> > Interstate highways are funded by the federal government. The states oversee their construction and maintaince using flow-through federal money.
> >
> > If I have that figured out correctly, then all Interstate highways should be equal. They're not.
> >
> > On a recent trip through Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and Louisiana, I observed vast differences. I think the states rank somewhat like this:
> > Tennessee - best
> > Georgia
> > Alabama
> > Mississippi
> > Louisiana - worst
> > I crossed Louisiana from east to west almost to Texas and then came back the other way. I-10 was mostly concrete with jarring expansion joints and painful bumps. There were crews out applying asphalt over the concrete and completed sections were some relief, but in a relatively short time, I expect the shifting concrete underneath will break up the asphalt.
> >
> > I observed the same conditions to a lesser degree in Alabama and Mississippi on I-59. Traffic was light, so I think drivers were taking a longer but smoother route to avoid the uncomfortable roads.
> >
> > There was a vast improvement at the
> > Georgia line and things got still better in Tennessee.
> >
> > But why, with similar funding, aren't these highways closer to equal from state to state?
>
> I have it from both personal experience and a fairly reliable source that Illinois has the worst roads in the country. You could get LOST in some of those potholes.
>
> ~Cheez "Road rage" Liz

I heard that another one of the worst states for roads is New Jersey, which is kind of suprising, considering all the toll boothes there.

M"at least I think there are lots of tollbooths there, I'm not sure"el