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Top 10 urban areas with highest percentage of poor roads.
Pavement conditions were rated as:
- Poor: extremely deteriorated roadways, may only be passable at reduced speeds; deep cracks, large potholes and other signs of distress cover 50-75% of the roadway
- Mediocre: noticeably inferior both in ride quality and appearance; distress and defects are obvious
- Fair: mostly smooth ride, few signs of distress, some cracks and patches, small potholes visible
- Good: new or nearly new roadways, smooth ride, distress-free, minimal cracks and patches
The top 10 urban areas with the highest percentage of poor roads were:
- Nashville-Davidson, TN
- Orlando, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- McAllen, TX
- Portland, OR-WA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
- Raleigh, NC
- Providence, RI-MA
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
The top 10 urban areas with the highest percentage of good roads were:
Top 10 urban areas with highest percentage of good roads.
- Nashville-Davidson, TN
- Orlando, FL
- Jacksonville, FL
- McAllen, TX
- Portland, OR-WA
- Las Vegas, NV
- Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL
- Raleigh, NC
- Providence, RI-MA
- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN
(see Teletrac's entire breakdown of the worst maintained roads in the United States...)