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🚧Where does Florida rank among states with the worst highways?

Americans traveled more than 5.3 trillion miles on highways in 2021

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The term “infrastructure” is a stand-in for a great variety of national and local concerns—from clean water to electric grids to access to the internet—but traditionally the term has referred to the condition of the nation’s roads, bridges, and highways.

According to data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Americans traveled more than 5.3 trillion miles on highways in 2021 — nearly 240 times more than all forms of transit combined and more than 30 times the mileage traveled by air.

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#50. Virginia

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #1 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #5 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #19 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #24 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #10 best
- Rural fatality rank: #24 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #10 best

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#49. North Carolina

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #11 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #15 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #15 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #11 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #21 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #22 best
- Urban fatality rank: #20 best

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#48. Tennessee

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #9 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #12 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #10 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #22 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #11 best
- Rural fatality rank: #23 best
- Urban fatality rank: #4 worst

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#47. Georgia

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #8 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #18 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #5 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #11 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #6 best
- Rural fatality rank: #16 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #14 worst

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#46. Connecticut

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #12 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #13 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #8 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #9 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #22 best
- Rural fatality rank: #25 best
- Urban fatality rank: #11 best

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#45. South Carolina

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #5 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #19 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #3 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #17 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #23 best
- Rural fatality rank: #1 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #21 worst

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#44. Kentucky

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #14 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #16 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #16 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #19 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #25 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #24 best
- Urban fatality rank: #11 worst

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#43. Florida

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #8 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #1 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #9 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #18 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #8 best
- Rural fatality rank: #6 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #2 worst

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#42. North Dakota

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #13 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #7 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #2 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #4 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #8 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #19 best
- Urban fatality rank: #5 best

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#41. Utah

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #11 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #4 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #20 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #13 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #5 best
- Rural fatality rank: #16 best
- Urban fatality rank: #13 best

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#40. Missouri

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #2 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #9 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #24 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #13 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #12 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #17 best
- Urban fatality rank: #9 worst

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#39. Minnesota

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #18 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #17 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #24 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #12 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #12 best
- Rural fatality rank: #2 best
- Urban fatality rank: #2 best

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#38. Arkansas

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #15 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #14 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #16 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #25 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #20 best
- Rural fatality rank: #18 best
- Urban fatality rank: #7 best

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#37. New Hampshire

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #19 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #6 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #1 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #21 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #17 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #3 best
- Urban fatality rank: #1 best

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#36. Alabama

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #24 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #23 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #15 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #10 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #9 best
- Rural fatality rank: #15 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #13 worst

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#35. Wyoming

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #25 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #20 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: # best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: # best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: # best
- Rural fatality rank: # best
- Urban fatality rank: # best

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#34. Ohio

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #16 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #18 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #19 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #21 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #16 best
- Rural fatality rank: #11 best
- Urban fatality rank: #15 best

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#33. Mississippi

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #17 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #22 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #25 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #24 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #22 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #5 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #6 worst

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#32. Texas

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #20 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #22 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #21 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #4 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #3 best
- Rural fatality rank: #11 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #17 worst

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#31. Massachusetts

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #3 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #20 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #23 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #3 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #14 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #15 best
- Urban fatality rank: #8 best

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#30. Nevada

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #7 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #2 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #17 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #11 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #2 best
- Rural fatality rank: #3 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #19 worst

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#29. Kansas

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #13 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #14 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #25 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #14 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #17 best
- Rural fatality rank: #21 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #24 worst

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#28. Indiana

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #14 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #12 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #20 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #22 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #24 best
- Rural fatality rank: #14 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #24 best

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#27. Maryland

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #21 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #23 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #9 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #17 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #14 best
- Rural fatality rank: #1 best
- Urban fatality rank: #25 best

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#26. Montana

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #19 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #25 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #13 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #3 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #23 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #4 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #14 best

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#25. Nebraska

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #24 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #10 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #22 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #8 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #15 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #23 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #17 best

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#24. Michigan

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #20 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #10 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #8 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #16 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #9 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #5 best
- Urban fatality rank: #23 worst

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#23. South Dakota

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #18 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #8 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #4 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #5 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #4 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #22 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #20 worst

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#22. Illinois

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #17 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #25 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #17 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #6 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #13 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #14 best
- Urban fatality rank: #25 worst

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#21. Arizona

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #5 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #17 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #14 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #24 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #1 best
- Rural fatality rank: #10 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #3 worst

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#20. Iowa

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #9 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #21 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #18 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #2 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #2 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #10 best
- Urban fatality rank: #22 best

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#19. Maine

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #23 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #24 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #7 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #8 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #7 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #8 best
- Urban fatality rank: #4 best

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#18. Wisconsin

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #22 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #15 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #14 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #13 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #24 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #12 best
- Urban fatality rank: #9 best

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#17. Idaho

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #3 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #19 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #11 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #7 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #19 best
- Rural fatality rank: #8 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #3 best

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#16. Delaware

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #10 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: Not applicable
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #7 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #8 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #4 best
- Rural fatality rank: #13 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #8 worst

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#15. New Mexico

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #7 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #11 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #23 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #16 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #18 best
- Rural fatality rank: #20 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #1 worst

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#14. Oregon

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #12 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #11 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #21 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #18 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #13 best
- Rural fatality rank: #9 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #18 worst

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#13. Vermont

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #16 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #21 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #6 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #19 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #7 best
- Rural fatality rank: #6 best
- Urban fatality rank: #12 best

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#12. West Virginia

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #4 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #7 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #6 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #6 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #1 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #21 best
- Urban fatality rank: #21 best

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#11. Louisiana

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #6 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #8 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #2 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #23 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #6 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #20 best
- Urban fatality rank: #5 worst

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#10. Pennsylvania

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #21 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #9 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #12 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #19 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #5 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #9 best
- Urban fatality rank: #22 worst

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#9. Rhode Island

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #22 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #3 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #18 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #5 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #3 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #25 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #16 best

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#8. Colorado

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #23 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #4 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #11 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #20 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #21 best
- Rural fatality rank: #19 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #15 worst

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#7. New Jersey

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #6 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #24 best
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #5 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #1 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #20 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #13 best
- Urban fatality rank: #18 best

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#6. Oklahoma

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #10 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #16 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #13 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #10 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #10 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #18 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #16 worst

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#5. Washington

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #1 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #6 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #22 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #16 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #15 best
- Rural fatality rank: #4 best
- Urban fatality rank: #6 best

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#4. California

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #15 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #5 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #4 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #7 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #25 best
- Rural fatality rank: #12 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #23 best

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#3. Hawaii

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #25 best
- Rural interstate pavement rank: Not applicable
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #1 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #25 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #18 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #2 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #12 worst

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#2. New York

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #4 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #13 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #3 worst
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #2 worst
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #11 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #7 best
- Urban fatality rank: #19 best

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#1. Alaska

- Capital and bridge disbursements rank: #2 worst
- Rural interstate pavement rank: #3 worst
- Urban interstate pavement rank: #12 best
- Urbanized area congestion rank: #15 best
- Structurally deficient bridges rank: #16 worst
- Rural fatality rank: #7 worst
- Urban fatality rank: #10 worst

Story editing by Brian Budzynski. Photo selection by Clarese Moller.

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