Tennessee Highways Rank 18th

Tennessee ranks 18th in the nation in overall highway performance and cost-effectiveness in the new 22nd Annual Highway Report published this week by Reason Foundation.
The state’s overall ranking has worsened, it was ranked 17th in the previous report.
Tennessee ranks 40th in fatality rate, 10th in deficient bridges, 16th in rural Interstate pavement condition, 19th in urban Interstate pavement condition, and 27th urbanized area congestion.
On spending, Tennessee ranks 22nd in total disbursements per mile and 24th in administrative disbursements per mile.
Tennessee’s best rankings are rural arterial pavement condition (8th), deficient bridges (10th), and rural Interstate pavement condition (16th).
Tennessee’s worst rankings are rural arterial lane-width (41st) and fatality rate (40th). Tennessee’s state-controlled highway mileage makes it the 17th largest system. (WGNS)