An estimated 2 million plus people use it every day! During rush hour traffic can be so heavy that all lanes will be a slow crawl if not completely stopped.
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9. I-26 in South Carolina
I-26 is technically east and west but actually more northeast and southwest. It runs approximately 306 miles.
However the main route is broken up in parts and still under construction. In some areas the signs still read ‘future I-26’.
Source: en.wikipedia.org
A short section was named one of the deadliest roads in South Carolina. Between 2000 and 2010 there were 286 accidents, 325 people were killed with most of these happening on a strip near Charleston.
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There are steep slopes with no safety guardrails, in 2009 it was reported that 7 out nine fatalities were from hitting trees and rolling over.
10. US 431 in Alabama
US Route 431 (a spur of Route 31) currently runs approximately 556 miles (895 km), opened in 1930.
The main road runs from Owensboro, Kentucky (U.S. Route 60) to Dothan, Alabama, (U.S. Route 231 and U.S. Route 84).
Source: marktreble.co.uk
But it’s the 98 mile section from Phoenix City to Dothan that has been called one of America’s most dangerous roads by Reader’s Digest.