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Google Maps shared some of its traffic data with Mashable to see which freeways in the US are the worst. It’s a Murderer’s Row of bright red tail lights and shattered dreams. As I sit on my nightly commute home on the Interstate, I always wonder, could it possibly get worse? Apparently it can. These are the worst freeways in America. I’m so sorry, Hawaii.
- Interstate H-1 E, Kalihi-Palama in Honolulu, Hawaii
- Interstate 5 N, in San Diego, California
- California 2 E, in Los Angeles, California
- Lunalilo Freeway, Kalihi-Palama in Honolulu, Hawaii
- U.S. Highway 101, in Hollywood, California
- Interstate 278 W, in Sunnyside, New York
- Interstate 678 N, in Briarwood, New York
- Lunalilo Freeway, from Liliha to Kapalama in Honolulu, Hawaii
- US Highway 101 N, in downtown Los Angeles, California
- California 2 E, in Santa Monica and Glendale, California
For its size, Hawaii packs the most punch. It was inevitable that California was going to take up a good chunk of the list with FIVE freeways checking in on the list, all exclusively in SoCal. Hawaii, though. Jeez. It sounds like the entire state is in permanent gridlock. Mahalo, bitches.
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Yeah but I bet none of these highways have any bees though.
You’re fucking kidding me, Hawaii?! Bet they haven’t driven on Hwy 290
We a car for every one of the million + people on this island. Imagine a highway full of vacationing drivers instagraming their “epic island get away”, foriegners making the transition from tuk tuk to honda sedan, blue haired seniors enjoying their slow march into senility, and thousands of over caffinated undersexed military personnel pulling their best Dom Toretto impersonation; all bottlenecked onto 1 of 3 highways that end at stop lights or two-lane island roads. Its probably no 290 but its our own slice of hell in paradise
You’re goddamn right the Van Wyck Expressway (I-678) and Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278W) suck.
I’d rather drag my penis through hot coals and rusty nails than be anywhere NEAR the BQE during rush hour.
I’m flat out calling bullshit, I5 is nowhere near as bad as the 405, 10, or 5 are in LA, and that’s after living in SD my whole life before coming to this cesspool that is LA. Horrible traffic in San Diego is 20-30 mph with the option to take PCH, dead stop for only 15 minutes isn’t half bad at anytime of day in LA.
I agree entirely. This list does a major disservice to the 10 and especially the 405.
Nothing for the DC metro area?
Well, we got that going for us at least.
495 going over the Wilson bridge is a fucking nightmare
What about I-45, I-10, and I-610 in Houston?
Oh yea those too. All these not knowing how to drive ass holes coming to Houston to work from california and ny.
I have a hard time believing the Eisenhower in Chicago (I-290) isn’t one of the worst in the country.
290 makes me want to drive head on into a barrier every time I’m on it. Probably just dent my car though since traffic is so slow I’d only crash going 10 mph.
Not surprised that an “Interstate” in Hawaii tops the list, considering they have no other state to drive to.