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The 25 Most Dangerous Highways in the United States Calculated by Fatalities Per Mile

THE 25 MOST DANGEROUS HIGHWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES CALCULATED BY FATALITIES PER MILE *Based on an analysis of fatality data gathered on the U.S. numbered and interstate highway systems over a five-year period (2011-2015) 33ii Atlanta, GA (I-75) 4i Grants Pass, OR (US-199) 199 15 Jersey City, NJ (I-78) 7 55 i Philadelphia, PA (US-1) 35 Hartford, CT (I-84) 12 17 Louisville, KỲ (I-65) 78 30 ii Memphis, TN (I-40) 65 Charlotte, NC (I-85) i 22 37 j Birmingham, AL (I-59) Charleston, SC (I-26)10 431iii San Diego, CA (I-5) 27 i Oklahoma City, OK (1-44) 17 Myrtle Beach, Sc (US-17) jj 21 44 201i San Diego, CA (I-15) 36 iiii Dallas, TX (I-20) 18 ji San Antonio, TX (I-37) 49 iiiIi Phoenix, AZ (1-17) Jacksonville, FL (1-95) jiII 40 59 10 45 10 290 Orlando, FL (I-4) jj 19 MOST COMMON FIRST HARMFUL EVENTS Motor vehicle in transport 37 Houston, TX (I-45) iiiiiiii 83 Melbourne, FL (US-192)1 2 61 iiiiii Austin, TX (I-35) Houston, TX (I-10) III 58 Overturn 22 i Austin, TX (US-290) Dallas, TX (US-175) HII 37 192 Pedestrian Parked motor vehicle Guardrail face Most common Embankment Deadliest city on highway day of week Confirmed fatalities in this location Tree Most common Most common Most common first harmful events day of month single hour of the day Most common Total traffic fatalities 2011-2015 Deaths per mile of highway month Length of highway (miles) Deadliest city on highway INTERSTATE 132 mi. • 4 JAN 10 SUN 2:00-2:59 165 • 1.250 Tampa, FL Orlando, FL Daytona Beach, FL A. INTERSTATE 285 mi. NOV 12 SAT 2:00-2:59 45 2901 1.018 Dallas TX Houston, TX Galveston, TX AAA 75 mi. OCT 8 FRI 20:00-20:59 192 65t 0.867 Four Corners, FL Melbourne, FL Indialantic, FL 146 mi. 1231 AAA MAR 3 SAT 15:00-15:59 INTERSTATE 0.843 17 Flagstaff, AZ Phoenix, AZ AAA INTERSTATE 1,920 mi. JUL 1 SUN 1:00-1:59 95 1,402I 0.730 Miami, FL Jacksonville, FL Weston, MA | 2,460 mi. JUL 1 SAT 2:00-2:59 INTERSTATE 10 AA 1,7301 0.703 Santa Monica, CA Houston, TX Jacksonville, FL 111 mi. 175 APR 3 SUN 13:00-13:59 | 761 0.685 Dallas, TX Jacksonville, TX 143 mi. AAA INTERSTATE DEC 26 FRI 2:00-2:59 37 93 0.650 San Antonio, TX Corpus Christi, TX 290 261 mi. 165 APR 22 SAT 3:00-3:59 0.632 Junction, TX Austin, TX Houston, TX AAA INTERSTATE 144 mi. DEC 25 MON 3:00-3:59 78 901 0.625 Union Township, PA Jersey City, NJ New York, NY INTERSTATE 1,786 mi. AAA AUG 30 SUN 3:00-3:59 75 1,070 0.599 Sault Ste Marie, MI Atlanta, GA Miami Lakes, FL INTERSTATE AAA 349 mi. SEP 11 SUN 0:00-0:59 26 206 0.590 Kingsport, TN Charleston, SC 80 mi. AA. 199 JUL 5 SUN 14:00-14:59 461 0.575 Grants Pass, OR Crescent City, CA INTERSTATE 1,539 mi. SEP 28 SAT 16:00-16:59 20 8761 0.569 Scroggins Draw, TX Dallas, TX Florence, SC INTERSTATE 666 mi. OCT 6 FRI 15:00-15:59 85 378 0.568 Petersburg, VA Charlotte, NC Montgomery, AL AAA INTERSTATE 1,381 mi. AUG 28 SAT 2:00-2:59 733 0.531 Blaine, WA San Diego, CA San Ysidro, CA INTERSTATE AAA 1,569 mi. DEC 17 SUN 2:00-2:59 35 7511 0.479 Duluth, MN Austin, TX Laredo, TX INTERSTATE AAA 887 mi. AUG 1 SUN 4:00-4:59 65 4211 0.475 Gary, IN Louisville, KY Mobile, AL INTERSTATE 445 mi. AAA 59 OCT 3 SAT 23:00-23:59 207 I 0.465 Wildwood, GA Birmingham, AL Slidell, LA 1,206 mi. 17 OCT 22 SAT 20:00-20:59 521 0.432 Winchester, VA Myrtle Beach, SC Punta Gorda, FL 2,555 mi. JUN 16 SAT 16:00-16:59 INTERSTATE 40 1,1021 0.431 Barstow, CA Memphis, TN Wilmington, Nc INTERSTATE 232 mi. 84 AAA AUG 7 SUN 2:00-2:59 98 0.422 Hartford, CT (Pennsylvania- Massachusetts) Dunmore, PA Sturbridge, MA INTERSTATE 1,434 mi. JUL 2 SUN 3:00-3:59 603 0.420 Sweet Grass, MT San Diego, CA 1 2,369 mi. MAY 12 SAT 22:00-22:59 AA 980 0.414 Fort Kent, ME Philadelphia, PA Key West, FL AAA INTERSTATE 634 mi. 44 DEC 1 SAT 2:00-2:59 258 0.407 Wichita Falls, TX Oklahoma City, OK St. Louis, MO FIRST HARMFUL EVENT DEFINITIONS AS PROVIDED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: wikipedia.org www-fars.nhtsa.dot.gov valuepenguin.com transportation.gov highways.org SOUCES: Pedestrian : Persons traveling on their feet. This also includes people on personal conveyances not propelled by pedaling, such as skateboards, wheelchairs, skates, or motorized scooters. Motor Vehicle In Transport : When one motor vehicle collides with another in motion on a roadway. This includes vehicles in traffic on a highway, driverless vehicles in motion, and stationary vehicles abandoned on a roadway. In lanes used for travel during rush hours and parking during off-peak times, a parked vehicle is "in transport" during times when parking is forbidden. Parked Motor Vehicle : Refers to the collision of a motor vehicle in transport with one not in transport. Parked vehicles include those parked outside of the roadway and those parked in the roadway in lanes not designated for travel at the time of the accident. TELETRACNAVMAN A Overturn : When a vehicle rotates 90 degrees or more side-to-side or end-to-end. This also may be referred to as a rollover. A Fixed Object : Refers to permanent or semi-permanent structures such as guardrail faces, embankments, trees, boulders, impact attenuators, bridges, concrete traffic barriers, culverts, etc. AA 15 14AAAAA

The 25 Most Dangerous Highways in the United States Calculated by Fatalities Per Mile

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Ever wonder what the most dangerous federal highways in the United States are? This infographic maps out the deadliest U.S. numbered and interstate highways systems from 2011-2015. The most dangerous ...

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