| Category | Grade | Comments |
| 1. Aviation | D- | Aviation travel and traffic have reportedly surpassed pre-Sept. 11 levels and are projected to grow 4.3 percent annually through 2015. |
| 2. Bridges | C | 27 percent are structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. |
| 3. Drinking water | D- | $11 billion a year is needed to replace or repair aging facilities and comply with safe drinking water regulations. |
| 4. Energy | D | The U.S. power transmission system is in urgent need of modernization. |
| 5. Navigable waterways | D- | 50 percent of locks on inland waterways are functionally obsolete. |
| 6. Rail | C- | For the first time since WWII, limited rail capacity has created significant chokepoints and delays, while freight rail tonnage is expected to increase at least 50 percent by 2020. |
| 7. Roads | D | Poor road conditions cost U.S. motorist $54 billion a year in repairs and operating costs — $275 per motorist. $94 billion is needed annually to improve conditions nationally. |
| 8. Solid waste | C- | Five states will run out of landfill capacity in 10 years. |
| 9. Transit | D- | Transit use increased more than 21 percent from 1993 to 2002. $20.6 billion annually is needed to improve to a good condition. |
| 10. Wastewater | D- | $390 billion needed to replace existing systems, build new ones. |
| 11. Schools | D | $268 billion needed to bring schools to good condition. |
| 12. Dams | D | Since 1998, the number of unsafe dams has risen by 33 percent to more than 3,500. |
| 13. Public Parks & Recreation | C- | The National Park Service estimates a maintenance backlog of $6.1 billion for their facilities. |
| 14. Security | I | While the security of our nation's critical infrastructure has improved since Sept. 11, the information needed to accurately assess its status is not readily available. |
| 15. Hazardous Waste | D | Federal funding for 'superfund- cleanup of the nation's worst toxic waste sites has steadily declined since 1998, reaching its lowest level since 1986 in FY05. |
