San Francisco, Oakland Have Highest Percentage of Poor Roads

Teletrac Navman used data from a TRIP study to determine the worst maintained roads in the US

November 13, 2018

Teletrac Navman

Crumbling Asphalt

Top 10 urban areas with highest percentage of poor roads.Teletrac Navman used data from a TRIP, a national transportation research group, study examining road quality, pavement conditions and travel trends to determine the worst maintained roads in the United States. Teletrac then mapped the cities with the worst roads in America by their percentage of poor, mediocre, fair and good roads.

Pavement conditions were rated as:

Poor: extremely deteriorated roadways, may only be passable at reduced speeds; deep cracks, large potholes and other signs of distress cover 50-75% of the roadway
Mediocre: noticeably inferior both in ride quality and appearance; distress and defects are obvious
Fair: mostly smooth ride, few signs of distress, some cracks and patches, small potholes visible
Good: new or nearly new roadways, smooth ride, distress-free, minimal cracks and patches

The top 10 urban areas with the highest percentage of poor roads were:

Nashville-Davidson, TN
Orlando, FL
Jacksonville, FL
McAllen, TX
Portland, OR-WA
Las Vegas, NV
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Raleigh, NC
Providence, RI-MA
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

The top 10 urban areas with the highest percentage of good roads were:

Top 10 urban areas with highest percentage of good roads.

Nashville-Davidson, TN
Orlando, FL
Jacksonville, FL
McAllen, TX
Portland, OR-WA
Las Vegas, NV
Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
Raleigh, NC
Providence, RI-MA
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN

(see Teletrac's entire breakdown of the worst maintained roads in the United States...)

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