Title: The 10 States with the Worst Highways May Surprise You (New)
Headings: Most Dangerous Highways by State (New Data)
Most Dangerous Highways by State (New Data)
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The 10 States with the Most Dangerous Highways
Bad > Real Bad > The Worst
#10 – Massachusetts
And, that seems to be the problem in The Bay State. Millions of tax dollars keep going to “temporary” road improvement projects that aren’t getting to the root of the problem.
#9 – West Virginia
#7 (Tie) – Wyoming
#7 (Tie) – Pennsylvania
Fortunately – for both the boats below and the drivers above – the bridge status across Pennsylvania has improved since 2013. Having 158 less highway bridges found to be structurally deficient in 2017 compared to 2013 was no little feat.
#6 – New Hampshire
#5 – Louisiana
#4 – Colorado
#3 – Arizona
In 2017, there were 919 total people who died in vehicle crashes in the state of Arizona – nearly half (47 percent) of those involved motorists who were speeding or vehicles that were traveling on the highway.
#2 – North Carolina
Another indication of North Carolina’s detrimental road-quality problems is how an interstate (I-95) that runs through 15 states and D.C. is unarguably the worst in just one of all those places, you guessed it – our state in 2nd this year.
#1 – South Carolina
Highway Conditions & Driver Decisions
– Speeding Fatalities
Statewide Seat Belt Use
– Deficient Highway Bridges
– Highway Fatal Crashes
– Highway Federal Funding
– Traffic Death Rates
Methodology
1. Speeding Fatalities
2. Seat Belt Use
3. Deficient Highway Bridges
4. Highway Fatal Crashes
5. Highway Federal Funding
6. Per Capita Death Rates
– The Final Rankings
Complete Scores & Rankings
Previous Study Results

Content: Massachusetts has the lowest per capita federal highway funding in the nation despite logging more vehicle highway miles driven than 33 states for the past five consecutive years. The above news clip lists $53.2 million worth of specific road improvement projects through Massachusetts going on through 2021. The reporter ends the video: “ Drivers say it’s money well spent” and, the state resident couldn’t be more spot on when he replies, “Well, if they actually fix them right – instead of just patching them.” And, that seems to be the problem in The Bay State. Millions of tax dollars keep going to “temporary” road improvement projects that aren’t getting to the root of the problem. The nine cents per state resident that Massachusetts is getting in federal aid to maintain its highways is clearly not cutting it. The Good News: Despite having old roads in desperate need of proper repair, from 2013 to 2017, Massachusetts had a lower per capita traffic crash death rate than any other state in the U.S.: an average of five deaths for every 100,000 residents.