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Inventory of Seattle Street Surfaces

Engineers often measure pavement by lane miles. A two-lane street that is one mile long has two lane miles, and a four-lane street that is one mile long has four lane miles.

Total Streets - 3,745 lane miles

Arterial Streets - 1,245 lane miles - 100%
Concrete - 395 lane miles - 32%
Asphalt - 850 lane miles - 68%

Non-arterial Streets - 2,500 lane miles - 100%
Concrete - 1,286 lane miles - 51%
Asphalt - 589 lane miles - 24%
Chip seal - 510 lane miles - 24%
Low cost surface - 15 lane miles - less than 1%