How rough are the roads your suspension has to take?

Road ride quality by state: share of measured highway miles rated poor: highest in RI (31%), lowest in AL (2%).

RI31%

CA27%

MA25%

HI22%

NJ19%

NM18%

LA16%

NY16%

AK15%

WA14%

WI14%

CO13%

MD12%

PA11%

CT11%

MS11%

WV10%

AZ10%

IL9%

OK9%

OH9%

IA8%

MI8%

TX7%

NC7%

SC7%

NH7%

ME6%

MO6%

ID6%

VA6%

DE6%

AR6%

OR5%

VT5%

NE5%

MT5%

TN4%

IN4%

UT4%

MN4%

KY3%

FL3%

SD3%

WY3%

ND3%

KS3%

GA2%

NV2%

AL2%

DC

Smoother roads (2%)MiddleRougher roads (31%)No value

What it shows: RI is the highest at 31% and AL the lowest at 2%, across 50 states.

Source: FHWA Highway Statistics HM-64, road length by measured pavement roughness · data from 2024