A report from Trip lists the countries roughest roads.
Carolyn Bonifas Dir of Research and Comminications
From 2008 stats. Conditions do not to be much better, but there has been stimulus money being spent to fix many roads across the country.
The city with the best roads: Atlanta!
San Jose motorists consequently spend an average of $756 annually for car damage repairs due to potholes, deficient roadways and poor pavement.
The figure is the highest vehicle operating cost in the country and almost twice the national average of $402.
This is a link to the PDF report:
https://www.tripnet.org/Urban_Roads_Report_Sep_2010.pdf
Top: 64 percent of San Jose’s roads are in battered condition.
Chart 5. Urban areas (population 500, 000 or more) with highest share of major roads and highways with pavements providing an unacceptable ride quality
Rank Urban Area Pct. Poor
1. San Jose, California – 64%
2. Los Angeles, California – 63%
3. Honolulu, Hawaii – 62%
4. Concord, California – 58%
5. San Francisco-Oakland, California – 58%
6. New Orleans, Louisiana – 55%
7. New York-Newark, NY/NJ – 53%
8. San Diego, California – 50%
9. Indio-Palm Springs, California – 47%
10. Baltimore, Maryland – 46%
11. Kansas City, Missouri / Kansas – 45%
12. Riverside-San Bernardino, California – 44%
13. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – 42%
14. Sacramento, California – 42%
15. Omaha, Nebraska – 42%
16. San Antonio, Texas – 39%
17. Detroit, Michigan 38%
18. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 37%
19. Tulsa, Oklahoma – 36%
20. Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas – 34%
Source: TRIP
