best roads in america

fish · 10-03-2012, 07:51 AM

Pa. ranked 47 out of 50. No surprise to me

Loafer · 10-03-2012, 10:53 AM

How was the ranking determined?

jandreu · 10-03-2012, 11:37 AM

The rest of the country must have excellent roads as Hawaii was rated 49 and IMO our roads are not that bad!

Sin City Stan · 10-03-2012, 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Loafer

How was the ranking determined?

What are they ranking in regard to roads???

Scenery, road surface, amount on $ spent/mile on them, what??

ponch · 10-03-2012, 02:01 PM

Kansas is boring. It makes Iowa seem like Maggie Valley in comparison. Ok, the roads are better, but there's nothing to see.

**crazygene49** · 10-03-2012, 02:01 PM

http://www.rd.com/advice/travel/the-...-the-rankings/

blowndodge · 10-03-2012, 03:02 PM

Give me a break. California has over 1000 miles of coastline and the entire Sierra Nevada mountain range

Corigan · 10-03-2012, 03:23 PM

I think they are rating the quality of roads (I.E. no potholes, etc.). I can't see how the Carolinas are down that low on the list as the smokey mountains are some of the best roads in the country if you ask me.

**crazygene49** · 10-03-2012, 03:46 PM

How We Did the Rankings

BEST ROADS
Using the latest data from the Federal Highway Admin-istration, we factored in safety, congestion, and the condition of roads and bridges, ranking each state in each category. The average of the ranks was used to determine the final scores.

fish · 10-03-2012, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by crazygene49

http://www.rd.com/advice/travel/the-...-the-rankings/

thats what I found on our local tv stations website

**cnc** · 10-03-2012, 05:13 PM

Come on Quebec has the biggest potholes in North America and we didn't even get an honorble mention.

**nomadtom69** · 10-03-2012, 05:39 PM

I disagree with 9 virginia some of the roughest roads I have been on in awhile

Sin City Stan · 10-03-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by crazygene49

http://www.rd.com/advice/travel/the-...-the-rankings/

OK, I followed the link and looked at the methodology and still can't figure out how Illinois can be rated so high. I lived in Illinois for the most of my life and cannot believe they are ranked so high. The only roads in Illinois worth a damn are in the tollway system. The rest are crap. When I moved to Nevada I could not believe the roads. You can be in the middle of nowhere USA on a two lane blacktop and it's as smooth as silk. In Illinois the road in front of your home needs a high clearance vehicle to get by.

It's all pretty subjective.

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Corigan Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Woodstock, GA Posts: 104	I think they are rating the quality of roads (I.E. no potholes, etc.). I can't see how the Carolinas are down that low on the list as the smokey mountains are some of the best roads in the country if you ask me. __________________ 09 Nomad 1700 07 Shadow Spirit 750 VBA #02196
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crazygene49 Join Date: May 2011 Location: Dover, DE Posts: 1,856	How We Did the Rankings BEST ROADS Using the latest data from the Federal Highway Admin-istration, we factored in safety, congestion, and the condition of roads and bridges, ranking each state in each category. The average of the ranks was used to determine the final scores. __________________ Gene Chestnut Dover, DE USAF 1968-1995 VBA#01761 2007 Nomad 1600 Black and Titanium
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