Reason Foundation
Performance of State Highway Systems

15th Annual Report, October 10, 2006.

This map summarizes the performance of state-owned roads in 2004. Twelve indicators – covering the states’ highway revenues and expenditures, pavement and bridge condition, congestion, accident rates, and narrow lanes - make up each state’s overall rating. Rankings are based on spending and performance data submitted to the federal government by the state highway agencies. Click here for the full report.

Performance of State Highway Systems States on this map are ranked by overall performance of state highway systems in 2004. For a detailed look at performance for any state, click its numbered marker on the map, or click a state on the list on the right of this page. Use controls in the upper left of map to pan and zoom.

==> Top 25 States ==> Bottom 25 States Numbers on map represent the state ranking. (1 = best performance)

Source of data: Reason Foundation, Performance of State Highway Systems, 1984-2004, 15th Annual Report by David T. Hartgen and Ravi K. Karanam. Project Director, Robert W. Poole.