I mean, you're so good at "research".

American Truckers Association List of Best and Worst States for Highway Conditions (2025–2026)

Truckers rank states based on pavement quality, maintenance, and DOT responsiveness.

Top 5 Best States:
Florida (R)
Texas (R)
Ohio (R)
Nevada (D)
Kansas (R)

Top 5 Worst States:
Indiana (R)
Louisiana (R)
Arizona (D)
California (D)
New Mexico (D)

Most Congested Bottlenecks:

Fort Lee, NJ (D): I-95 at SR 4 (George Washington Bridge approach)
Chicago, IL (D): I-294 at I-290/I-88
Houston, TX (R): I-45 at I-69/US 59
Atlanta, GA (D): I-285 at I-85 (North)
Nashville, TN (D): I-24/I-40 at I-440 (East)

States with Bottleneck Intersections

US Highway Condition Rank by State

Rank from best to worst by USDOT ... Look at California (D), Rhode Island (D), and Hawaii (D) at the bottom of the barrel ... New York (D), Illinois (D), Massachusetts (D), Colorado (D) very poor too:

State / Road Quality Rank / Urban Pavement Roughness / Rural Pavement Roughness
New Hampshire 1st 8% 3%
Minnesota 2nd 5% 3%
Vermont 3rd 9% 4%
Alabama 4th 5% 1%
Idaho 5th 11% 5%
Kansas 6th 10% 1%
Florida 7th 5% 1%
Georgia 8th 5% 1%
Nevada 9th 9% 1%
Indiana 10th 6% 2%
Utah 11th 7% 2%
Tennessee 12th 9% 2%
Missouri 13th 10% 1%
Maryland 14th 1% 3%
North Dakota 15th 14% 2%
Delaware 16th 10% 2%
Ohio 17th 16% 2%
Maine 18th 13% 6%
North Carolina 19th 8% 1%
Kentucky 20th 7% 2%
Oregon 21st 15% 2%
Virginia 22nd 13% 2%
Connecticut 23rd 14% 4%
New Jersey 24th 27% 5%
Pennsylvania 25th 21% 4%
New Mexico 26th 14% 4%
Wyoming 27th 12% 2%
South Dakota 28th 15% 3%
Montana 29th 16% 3%
Oklahoma 30th 11% 6%
Michigan 31st 25% 3%
Alaska 32nd 9% 16%
New York 33rd 30% 4%
Washington 34th 23% 5%
Arizona 35th 12% 4%
Texas 36th 19% 2%
West Virginia 37th 12% 7%
Illinois 38th 21% 6%
Massachusetts 39th 35% 4%
Nebraska 40th 26% 16%
Iowa 41st 20% 6%
South Carolina 42nd 10% 3%
Colorado 43rd 18% 5%
Arkansas 44th 15% 6%
Mississippi 45th 15% 3%
Wisconsin 46th 29% 6%
California 47th 44% 5%
Louisiana 48th 25% 7%
Rhode Island 49th 41% 17%
Hawaii 50th 26% 16%

Methodology: Weighted averages were combined with the most recent available data from the U.S. Department of Transportation and other government organizations to calculate rankings.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/road-quality-by-state