Truckers, I have a question. In the 48 contiguous states, which one has the worst maintained interstate highways?

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angrydeuce@reddit

Dude I aint even a trucker and I knew the answer was Indiana lol

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Routine_Bill9859@reddit

Same. I also don’t even live in Indiana either.

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angrydeuce@reddit

me neither but ive driven from the upper midwest to ohio and the rest of northeast more times than I can count lol

Indiana was always a whore not only because the roads are so ratfucked but the goddamn troopers will snag your ass for like 2 fucking miles over. Only state in the union where I've set my cruise below the speed limit and just sat in the right lane the whole way cuz those fucks are bored.

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RoseKlingel@reddit

Duuude what instrument did you play? Got any songs recorded?

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angrydeuce@reddit

Anything with strings...primary lead guitar but the bassist and I would swap depending on the song and how intricate the baseline was...he was good at the chug chug chug but when it got too far beyond that hed get overwhelmed lol

Like I said we were pretty shitty lol...mostly covers though we did have some originals and recorded a demo but went nowhere. Band broke up in the early 00s with no hard feelings, clearly wasnt happening for us, like most lol

Really nothing to share unfortunately...we disbanded before YouTube and the permanence of the internet really took off so whatever I still have is locked on physical media or physical photos in random photo albums wives and girlfriends kept which unfortunately I also have no access to anymore.

Was fun though :)

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RoseKlingel@reddit

Dang! I was hoping you could convert some analog media to digital or something. I love to hear people's original songs. Garage band vibes are killer to me. Still hoping you write the Blockbuster stories book. I try not to ask too frequently.

Maybe you will rerecord your songs someday!

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angrydeuce@reddit

I've thought about it, especially lately with how much cheaper and easier it is to record music at home with even a crappy computer. I got inspired about a year or so ago and spent a few hundred bucks on some new pedals and some PC interface stuff intending to do so but you know how it goes, kids, family stuff lol. Tale as old as time...

Still have all my guitars though, in their road cases lined up like soldiers ready to do battle. Just need to find the time lol

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RoseKlingel@reddit

I hope you find the time!! Sounds like you still got the fire. :)

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1129514@reddit (OP)

My trip today I was right at 69 the whole time. They love hiding all over the place.

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last_somewhere@reddit

I'm not even in the same hemisphere and i know it's Indiana.

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HerburtThePervert@reddit

It’s eye opening going from Indiana into Ohio. Like going from riding a horse over moon craters to a smooth paradise.

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1129514@reddit (OP)

Same with Indiana to Illinois. A breath of fresh air.

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december151791@reddit

Illinois roads suck but they feel immaculate after a couple of hours driving on Indiana roads

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thtamthrfckr@reddit

Same with Michigan, they’re miles above what they used to be but man they’re like runway smooth compared to Indiana

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Correct_Writer_3410@reddit

Hit or miss with Michigan imo. I-69/anything near Lansing or Port Huron are the worst federally maintained roads I have ever driven a truck on. Genuinely worse than I 70 in Indy.

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thtamthrfckr@reddit

69 just had a total replacement, quite nice now but yes previously I would’ve said worse than anything in Indiana even 70. Detroit was like that too for quite a bit but huge overhauls everywhere changed that. Lansing interchange and bypass all just got redone now as well, things are looking way better, so back to Indiana #1

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Correct_Writer_3410@reddit

I drove the length of it in Michigan a couple months ago and it certainly had not been totally replaced, worst road ever

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thtamthrfckr@reddit

Oh sorry, entirely from 94 to Lansing, beyond that yeah, I haven’t driven that in a while

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Correct_Writer_3410@reddit

I 94 seems fine iirc and I guess most people here mostly have just been on that or I 75

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BeyondTheMindd@reddit

Whaaat, some of my favorite roads have been through Illinois. Theres times where it doesn't even feel real, just me alone on some big open back road, big fields of perfectly cut deep green grass, i feel like im driving through some kind of computer wallpaper

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december151791@reddit

I see you've never been on I-55 from Joliet to Springfield, I-94 south of Chicago, or I-290.

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timbocf@reddit

Yeah Ohio is pretty nice!

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Medic5050@reddit

The best section of every Indiana road, is that one part of every road about six inches before the border into the neighboring states.

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BayBreezy17@reddit

Michigan: “Hold my coney dog.”

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Aggravating-Ideal-56@reddit

Indiana and Michigan are both the worst. I’d say Michigan has more than Indiana now these days since Indiana has fixed a lot of theirs. Michigan started to fix theirs but they have a lot more to go than Indiana!

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Aggravating-Ideal-56@reddit

Nah Michigan takes the cake these days. Indiana has been fixing theirs. 70 is really their only bad interstate these days which is almost fixed. Michigan started fixing theirs too, but all their interstates are horrible still

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RoseKlingel@reddit

+1 Indiana

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z247x@reddit

I-70 between Indianapolis and the Ohio border is the worst road in America. I drove it in a Freightliner...

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Actual_Handle_3@reddit

A guy turned a piggyback over because of the potholes!

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1129514@reddit (OP)

Driving through Indiana today is what made me think of asking you guys lol

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MajorHymen@reddit

Some states have bad sections but most of Indiana is bad.

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keytiri@reddit

Second this, unless you’re on 69; a conspiracy it feels like, going down on your mom was never so smooth.

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SadnessOutOfContext@reddit

Relatively new stretch of road. Give it time...

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Atypical_Mammal@reddit

I don't understand why. Same exact climate as Ohio, relatively similar politics and economy... Same exact I-70 with basically same amount of traffic... But in Indiana it's like third world country level shit

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COATHANGER_ABORTIONS@reddit

Didn't even have to open the comments lmao

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Flowing_North@reddit

We have a winner

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Virel_360@reddit

Came here to say this. Fuck Indiana.

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High-In-Potassium@reddit

I ain't even been to half of the US and I'm pretty sure this is the right answer. Going from Indiana to Illinois is almost comical the way the highway goes from rough to suddenly buttet smooth.

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justhereforthefunnyZ@reddit

This was my first thought and haven’t drove through it in years

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TruckerBiscuit@reddit

No question.

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azurasstarship@reddit

The funny thing is that even though they have the worst maintained roads in the country, they actually have really nice and well maintained rest areas. Some of the nicest I've seen.

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wukillabee2744@reddit

Walmart drivers have been complaining to INDOT for quite sometime now. In the winter when the roads get bad & your truck is constantly bouncing up & down is a nightmare waiting to happen. Also the only state my hood latches have popped off & it happened 2x on 2 separate occasions

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wukillabee2744@reddit

Indiana & it's not even close

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Crazy-Stop2808@reddit

Colorado pretty bad too I think we used to technically be #3 worst

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Itsalmostover71@reddit

Here on the West Coast anything around San Francisco especially in the Oakland area. Get more air in yo seat in order to arrive lookin neat. 🤣

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Pitiful-MobileGamer@reddit

Michigan

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WolvTheHero@reddit

North of Flint and Michigan isn’t too bad. Indiana on the other hand…

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homucifer666@reddit

I shoot up and down US131 and back and forth across I-94 pretty often, and the only part that sucks is the area around Grand Rapids. Easily take that over most of Indiana. Indianapolis might actually improve after the apocalypse.

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kneemeister1@reddit

Michigan has a split personality, as in only really good or really bad, esp in South East Michigan. Lots of highways are just years and years of asphalt over 1950 era 10x10 concrete blocks, they need to plow it all up and start over on many of them. Last time they stripped the asphalt off US127 south of Hudson, the old concrete had the original white center lines, not even yellow.

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adamjg2@reddit

I think most don’t know the roads are as bad in Michigan because you usually aren’t just passing through. You have to have a reason to be driving through it

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fordry@reddit

Man, living in the NW, it's always kinda amazing going elsewhere and experiencing the downgrade in road quality. Despite a few issue spots here and there, on the whole, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Montana all have pretty good roads overall.

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xoutlawtrucker@reddit

Indiana, New Mexico, and Arizona are pretty awful.

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HighwayStar71@reddit

You know it's bad when you're happy that you've crossed the border from New Mexico into Colorado.

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fordry@reddit

Go drive the offramp and onramp westbound on 70 at the Limon, CO truck stops...

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xoutlawtrucker@reddit

Or NM into TX, it goes from grooves, gravel, and potholes to giant sheets of smooth concrete

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ohno-abear@reddit

It's even worse between Texas and Oklahoma. Oklahoma highways always have me thinking "you people seriously have no state budgets huh."

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henry3415@reddit

Def New Mexico for me.

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DukeBradford2@reddit

Colorado is 2nd place imo

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cheesecake-gnome@reddit

My top two were Indiana and New Mexico. Nothing else compares

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xoutlawtrucker@reddit

AZ on -I-40, and if you need to go into Las Vegas off 40 onto US93 its probably one of the worst roads in the United States. US95 in AZ is shit too, but nothing compares to 93.

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Yerboogieman@reddit

I was going to say Indiana and I5 in California is pretty bad, then I remembered Highway 93.

Fuck 93.

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GoldenRetreiverMom@reddit

Right? Hurry up with I-11 and get it fixed. You can’t even drive straight because you are avoiding all the potholes

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DaSaw@reddit

You talking about that road that's smooth on top but like a temperature warped metal ribbon underneath?

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Terrible-Strategy127@reddit

The 93? No. It's terrible on the top and also underneath. And they just keep patching it. Poorly and cheaply. And not letting it set before opening the lane again. So it gets ruined and the patch ends up worse and more dangerous than the road was before.

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xoutlawtrucker@reddit

Its definitely the worst stretch of roadway I can think of. The left lane is a little smoother, but every mile you land a pothole the size of a pony

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Terrible-Strategy127@reddit

100%.

Hopefully this weird random sections of road they're redoing expands to the entire thing, especially north of the 40.

I do ride the left lane when possible, and the fog line when not. Misses most of them. Usually.

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xoutlawtrucker@reddit

No, its like the surface of the moon. Craters, grooves, potholes, gravel kicking up everywhere. Its that orange or red pavement they use out west, but its like 50 years old and never repaired once (so it seems) like a forgotten abandoned roadway you shouldn't be on, and its around 93 miles from 40 to Vegas

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GoldenRetreiverMom@reddit

Not a truck driver but being from AZ I second this 😣

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KawasakiFever223@reddit

I10 is pretty bad depending on which part ur in. Oklahoma has some shitty routes also Indiana too Chicago area is nothing but construction

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hispanic-unknown1@reddit

NJ

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AlarmingAd5142@reddit

Used to think new Mexico but Indiana for sure

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RectumRavager69@reddit

Indiana is a given but there's also some shitty roads in Oklahoma, 69 in particular is fucking horrible at sections of it and I don't think they can build the weed dispensaries fast enough to get the tax revenue to fix it. Louisiana the roads can get rough in certain sections but it's really the shitty overall quality of the infrastructure that worries me the most, there's several major bridges that every time I go over them I just mentally accept that I might be swimming soon. Georgia sucks at times and just sucks in general. West Virginia and parts of Tennessee are fuckin terrifying and you had better taken your pretrip seriously that morning. NYC has some absolute dogshit stretches of road. Jersey is a goddamn madhouse and you had better be able to drive if you go up there. Pennsylvania has some shithouse stretches of road too.

Also, Texas. I've had more close calls with idiot motorists on 30 and 35 than any other highway in the country with 40 and 95 being next in line in Tennessee and the entire northeast which I collectively think of as satans sphincter which is about 400 miles in any direction from the heart of NYC. Can't forget about North Carolina either. Really they're all pretty terrible. Except Ohio, it's actually quite nice as long as you're not near Cleveland or Akron.

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whitecollarpizzaman@reddit

I can’t believe you named all the states you did and you still throw a shade on North Carolina, the only rough roads in North Carolina are the ones actively under construction. I’ll take reasonable criticism about my home state, but our main highways are the smoothest I have ever driven, both internationally and domestically.

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RectumRavager69@reddit

Yeah go take a drive through the industrial side of Charlotte and get back to me.

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whitecollarpizzaman@reddit

Those are not main roads. Question was about interstates.

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RectumRavager69@reddit

How do you think you get to the industrial part of Charlotte?

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whitecollarpizzaman@reddit

Either on well maintained I 485, well maintained I 77, or well maintained I 85. Unless you’re coming from the South Carolina side, then I could see how your perspective is skewed.

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Higby_2128@reddit

I agree with most of what you said, except North Carolina. I live in South Carolina and could tell you blindfolded when we crossed the state line just by how much smoother the ride gets lol. I mean 40 sucks though the construction due to the hurricane. But like other than that the highways are decent. It’s the little side quest roads that suck.

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seeyourchrist@reddit

Also Arizona cause fuck and Oklahoma.

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seneeb@reddit

Indiana overall is horrible.

The worst 100 feet tho I'd have to say is an area of 80wb in Illinois between 74 and 88. There's a spot that I swear you'll get airborne if you're going over 30mph

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RudeOrSarcasticPt2@reddit

Shhh, IDOT will hear you and barricade seven miles of road to fix that one 'volunteer speed bump.' 😆

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seneeb@reddit

Uffff I'd be ok with it. Last time I went that way I had forgotten about it (I usually go the southern route) it yeeted my fridge out of the seatbelt!

Awww fucki gotta go that way today shit

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RudeOrSarcasticPt2@reddit

Well, good luck.

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Timmy98789@reddit

Louisiana and anything outside of that is a rookie who hasn't traveled.

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ExpedientDemise@reddit

Louisiana overpasses and bridges don't line up with the highway. And there are a lot of bridges in Louisiana. You hit a giant dip going onto the bridge and another coming off. It's like the road crew and the bridge crew don't talk to each other. "We're going to make this one 2 inches higher than the other one."

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Tapcofucked@reddit

Yeah I have to agree.

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Timmy98789@reddit

The Indiana comments are cute.

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Environmental-Pear40@reddit

Awe, thx, your cute too 😉.

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Timmy98789@reddit

you're

But you tried!

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Environmental-Pear40@reddit

What You don't think you're possessive of cute?

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Environmental-Pear40@reddit

I've been to both, a lot. I think Indiana is worse. Mostly because it's shit for longer. Louisiana is more concentrated shit and mostly in the major cities. Some stretches outside the cities aren't that bad.

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PowerComfortable9493@reddit

Arkansas

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Largofarburn@reddit

Indiana is the worst from what I hear. Never been myself.

SC is the worst i e been to. There are so bad it actually bounced my glad hand off my dolly going over a bridge. And it’s not uncommon at all to see the potholes so deep that rebar is sticking up.

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whitecollarpizzaman@reddit

I think they’re asking about Interstates specifically, I would tend to agree with you, though, however, I don’t think I’ve seen anything as bad as what you’re describing on an interstate, maybe a secondary highway. Credit where credit is due to my southern neighbor though, they are trying really hard to reverse years of neglect.

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Largofarburn@reddit

77 and 26 are mainly what I drive there. 85 has at least gotten better after like a decade of work.

Where I had my glad hand pop off was a state road near Myrtle beach though. Idr the number off the top of my head, but it’s newer. They made the sections on the long bridges insanely bouncy for some reason. It’s miserable in a single axle with empties.

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Sandford27@reddit

https://www.fox59.com/news/exposed-rebar-on-east-side-indy-bridge-goes-through-cars-floor-rips-off-muffler/

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RudeOrSarcasticPt2@reddit

On Hwy 61n in Iowa, there is a stretch between Eldridge and Dewitt where the right lane will rattle your teeth out of your head. It's not a major route, I mean it's between Davenport and Dewitt, and there ain't much there.

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CaptainGibbs96@reddit

I-70 Indiana

Indiana in general though. Besides the condition of the road itself, its not uncommon in winter to go from one state with completely cleared roads, in to Indiana where it looks like they've never heard of a plow or salt, and out the other end to another state with completely cleared roads. I think the worst I've seen was in 2023 when the ice was bad and the plows did such a shit job, it was like driving over every pothole that ever existed. If you want good martini, put the ingredients in a cup and drive through Indiana. You'll have a James Bond approved drink.

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la_zarzamora@reddit

For me I think it's a tie between i70 in Indiana and i40 in Arizona (west of Kingman as you're getting close to California).

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droptozro@reddit

I'm regional in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania so that's my main experience. WV and PA both have some bad areas, but WV will tear my truck up on some bumps on 77 and 50 in some places. That's mainly where I'm at though so no experience with the rest.

My only gripe with Ohio is that I-70 needs to be 3 lanes all the way across by now, it's too busy during daylight hours.

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Capn_T_Driver@reddit

Aside from Indiana, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have some really rough road sections, be they US highway or interstate.

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tngangstagranny@reddit

Arkansas used to be the worst road ever...and it lasted all the way across the state!

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That-one-guy12@reddit

Yes

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Aggravating-Ideal-56@reddit

Indiana and Michigan are both the worst. I’d say Michigan has more bad roads than Indiana these days though since Indiana has fixed a lot of theirs. Michigan started to fix theirs, but they have a lot more to go than Indiana!

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Virtchoo@reddit

Joliet in Illinois used to get an honorable mention, but the construction project there is really turning that around. There is no worse road to drive on than 70 in Indiana. They are currently working on it, but my lord that’s the only stretch of road that I would actually put air in my air seat.

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Fox_Tango_@reddit

The bridges crossing over the Des Plaines River in Joliet are still pretty bad tho.

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ironeagle2006@reddit

That fucking thing has been bad since 1970 it's finally getting replaced next year. It's been rated the worst bridge in the USA structural wise since 1996. How it's still standing is a miracle.

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1129514@reddit (OP)

It seemed like all of Illinois interstates were under construction a few years ago. They're amazing now.

70 through Indiana, I didn't see any construction happening on the west side of the state except for one spot where they're putting a bridge over the highway.

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gamergabe85@reddit

Been a while since I've been to Indiana. It stills reigns supreme.

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Exciting-Car-3516@reddit

Louisiana

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JustWebber16@reddit

Indiana is bad but Michigan holy hell. Just dry up I-69 heading north into Lansing and you’ll see. Or go south out of Lansing and you’ll also see. There’s a part of I-75 up by west branch that’s terrible too. It all sucks

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gavjushill1223@reddit

So it’s NOT Oklahoma?

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Over-Cardiologist743@reddit

I 65 between Elizabethtown Ky & Louisville KY is about bad as ive ever seen.

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AroundGoesThe18@reddit

Indiana, Louisiana, New Mexico, Michigan. Those are always my worst.

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SlothyTendecies@reddit

Indiana

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bobsanidiot@reddit

Michigan. and i live in indiana and know we have some really shitty highways (mostly 70) but michigan is worse

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genosx71@reddit

i70 indiana

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Competitive-Theme-12@reddit

Philly area

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LikwidHappiness@reddit

Indiana on the other hand is a shit hole. 70 is awful. We need to add it to the list of places that need to just be nuked and start over (chicago, Atlanta, NYC)

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LikwidHappiness@reddit

I've always heard Michigan but i really don't think it's that bad. I run i94 weekly and aside from a rough spot here and there it's really pretty smooth sailing.

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robexib@reddit

Three-way tie between Indiana, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, and I can at least excuse WV because they legitimately don't have the money to fix the roads. PA has enough of a tax on gas and the most expensive toll road in the US, they have no excuses, and Indiana doesn't really spend money on maintenance outside of maybe the rest areas.

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nick_soccer10@reddit

Louisiana and their stupid 18 year old drinking age

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birdsarus@reddit

Bro, that changed to 21 about 35 years ago.

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nick_soccer10@reddit

Feels like just yesterday

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1129514@reddit (OP)

The drivers may be terrible, but I'm more wondering about the state of the actual roads. Potholes and cracks and whatnot

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nick_soccer10@reddit

Yes….. Louisiana roads were not given tax $ for repairs by the government until the changed the drinking age from 18 to 21 a couple decades ago, so they are still in terrible shape. I am well aware of what you were asking. Drive down I10 once you come into Louisiana from Texas and you will understand

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1129514@reddit (OP)

I see what you mean now. I just had no idea of Louisiana politics

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Automatic-Brother770@reddit

Texas broke my fridge

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Biomechsentry@reddit

Indiana Asphalt Rodeo

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huuke@reddit

Indiana

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Junior-Credit2685@reddit

Indiana

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firstblush73@reddit

Indians. Worst roads in maintenance, spyware/camera/drone citations and drivers.

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DrRab121@reddit

Indiana

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ChristopherMessmer@reddit

Indiana

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up3r@reddit

Indiana has the worst. But Tennessee is catching up

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vbceejayy@reddit

Indiana and New Mexico

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curtmandu@reddit

Indiana and Louisiana are next level bad

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HarryKuntz42069@reddit

I-70 in Indiana and i-20 through Shreveport / Jackson

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wittywillync@reddit

Out of the lower 48, definitely Indiana as others mentioned. Some are pretty bad though. NM and AZ to be specific.

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Boneaggot@reddit

Indiana easy

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bobbylou18@reddit

I see a lot of people mentioning Indiana. Does anyone know why it’s so bad?

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JOliverScott@reddit

The state bureaucrats are probably in collusion with the contractors to build roads that don't last long so they have to keep replacing them within a decade - why else would it always be under construction yet never gets better.

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1129514@reddit (OP)

75% of the lane is huge holes, cracks, uneven patches, dips out of nowhere

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bobbylou18@reddit

Sorry should’ve clarified what I was asking.

Is the build quality of the roads there just shit?

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Socketz11@reddit

If the potholes dont get you, the endless construction zones will.

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way_2_5pecific@reddit

Indiana

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Kdubs3235@reddit

OMG not even one vote for Pennsylvania??? I80, I79, I76, I70 not to mention Route 30.

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pax_omnibus1@reddit

Indiana.

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Secret-Grab4381@reddit

Indiana mainly i70 is the worst but through out the state they are horrible with bridge transitions they cant make a decently smooth transition anywhere

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Acrobatic_Ocelot_461@reddit

After a rough winter, one stretch of I40 in Arizona between Kingman and Seligman had 17 cars (yup,I counted) pulled off to the shoulder with busted tire and rims

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2000sitt@reddit

Michigan, hands down.

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freudsdriver@reddit

Tie between Indiana and Michigan.

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echo78@reddit

Yeah everyone saying Indiana must not have been to Michigan… Its just as bad there.

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Zealousideal_Wave760@reddit

Mississippi

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richweav@reddit

Not a big truck driver, but a four wheel truck driver. I can’t believe this isn’t higher. Like driving through Beirut.

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Zealousideal_Wave760@reddit

Yeah Mississippi is fuckin horrendous on my tires

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richweav@reddit

Every time I drive through there, I feel like I should double back to look for pieces that were shaken off my vehicle.

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Elite_Slacker@reddit

It is right next to Louisiana which is probably worse

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consideratearcher466@reddit

I hit a pot hole in Indiana so hard yesterday that it sent my phone flying through the cab, disengaged my cruise and engaged my engine brake. Was waiting for the tire to give out, but it held! So yeah, Indiana.

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SameConnection7722@reddit

Define " worst"

Because most arent even in compliance with their roads. Not even talking about construction zones- they're even worse as far as compliance.

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pinchevato57@reddit

Compliance?

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Visual-Ad-6396@reddit

Indiana worst , New Mexico 2nd for me

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Wanheda0641@reddit

I’m from Louisiana and I will always say Louisiana. Absolute shit show.

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timbocf@reddit

Around Chicago its Illinois. Everybody says Indiana but imho theyre only bad around Indianapolis

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Temporary_Big8747@reddit

Indiana!!!!!!!!!

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kimagain@reddit

You would get a shorter, more manageable list asking about the well-maintained ones.

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meizhong@reddit

My first week driving, my trainer was in the back sleeping and I crossed into Arkansas east bound on 40 and as soon as I crossed the line into Arkansas, I hit a bump so big it knocked the trainer out of bed and on the floor.

He came out of a dead sleep and said "so we in Arkansas, then?".

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MacandMandy69@reddit

Louisiana

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SaltAndBitter@reddit

They all suck equally, just in their own unique ways.

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Elite_Slacker@reddit

Nah we are talking about road maintenance and there are a few clear losers on this one.

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SaltAndBitter@reddit

Gonna have to get more specific, then. If you never leave the interstate, sure... but once you include state and US highways, every state sucks

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Bamfurlough@reddit

I'm going with Michigan, although I haven't been there regularly for a while, so I apologize if they've improved.

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truckin4theN8ion@reddit

Hows Missouri doing lately? Precovid it was a nightmare

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1129514@reddit (OP)

I drove through Missouri on I-44 around Christmas a few months ago and don't remember it being bad at all.

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truckin4theN8ion@reddit

It used to be more pothole than pavement. It's why its nickname was misery

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jmzstl@reddit

They’re completely rebuilding I-70 and adding a third lane in each direction while they do it. So it’s probably a nightmare right now, but it should be better in about 5 years.

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texastruckin@reddit

Idk I stay in Texas but driving southbound on I-45 close to Texas city into Galveston is very dangerous. 3 lane super narrow lanes and everyone flies through at like 75-80. There’s almost always a wreck each day. Seen multiple fatalities over my few years of driving that instersate.

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deezkeys098@reddit

Colorado is in the running. Every single time I’m on 70 going through Denver my tablet mount comes undone from the window or the tablet just jumps off the mount entirely

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