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Does Alabama really have the best roads in America?
By Joseph Hodges,
9 days ago
ALABAMA (WDHN)—A new study found that Alabama has the highest-quality roads in America, followed closely by Indiana and Wyoming.
According to a study that analyzed data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and published by the personal injury firm Suzuki Law, 98.25% of Alabama’s roads were considered acceptable for drivers.
The study used each road’s “International Roughness Index,” or IRI, with data reported as inches per mile. A lower IRI represents smoother riding roadways.
Alabama has 11,308.93 miles of road, where 11,111.09 miles were considered acceptable to drive on.
Richard Suzuki of the law office that published the study said, “Around a third of all US states have over 90% of their roads considered to be of acceptable quality or above, which is beneficial for both tourists and locals as this helps to minimize the likelihood of accidents caused by uneven road surfaces.”
Hawaii came last in the study, with only 61.32% of its roads considered acceptable for drivers.
Rank
State
Total miles
Acceptable miles
Acceptable miles (%)
1
Alabama
11,308.93
11,111.09
98.25
2
Indiana
12,557.30
12,177.55
96.98
3
Wyoming
6,916.14
6,624.44
95.78
4
Kansas
13,374.12
12,791.76
95.65
5
Idaho
4,512.15
4,306.97
95.45
6
Tennessee
5,128.28
4,841.06
94.40
7
North Dakota
14,106.02
13,283.07
94.17
8
West Virginia
3,021.07
2,805.62
92.87
9
Arkansas
6,783.21
6,287.40
92.69
10
Nebraska
10,050.45
9,291.08
92.44
11
Georgia
31,339.33
28,840.90
92.03
12
Iowa
5,109.86
4,701.62
92.01
13
Minnesota
33,144.33
30,425.94
91.80
14
Oklahoma
14,267.07
13,077.45
91.66
15
Vermont
1,529.14
1,399.73
91.54
16
Kentucky
13,230.66
12,100.52
91.46
17
Montana
12,735.72
11,380.63
89.36
18
Oregon
8,717.07
7,742.28
88.82
19
North Carolina
23,405.09
20,578.62
87.92
20
South Dakota
14,660.68
12,831.03
87.52
21
Florida
27,348.50
23,503.91
85.94
22
Nevada
7,522.37
6,430.72
85.49
23
Ohio
29,764.20
25,399.23
85.33
24
Michigan
28,394.95
23,893.99
84.15
25
New Hampshire
3,552.13
2,985.27
84.04
26
Delaware
1,583.24
1,325.81
83.74
27
Utah
8,293.38
6,878.73
82.94
28
South Carolina
21,169.40
17,503.95
82.69
29
Virginia
19,199.32
15,792.84
82.26
30
New Jersey
3,867.61
3,151.79
81.49
31
Maine
6,296.61
5,104.64
81.07
32
Illinois
31,372.71
24,864.44
79.25
33
Alaska
3,617.85
2,814.08
77.78
34
Texas
89,229.40
68,584.12
76.86
35
Colorado
16,234.43
12,398.66
76.37
36
California
19,735.99
15,005.89
76.03
37
Arizona
16,473.96
12,329.83
74.84
38
Missouri
30,786.13
23,023.00
74.78
39
New York
26,998.39
20,132.30
74.57
40
Wisconsin
28,284.94
21,021.04
74.32
41
Massachusetts
5,327.70
3,939.57
73.95
42
Pennsylvania
26,505.77
19,566.67
73.82
43
Washington
19,271.90
13,860.26
71.92
44
Louisiana
14,707.97
10,509.83
71.46
45
Maryland
8,174.29
5,746.06
70.29
46
Mississippi
21,783.28
15,238.52
69.96
47
Connecticut
6,342.56
4,240.10
66.85
48
New Mexico
12,021.29
8,031.09
66.81
49
Rhode Island
1,182.46
742.08
62.76
50
Hawaii
1,545.51
947.73
61.32
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