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Ranking of States with the worst roads
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:16 pm
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State and local governments spend billions each year on road maintenance and operations, but does it amount to better roads for taxpayers?
MoneyGeek analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Census Bureau to learn more about America’s urban road infrastructure, find the states with the best and worst road quality and determine if more state spending translated to better roads.
Our findings suggest that taxpayers are not necessarily getting their money’s worth. At best, they are getting just enough road investment to maintain the current condition of roads, but not enough to improve them.
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KEY FINDINGS:
About 1 in 10 U.S. roads are in poor condition, but urban roads are even worse: 1 in 5 are in poor condition.
California and Rhode Island were the states ranked worst for road roughness, with 44% and 41% of roads in poor condition, respectively.
New Hampshire and Alabama had the best roads in the U.S. and spent some of the lowest capital outlay per mile ($9.82 and $6.44, respectively).
States generally spend in proportion to how much their roads are utilized, reflecting both the need to address wear and tear and how roads are funded — typically, via gas taxes.
However, how much each state spends on roads has no correlation with road quality after adjusting for vehicle miles.
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1. CA
2. Rhode Island
3. Nebraska
4. Wisconsin
5. New York
8. Louisiana
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Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:19 pm to RLDSC FAN
Louisiana not high enough
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:20 pm to RLDSC FAN
Where are the ‘good roads’ that keep us from being Number 1?
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:22 pm to RLDSC FAN
Best roads I can actually recall were in Indiana. Was pretty impressed with the quality of their roads.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:23 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
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Louisiana not high enough
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:24 pm to RLDSC FAN
Figured Alabama would at least be bottom half.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:27 pm to RLDSC FAN
I must’ve driven a couple thousand miles through California over the summer and there’s no way their roads are as bad as ours. All of the freeways and major highways are solid for the most part, and even many of the desert roads were great aside from some deceptive dips. Hell I spent a lot of time in Death Valley and the paved roads out there are better than any in New Orleans.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:38 pm to RLDSC FAN
I can definitely vouch for New Hampshire. Their roads are fricking amazing. 3 things New Hampshire does right…roads, ice cream shops & candy shops. I swear I couldn’t drive 1/4 mile without seeing a ice cream or candy shop.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 5:42 pm to ZZTIGERS
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can definitely vouch for New Hampshire. Their roads are fricking amazing.
That’s impressive, northern states are at a disadvantage with the freeze/thaw cycle every year
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:04 pm to Sabans straw hat
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Figured Alabama would at least be bottom half.
Hell, we damn near took the win on this one.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:06 pm to RLDSC FAN
I always thought the California roads I drove on were in good shape.
And a lot of Alabama roads are like garbage
And a lot of Alabama roads are like garbage
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:07 pm to LSUGent
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Best roads I can actually recall were in Indiana. Was pretty impressed with the quality of their roads.
Indians was the worst roads I’ve ever experienced, potholes you’d lose a car in all over
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:46 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
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Louisiana not high enough
Driven through most states. Backroads preferred. Louisiana doesn't belong in the top 30.
You frickers just never drive anywhere else.
West & North Texas is top 3 worst
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:55 pm to RLDSC FAN
Lakeview should have LA number one all by itself.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 6:58 pm to BugaNaish
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Hell I spent a lot of time in Death Valley and the paved roads out there are better than any in New Orleans.
That is impressive because really dry rocky soil is so much tougher to build a road on than swamp!!
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:00 pm to LSUGent
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Best roads I can actually recall were in Indiana. Was pretty impressed with the quality of their roads.
Other than Louisiana, I would say Indiana is that state that has the worse roads I've driven.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:02 pm to RLDSC FAN
I’m surprised CA is up there.
Never driven over there but that just seems surprising is all
Never driven over there but that just seems surprising is all
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:04 pm to RLDSC FAN
When I lived uptown, my side street was repaved and it was like living on a hwy bc everyone knew that was the one street that wouldn’t break your car.
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:13 pm to RLDSC FAN
So do we need a tank to drive in the 7 before Louisiana?
Posted on 10/5/22 at 7:15 pm to East Coast Band
Only the interstate below Tuscaloosa to ms
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