States with the worst highways

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- 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

#50. Virginia
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- 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

#49. North Carolina
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- 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

#48. Tennessee
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- 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

#47. Georgia
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- 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

#46. Connecticut
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- 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

#45. South Carolina
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- 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

#44. Kentucky
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- 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

#43. Florida
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- 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

#42. North Dakota
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- 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

#41. Utah
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- 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

#40. Missouri
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- 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

#39. Minnesota
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- 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

#38. Arkansas
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- 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

#37. New Hampshire
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- 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

#36. Alabama
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- 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

#35. Wyoming
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- 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

#34. Ohio
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- 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

#33. Mississippi
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- 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

#32. Texas
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- 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

#31. Massachusetts
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- 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

#30. Nevada
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- 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

#29. Kansas
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- 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

#28. Indiana
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- 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

#27. Maryland
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- 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

#26. Montana
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- 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

#25. Nebraska
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- 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

#24. Michigan
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- 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

#23. South Dakota
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- 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

#22. Illinois
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- 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

#21. Arizona
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- 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

#20. Iowa
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- 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

#19. Maine
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- 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

#18. Wisconsin
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- 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

#17. Idaho
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- 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

#16. Delaware
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- 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

#15. New Mexico
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- 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

#14. Oregon
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- 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

#13. Vermont
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- 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

#12. West Virginia
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- 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

#11. Louisiana
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- 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

#10. Pennsylvania
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- 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

#9. Rhode Island
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- 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

#8. Colorado
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- 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

#7. New Jersey
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- 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

#6. Oklahoma
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- 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

#5. Washington
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- 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

#4. California
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- 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

#3. Hawaii
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- 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

#2. New York
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- 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

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#1. Alaska
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