Wisconsin Ends 2024 With Some Of The Worst Roads In America

If you have lived in the Midwest you know how bad roads can get. Pot holes are a real mess, but some states are much worse than others. Wisconsin is on that list. A recent report from consumer affairs went as far to say that Wisconsin is in the top 5 worst states when it comes to roads in America.

According to some Wisconsin residents in our survey, the Badger State should be badgered into taking better care of the roads. “Many of the roads around the state are in very poor condition,” one survey respondent said.

How They Got These results

Consumer Affairs reported that the U.S. has the largest network of roads in the world. They then used this method to find the worst in America.

Our formula for determining the worst and best roads in America uses weighted averages of scores based on the most recent available data from the U.S. Department of Transportation on fatalities

• miles traveled
• road roughness
• and spending on road improvements.

Each state’s residents were also surveyed about the quality of roads on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 being “terrible” and 10 being “excellent.” Ratings and comments from the survey were used anecdotally and not included in the ranking.

Wisconsin Ranked As The 5th Worst Road In America

While Wisconsin didn't make it into the top three for all states, it did make it to number one worst road in the Midwest. Reports go on to say,

The data we dug into certainly supports that forecast: 28% of Wisconsin’s urban roads rated poor for road roughness. Rural roads fared a bit better, with only about 6% rated as poor throughout the state.

The Top Three Worst Roads

The three worst roads in America are as follows:

3. California

2. Hawaii

1. Rhode Island

Climate clearly also has an impact on roads as seen with these states. What do you think of this list?