ROAD MILEAGE AND REVENUES IN NEW ENGLAND STATES. 



was maintained in the 1914 classification of surfaced roads than in 

 the 1909 classification. Table 4 shows total and surfaced mileage 

 for 1914, and the percentage of mileage surfaced in 1914, and 1909, 

 respectively. 



Table 4. — Boad mileage. 



state. 



Total road 

 mileage 

 at close 

 of 1914. 



Miles sur- 

 faced at 

 close of 

 1914. 



Percentage s urf aced . 



1914 



1909 



Maine 



23,537 

 14,020 

 14,249 

 18,681 

 2,170 

 14,061 



2,762.36 

 1,659.63 

 1,442.03 

 8, 505. 89 

 693. 42 

 2,975.45 



11.74 

 11.83 

 10.12 

 45.53 

 31.95 

 21.16 



10.10 



New Hampshire 



9.58 



Vermont 



18.40 



Massachusetts 



49.00 



Rhode Island 



49.14 



Connecticut 



21.09 







Total and average 



86,718 



18,038.78 



20.80 



22.22 







The relation of total mileage and surfaced mileage to area and 

 rural population for the years 1914, 1909, and 1904 is presented in 

 Table 5. 



Table 5. — Relation of total mileage and surfaced mileage to area and rural population, 





Total mileage. 



Surfaced mileage. 



State. 



Per square mile 

 of land area. 



Per 1,000 

 rural population. 



Per square mile 

 of land area. 



Per 1,000 

 rural population. 





1914 



1909 



1904 



1914 



1909 



1904 



1914 



1909 



1904 



1914 



1909 



1904 



Maine 



0.79 

 1.55 

 1.56 

 2.32 

 2.03 

 2.92 



0.85 

 1.67 

 1.58 

 2.15 

 1.99 

 2.61 



85 

 1.67 

 1.59 

 2.13 

 2.21 

 2.92 



65.3 

 79.9 

 76.2 

 77.5 

 120.8 

 122.3 



70.7 

 86.2 

 77.0 

 71.6 

 118.1 

 109.5 



71.5 

 81.5 

 71.0 

 71.7 

 112.9 

 121.7 



0.092 



.184 

 .158 

 1.058 

 .649 

 .617 



0.090 

 .160 

 .291 



1.053 

 .977 

 .629 



0.078 

 .143 

 .214 

 .976 



.957 

 .490 



7.65 

 9.47 

 7.71 

 35.29 

 38.59 

 25.89 



7.49 

 8.25 

 14.17 

 35.11 

 58.03 

 26.39 



6.51 



New Hampshire 



6.98 



Vermont 



9.55 



Massachusetts 



32.92 



Rhode Island 



48.83 





20.39 







Average 



1.40 



1.40 



1.43 



80.3 



79.3 



79.1 



.291 



.312 



.271 



16.44 



17.63 



14.97 







TYPES OF SURFACED ROADS. 



Of the 18,038.78 miles of surfaced roads in the^New England States 

 at the close of 1914, 10,896.08 miles, or 60.40 per cent, were gravel; 

 2,229.81 miles, or 12.36 per cent, macadam; 1,771.20 miles, or 9.83 

 per cent, bituminous macadam, including roads built by the mixing 

 and penetration methods and surface treated; 1,113.43 miles, or 

 6.17 per cent, sand-clay; 41.80 miles, or 0.23 per cent, concrete; 1.38 

 miles, or 0.01 per cent, brick, and 1,985.08 miles, or 11 per cent, 

 surfaced with other materials of which the classification was not 

 given. The distribution of types of surfaced roads, as of January 1,' 

 1915, is shown by States in Table 6. 



