States with the best and worst road quality, ranked

Part of the Tail of the Dragon road near the Tennessee and North Carolina border. /iStockphoto Poor road conditions can cause more than just a dent in your car or your bank account. They can be hazardous, too. Think the roads where you live are bad? See where your state ranks. Potholes, cracks, and uneven road surfaces are a nuisance at best — and hazardous at worst. Whether you encounter them occasionally or on your daily commute to work can depend on which state you live in. Each year, US News & World Report publishes a ranking of the best states to live in, which it calculates from a range of categories, including infrastructure. As part of its infrastructure ranking, US News & World Report rated the quality of each state's transportation using metrics such as commute time, public transit usage, and road quality. To evaluate road quality, it used data from the Federal Highway Administration, a division of the US Department of Transportation. The data reflects the percentage of roads in each state rated in poor condition. The Federal Highway Administration assesses road conditions by examining defects such as cracks, uneven surfaces, and grooves. US News & World Report used this data to rate each state's transportation quality and, when coupled with energy and internet access, its overall infrastructure ranking. Here is each state's road quality, ranked from best to worst. 1. Kansas Wichita, Kansas. Overall transportation rank: 3rd Overall infrastructure rank: 5th 2. Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee. Overall transportation rank: 14th Overall infrastructure rank: 17th 3. Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana. Overall transportation rank: 13th Overall infrastructure rank: 22nd 4. Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska. Overall transportation rank: 5th Overall infrastructure rank: 3rd 5. Wyoming Jackson, Wyoming. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 6th Overall infrastructure rank: 36th 6. Vermont Burlington, Vermont. Overall transportation rank: 1st Overall infrastructure rank: 14th 7. North Dakota Fargo, North Dakota. Overall transportation rank: 7th Overall infrastructure rank: 7th 8. New Jersey Atlantic City, New Jersey. M. Overall transportation rank: 15th Overall infrastructure rank: 12th 9. Georgia Atlanta, Georgia. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 18th Overall infrastructure rank: 20th 10. Iowa Des Moines, Iowa. Overall transportation rank: 35th Overall infrastructure rank: 15th 11. Oregon Portland, Oregon. Overall transportation rank: 4th Overall infrastructure rank: 2nd 12. Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Overall transportation rank: 19th Overall infrastructure rank: 19th 13. Alabama Birmingham, Alabama. Overall transportation rank: 21st Overall infrastructure rank: 30th 14. Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky. Overall transportation rank: 17th Overall infrastructure rank: 28th 15. Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota. Overall transportation rank: 2nd Overall infrastructure rank: 9th 16. South Dakota Sioux Falls, South Dakota. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 26th Overall infrastructure rank: 6th 17. North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina. Overall transportation rank: 23rd Overall infrastructure rank: 26th 18. Montana Bozeman, Montana. Overall transportation rank: 11th Overall infrastructure rank: 33rd 19. Idaho Boise, Idaho. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 20th Overall infrastructure rank: 27th 20. Florida Miami, Florida. Overall transportation rank: 22nd Overall infrastructure rank: 11th 21. Maine Portland, Maine. Overall transportation rank: 43rd Overall infrastructure rank: 41st 22. Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada. Overall transportation rank: 9th Overall infrastructure rank: 1st 23. Ohio Cleveland, Ohio. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 16th Overall infrastructure rank: 31st 24. Delaware Wilmington, Delaware. Overall transportation rank: 8th Overall infrastructure rank: 13th 25. New Hampshire Manchester, New Hampshire. Overall transportation rank: 41st Overall infrastructure rank: 18th 26. Utah Salt Lake City, Utah. Overall transportation rank: 10th Overall infrastructure rank: 4th 27. Illinois Chicago, Illinois. Overall transportation rank: 29th Overall infrastructure rank: 21st 28. South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina. Overall transportation rank: 40th Overall infrastructure rank: 29th 29. Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia. Overall transportation rank: 34th Overall infrastructure rank: 39th 30. Texas Houston, Texas. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 27th Overall infrastructure rank: 16th 31. Michigan Detroit, Overall transportation rank: 38th Overall infrastructure rank: 42nd 32. Missouri St. Louis, Missouri. Overall transportation rank: 36th Overall infrastructure rank: 35th 33. Alaska Anchorage, Alaska. Overall transportation rank: 12th Overall infrastructure rank: 48th 34. Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Overall transportation rank: 31st Overall infrastructure rank: 37th 35. Colorado Denver, Colorado. Overall transportation rank: 24th Overall infrastructure rank: 10th 36. New York New York City, New York. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 32nd Overall infrastructure rank: 34th 37. Arizona Phoenix, Arizona. Overall transportation rank: 25th Overall infrastructure rank: 23rd 38. West Virginia Charleston, West Virginia. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 49th Overall infrastructure rank: 50th 39. Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana. Overall transportation rank: 48th Overall infrastructure rank: 46th 40. Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Overall transportation rank: 47th Overall infrastructure rank: 43rd 41. Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas. Overall transportation rank: 33rd Overall infrastructure rank: 40th 42. Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts. /iStockphoto Overall transportation rank: 45th Overall infrastructure rank: 38th 43. Maryland Baltimore, Maryland. Overall transportation rank: 44th Overall infrastructure rank: 24th 44. Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi. Overall transportation rank: 46th Overall infrastructure rank: 49th 45. Connecticut New Haven, Connecticut. Overall transportation rank: 39th Overall infrastructure rank: 25th 46. Washington New Haven, Connecticut. Overall transportation rank: 30th Overall infrastructure rank: 8th 47. New Mexico Santa Fe, New Mexico. Overall transportation rank: 37th Overall infrastructure rank: 45th 48. California Los Angeles, California. Overall transportation rank: 42nd Overall infrastructure rank: 32nd 49. Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii. Overall transportation rank: 28th Overall infrastructure rank: 44th 50. Rhode Island Providence, Rhode Island. Overall transportation rank: 50th Overall infrastructure rank: 47th Read the original article on Business Insider

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