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This is the Deadliest Highway in Your State, Data Shows

Take extra precautions when you're driving down these highways on your next road trip.

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Over 38,000 people are killed in car accidents ever year in the U.S., per the Association for Safe International Road Travel. Every time you sit behind the wheel, you're taking on some risk and hoping to not become part of that statistic. But not all car rides are created equal, and some are far more dangerous than others. Fortunately, we now know which roads to avoid when striving to stay safe thanks to some newly released research on the deadliest highway in every state.


Using data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Federal Highway Administration, fleet vehicle tracking company Geotab determined which routes are the riskiest across the U.S. by finding the highway with the greatest fatal crash rate—the percentage of total crashes on that freeway that have resulted in death. Read on to find out which of your state's highways you might want to avoid on future road trips.

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Alabama

Drone Aerial View of Downtown Mobile Alabama AL SkylineiStock

Highway: I-65

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 336

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 389

Alaska

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Highway: Route 3

Fatal crash rate: 1.6

Crashes in the last 10 years: 32

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 38

Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, downtown cityscape from above at dusk.Sean Pavone / iStock

Highway: I-40

Fatal crash rate: 0.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 249

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 293

Arkansas

The skyline of Little Rock, Arkansas at dawniStock

Highway: US-65

Fatal crash rate: 1.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 143

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 120

California

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Highway: 140

Fatal crash rate: 1.8

Crashes in the last 10 years: 116

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 136

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Colorado

reflection of the Rocky Mountains in front of lake in Denver, ColoradoiStock

Highway: US-160

Fatal crash rate: 0.9

Crashes in the last 10 years: 111

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 135

Connecticut

fast moving traffic on a highway and buildings in Hartford, Connecticut at duskShutterstock

Highway: I-95

Fatal crash rate: 0.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 147

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 164

Delaware

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Highway: I-80

Fatal crash rate: 0.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 106

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 112

Florida

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Highway: US-1

Fatal crash rate: 2.8

Crashes in the last 10 years: 1,011

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 1,079

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Georgia

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Highway: Route 11

Fatal crash rate: 0.8

Crashes in the last 10 years: 124

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 141

Hawaii

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Highway: Route 11

Fatal crash rate: 0.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 61

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 72

Idaho

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Highway: US-95

Fatal crash rate: 1.1

Crashes in the last 10 years: 142

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 163

Illinois

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Highway: US-45

Fatal crash rate: 0.6

Crashes in the last 10 years: 100

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 112

Indiana

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Highway: US-41

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 106

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 111

Iowa

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Highway: I-80

Fatal crash rate: 0.6

Crashes in the last 10 years: 154

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 188

Kansas

buildings and the Cooper dome in the downtown area of Topeka, KansasShutterstock

Highway: I-70

Fatal crash rate: 0.5

Crashes in the last 10 years: 134

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 155

Kentucky

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Highway: US Route 62

Fatal crash rate: 1.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 115

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 124

Louisiana

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Highway: US Highway 90

Fatal crash rate: 1.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 271

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 295

Maine

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Highway: US-1

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 89

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 99

Maryland

city skyline and Chesapeake Bay in Annapolis, Maryland in the afternoonShutterstock

Highway: US Route 1

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 118

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 135

Massachusetts

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Highway: I-495

Fatal crash rate: 0.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 87

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 95

Michigan

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Highway: US-31

Fatal crash rate: 0.5

Crashes in the last 10 years: 111

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 123

Minnesota

Sunset over Wayzata Yacht Club on Wayzata Bay, Lake Minnetonka.Joe Mamer Photography / Alamy

Highway: US-169

Fatal crash rate: 0.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 60

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 68

Mississippi

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Highway: US-61

Fatal crash rate: 1.1

Crashes in the last 10 years: 120

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 139

Missouri

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Highway: US Route 63

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 158

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 179

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Montana

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Highway: US-2

Fatal crash rate: 1.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 130

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 152

Nebraska

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Highway: I-80

Fatal crash rate: 0.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 179

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 235

Nevada

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Highway: I-80

Fatal crash rate: 0.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 153

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 170

New Hampshire

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Highway: I-93

Fatal crash rate: 0.1

Crashes in the last 10 years: 57

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 60

New Jersey

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Highway: US-130

Fatal crash rate: 0.5

Crashes in the last 10 years: 111

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 112

New Mexico

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Highway: I-40

Fatal crash rate: 1.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 344

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 395

New York

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Highway: I-87

Fatal crash rate: 0.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 156

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 188

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North Carolina

city skyline of Greensboro, North CaroliniStock

Highway: I-95

Fatal crash rate: 1.0

Crashes in the last 10 years: 201

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 240

North Dakota

A view of buildings in Grand Forks, North DakotaiStock

Highway: US-2

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 86

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 99

Ohio

cityscape photo of Roebling Suspension Bridge in and skyline of Cincinnati, OhioiStock

Highway: I-71

Fatal crash rate: 0.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 186

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 194

Oklahoma

greens plants and a lake below the Wichita Mountains in Lawton, Oklahoma at sunsetShutterstock

Highway: US Route 69

Fatal crash rate: 1.1

Crashes in the last 10 years: 132

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 155

Oregon

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Highway: US Route 101

Fatal crash rate: 1.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 125

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 140

Pennsylvania

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Highway: I-80

Fatal crash rate: 0.5

Crashes in the last 10 years: 106

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 115

Rhode Island

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Highway: I-95

Fatal crash rate: 0.1

Crashes in the last 10 years: 39

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 40

South Carolina

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Highway: I-95

Fatal crash rate: 1.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 244

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 301

South Dakota

yellow flowers and rocks at Badlands National Park in South Dakota at sunriseShutterstock

Highway: US-18

Fatal crash rate: 1.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 48

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 55

Tennessee

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Highway: I-40

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 437

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 517

Texas

cityscape photo of highway, buildings, and bridge in downtown El Paso, Texas at nightiStock

Highway: US-83

Fatal crash rate: 2.0

Crashes in the last 10 years: 268

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 336

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Utah

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Highway: US Route 89

Fatal crash rate: 0.6

Crashes in the last 10 years: 112

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 131

Vermont

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Highway: US-7

Fatal crash rate: 0.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 46

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 53

Virginia

The downtown skyline of Richmond, Virginia just after sunriseiStock

Highway: US-460

Fatal crash rate: 1.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 190

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 208

Washington

cityscape photo of downtown Spokane, WashingtoniStock

Highway: I-5

Fatal crash rate: 0.3

Crashes in the last 10 years: 245

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 258

West Virginia

cityscape photo of Charleston, West VirginiaShutterstock

Highway: US-19

Fatal crash rate: 0.7

Crashes in the last 10 years: 101

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 111

Wisconsin

waves breaking next to trees and rocks on the coast of Wisconsin's Cave Point at dawnShutterstock

Highway: I-94

Fatal crash rate: 0.2

Crashes in the last 10 years: 115

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 132

Wyoming

landscape photo of trees, a glacier, and lake in Grand Teton National Park, WyomingShutterstock

Highway: I-80

Fatal crash rate: 1.4

Crashes in the last 10 years: 175

Fatalities in the last 10 years: 207

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