Traffic & Transit

Here Are the 10 Most Dangerous Roads In Enfield

A new UConn report outlines crash data for all roads in town.

ENFIELD, CT — Enfield's most dangerous roadway over the past four years is Interstate 91, with more than 600 crashes, according to a recently-released report.

The University of Connecticut Crash Data Repository has crunched data from the Department of Public Safety and the state Department of Transportation. In all, there were 3,268 crashes within Enfield's borders since 2015, involving 6,081 vehicles. A total of 7,698 people were affected.

Twelve crashes were fatal in the time period, while 40 involved serious injuries and 447 minor injuries.

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Here's how Enfield's roadways rank in terms of the number of crashes:

  1. Interstate 91 (601)
  2. Route 190/Hazard Ave. (496)
  3. Route 5/Enfield St./King St. (406)
  4. Route 220/Elm St./Shaker Rd. (395)
  5. undisclosed (286)
  6. Freshwater Blvd. (67)
  7. Route 191/Broad Brook Rd. (61)
  8. South Rd. (46)
  9. Route 192/North Maple St. (44)
  10. Taylor Rd. (44)

File photo credit: Tim Jensen

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