Reviewed by: Pat Byington
See how Alabama roads fare against the rest of the U.S.
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Zutobi, an online driver education resources, used data from the Bureau of Transportation on total miles of public roads, percentage of “acceptable miles” and fatalities on the road to determine which states had the best and worse roads.
According to their study, Alabama has the fifth-best roads in the U.S. due to these data points:
- 92% of public roads considered acceptable
- 1.35 highway fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles traveled
- 48.5 average daily person miles
Alabama tied with Idaho, which had relatively similar data points.
| Rank | State | Acceptable miles of public road (2023) | Overall score |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | GA | 94% | 7.42 |
| 2 | VA | 83% | 7.14 |
| 2 | WI | 75% | 7.14 |
| 4 | ND | 93% | 7.07 |
| 5 | AL | 92% | 6.94 |
| 5 | ID | 94% | 6.94 |
| 7 | IN | 97% | 6.80 |
| 8 | MN | 91% | 6.53 |
| 9 | NE | 93% | 6.39 |
| 10 | NC | 88% | 6.26 |
Tap here to view the full data — including the states with the worst roads.
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