Truck drivers rank the states with the worst roads in the U.S.

The states with the worst roads in the United States

More than 75% of all respondents reported traveling an average haul distance of over 450 miles, representing extensive familiarity with current U.S. routes. According to the truckers’ feedback, these are the states with the worst roads in the country:

1. Indiana
2. Louisiana
3. Arizona
4. California
5. New Mexico
6. New York
7. Pennsylvania
8. Illinois
9. Michigan
10. Colorado

Indiana ranked first by a wide margin, with 32% of Overdrive readers naming it the state with the worst road conditions. According to the report, this is largely due to poor maintenance of major freight corridors such as I-70, which was also selected by the vast majority of respondents as the worst route in the nation.

The state accounted for three of the ten worst highways within its borders when the results were broken down by roadway. “Honestly, any highway in Indiana could easily be named the worst,” one respondent noted in the report.

Overdrive reported that several states that once ranked near the bottom of its “Highway Report Card” have shown significant improvement over the past decade. In 2024, Louisiana reached the top spot on the list; however, this year it dropped one position to second place. Pennsylvania, meanwhile, fell from first place a few years ago to seventh. These changes reflect real progress in U.S. highway maintenance, though the work toward improvement is far from complete.