Pennsylvania Roads Among Nation's Worst: Study

PENNSYLVANIA — The information likely won't shock most motorists but could tax their vehicle's shock absorbers. A new study has concluded that Pennsylvania roads are not up to the standards of roads in other states.

Pennsylvania ranked 35th out of 50 in the Consumer Affairs analysis. The website examined government reports and recent email surveys to score states on pavement roughness, road spending per capita and local sentiment.

Residents in each state rated their local roads on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being “terrible” and 10 being “excellent.” Weighted averages were combined with the most recent available data from the U.S. Department of Transportation to calculate rankings.

Pennsylvania residents surveyed rated their roads a 5.6. According to federal data, 4 percent of rural roads have poor pavement roughness, while 21 percent of urban roads have poor pavement quality.

The state with the best roads: Kansas.

The state with the worst: Rhode Island.

See the entire study results here.