 1,591 miles Population: 4,041,769 (rank: 25) Public use airports: 62 (7 certificated for air Percent urban population: 522 (rank: 43) carrier operations)1 Socioeconomic Vehicles and Conveyances Gross state product: $114 billion4 (rank: 26) Automobiles registered: 1.7 million Civilian labor force: 2.0 million4 (rank: 26) Light trucks registered: 1.1 million Median household income: $37,186 Heavy trucks registered: 29,000 (rank: 38) Buses registered: 13,000 Commuting (percent of workers) Motorcycles registered: 44,000 Car, truck, or van—drove alone: 81.3 Numbered boats: 170,000 Car, truck, or van—carpooled: 11.4 Geographic Public transportation (including taxi): 1.4 Land area: 39,728 sq. miles (rank: 36) Walked: 2.0 Percent of land area owned by federal Other means: 1.1 4 government: 4.8 (rank: 29) Worked at home: 2.8 Persons per square mile: 101.7 (rank: 23) State Transportation Department Highest point: Black Mountain (4,139 ft.) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Lowest point: Mississippi River (257 ft.) 501 High Street, Frankfort, KY 40622 (502) 564-4890 http://www.kytc.state.ky.us/ 12002 21990 31997 41999 The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) presents a profile of transportation in Kentucky—part of a series covering the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This collection of transportation information from BTS, other federal government agencies, and other national sources provides a picture of the state’s infrastructure, freight movement and passenger travel, safety, vehicles, economy and finance, and energy and environment. All tables do not necessarily appear in every state profile report due to geographic and other characteristics. For example, border-crossing data are given only for states bordering Canada and Mexico. Data source and accuracy profiles are provided at the end of the report. vi Table of Contents A Infrastructure TABLES PAGE Kentucky Public Road Length, Miles by Functional System: 1995-2000................. A-1 Kentucky Public Road Length, Miles by Ownership: 2000....................................... A-1 Kentucky Toll Roads: 2001........................................................................................ A-2 Kentucky Toll Bridges: 2001...................................................................................... A-2 Kentucky Road Condition by Functional System – Rural: 1995-2000...................... A-3 Kentucky Road Condition by Functional System – Urban: 1995-2000..................... A-4 Highway Bridge Condition: 2001............................................................................... A-5 Characteristics of Directly Operated Motor Bus Transit in Kentucky: 2000............. A-7 Civil and Joint-Use Airports, Heliports, STOLports, and Seaplane Bases in Kentucky: 2002............................................................................................. A-8 Kentucky Commercial Service Airport Enplanements: 2000 .................................... A-8 Freight Railroads in Kentucky and the United States: 2000....................................... A-9 Freight Railroads Operating in Kentucky by Class: 2000........................................ A-10 Kentucky Water Ports Ranked in Top 150 U.S. Ports by Tonnage: 2000................ A-11 Inland Waterway Mileage: 2000 .............................................................................. A-11 FIGURES Rural Road Conditions in Kentucky: 2000................................................................. A-3 Urban Road Conditions in Kentucky: 2000................................................................ A-4 Highway Bridge Condition in Kentucky and the United States: 1995-2000 ............. A-6 B Safety TABLES Highway Traffic Fatalities and Fatality Rates: 2000...................................................B-1 Passenger Car Occupants Killed and Restraint Use: 2000..........................................B-2 Key Provisions of Safety Belt Use Laws: 2000...........................................................B-3 Shoulder Belt Use: 2000..............................................................................................B-4 Pedestrian Fatalities Involving Motor Vehicles: 2000 ................................................B-5 Motor Vehicle Fatalities Involving High Blood Alcohol Concentration: 1995 and 2000................................................................................................B-6 Impaired Driving Laws: 2000......................................................................................B-7 Maximum Posted Speed Limits by System: 2001.......................................................B-8 Total Rail Accidents/Incidents: 2000 ..........................................................................B-9 Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Incidents: 2000.........................................................B-10 Highway-Rail Grade Crossings by Type: 2000.........................................................B-11 Warning Devices at Public Highway-Rail Grade Crossings: 2000...........................B-11 Types of People Injured in Kentucky Train Accidents/Incidents: 2000....................B-12 Kentucky Transit Safety Data: 2000..........................................................................B-13 U.S. Transit Safety Data: 2000..................................................................................B-13 vii PAGE Recreational Boating Accidents: 2000 ......................................................................B-14 Alcohol Involvement in Recreational Boating Accidents: 1999 and 2000 ...............B-15 Hazardous Materials Incidents: 2000 ........................................................................B-16 Kentucky Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode: 2000 ........................................B-17 Natural Gas Distribution Pipeline Incidents: 1995-2000 ..........................................B-18 Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline Incidents: 1995-2000........................................B-18 Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Incidents: 1995-2000.....................................................B-19 FIGURES Shoulder Belt Use: 1998-2000 ....................................................................................B-4 Kentucky Train Accidents: 1995-2000........................................................................B-9 Kentucky Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Fatalities and Injuries: 1995-2000...........B-10 Railroad Trespasser Deaths and Injuries in Kentucky: 1995-2000...........................B-12 Kentucky Recreational Boating Accidents: 1995-2000 ............................................B-14 Kentucky Recreational Boating Accidents Involving Alcohol: 1996-2000..............B-15 Kentucky Hazardous Materials Incidents: 1995-2000 ..............................................B-16 Kentucky Hazardous Materials Incidents by Mode: 1995-2000...............................B-17 C Freight Transportation TABLES Domestic Shipments to Kentucky by State: 1997 ...................................................... C-1 Domestic Shipments from Kentucky by State: 1997.................................................. C-2 Shipments Originating in Kentucky by Mode of Transportation: 1997..................... C-3 Domestic Shipments from Kentucky by Truck: 1997................................................ C-4 Domestic Shipments to Kentucky by Truck: 1997..................................................... C-4 Truck Shipments from Kentucky by Commodity: 1997 ............................................ C-7 Rail Shipments Terminating in Kentucky: 1999 and 2000 ........................................ C-8 Rail Shipments Originating in Kentucky: 1999 and 2000.........................................