A recent study conducted by Getac, a leading provider of rugged computing solutions, has determined that Rhode Island has the roughest roads in the United States.
Analyzing road length and condition using the International Roughness Index from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the study found that Rhode Island has 45 miles of roughness per 1,000 – more than double the national average.
Connecticut and West Virginia rank second and third in road roughness, with 41 miles and 37 miles of roughness per 1,000, according to research by Getac.
Commenting on the findings, Christin Wang, director for global marketing at Getac, emphasizes the importance of road maintenance for efficient supply chains and the potential risks of neglecting it.
Getac officials discovered that New Mexico, South Dakota, and Arizona have the roughest rural, urban minor, and urban major roads, respectively.
Rhode Island has the second bumpiest rural roads in the nation, behind New Mexico. Its urban minor arterial roads are the fourth roughest.
Connecticut ranks second with 41 miles of roughness per 1,000, which is 183% above the national average. This means there are 1,871 miles of rough roads throughout the state.
West Virginia takes third place with 37 miles of roughness per 1,000, 156% above the national average. In total, the state has 2,938 miles of roads in rough condition.
Mississippi places fourth with 32.3 miles of rough roads per 1,000, which is 123% above the national average. Mississippi has 5,049 miles of roads in rough condition.
In fifth place is New Jersey, with 31.9 miles of rough roads per 1,000, 120% greater than the national average. This equals 2,691 miles of roughness across the state.
Maryland ranks sixth with 28 miles of rough road per 1,000.
Washington’s roads are seventh roughest, with 26.7 miles of roughness per 1,000. That’s 4,672 miles statewide.
Texas ranks eighth with 26.6 miles of rough roads per 1,000. This equates to 17,446 miles of rough roads, making up one in seven of the national total.
Missouri ranks ninth with 26 miles of roughness per 1,000.
Pennsylvania’s roads rank 10th roughest, with 25 miles of roughness per 1,000. This equals around 6,381 miles of roads in rough condition statewide.
New Mexico, South Dakota, and Arizona have the roughest rural, urban minor arterial, and urban collector roads in the United States, respectively, despite not appearing in the overall top 10.
Source: The Trucker
