Local Highways Make List Of 20 Worst Bottlenecks In U.S.

PUYALLUP, WA - According to a new analysis by a transportation group, Puyallup is hemmed in by two of the worst highway intersections in the U.S.

The American Transportation Research Institute released a list of the 100 worst bottlenecks in the U.S. this week, and two of them near here are in the top 20.

To the north, there's the 167-18 interchange in Auburn, which came in No. 7 on the list, which is the second-worst in Washington behind I-5 and I-90 in Seattle. To the west - and thankfully slightly more avoidable - there's the ever-present mess near the Tacoma Dome, where I-5, I-705, and State Road 16 intersect.

Here's the top 20 worst according to ATRI:

1. Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 (North)
2. Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR 4
3. Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-90/I-94
4. Louisville, KY: I-65 at I-64/I-71
5. Cincinnati, OH: I-71 at I-75
6. Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 at SR 57
7. Auburn, WA: SR 18 at SR 167
8. Houston, TX: I-45 at US 59
9. Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-285 (North)
10. Seattle, WA: I-5 at I-90
11. Houston, TX: I-10 at I-45
12. Dallas, TX: I-45 at I-30
13. Houston, TX: I-10 at US 59
14. Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (West)
15. Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (North)
16. Tacoma, WA: I-5 at I-705/SR 16
17. Los Angeles, CA: I-710 at I-105
18. Federal Way, WA: SR 18 at I-5
19. Baton Rouge, LA: I-10 at I-110
20. Nashville, TN: I-24 at I-440 (North)

Image via Washington State Department of Transportation