Statewide Transportation System Statistics

Roads and bridges

Total highway, road and street lane miles: 142,939 (2009); bridges: 3,903 (2010)*
The number of bridges above is as reported by the Federal Highway Administration. NMDOT reported 3,733 bridges as of April 2011.

Transit

Trips per year (all transit modes): Approximately 12 million (2008)*
The number above is as reported by the National Transit Database. The New Mexico Legislature reported 16.1 million transit trips in 2010.

Rail

Freight rail route-miles: 1,835 (2008)*
The number above is as reported by the Association of American Railroads. The New Mexico Legislature reported 2,005 freight rail miles as of April 2011.

Aviation

Airports (total): 170; public-use: 53; state-owned: 2 (2008)*
Enplanements per year: 2,950,912 (2009)
The numbers of airports above are as reported by the National Association of State Aviation Officials.
NMDOT reported 178 total airports including 50 public-use airports as of April 2011.