Idaho ranked 14th in overall performance and cost-effectiveness. In last year’s rankings, Idaho ranked 10th overall. Idaho is 14th in urban interstate congestion, with 35.96 percent congested. The state ranks 24th in rural interstate condition and 41st in urban interstate condition. Idaho ranks 14th in deficient bridges—19.05 percent of the state’s bridges are deemed structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. Idaho is 36th in the nation in fatality rates per 100 million vehicle miles traveled/Reason Foundation. List here. Bridge ranking here. Full Reason Foundation study.

Question: Are Idaho roads really that much better than Washington's? Or is gridlock a factor here, too?

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