The Highway Named the Most Dangerous in Minnesota

Road trips, quick errands, late-night drives, we spend a lot of time on the road. But not every stretch of pavement is as harmless as it seems. Some highways are so dangerous they’ve landed on the list of deadliest roads in America. And yes, a few of them cut right through Minnesota.

TravelALot ranked the deadliest road in every state based on crash fatalities. What’s surprising? Some of the interstates and highways that slice through Minnesota are considered the most dangerous elsewhere, yet up here, they’re noticeably safer.

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Take US-65, for instance. This highway starts in Minnesota and winds its way down to Louisiana, passing through Iowa, Missouri, and Arkansas.

While it's relatively calm in Minnesota, it's a different story in Arkansas, where US-65 sees an average of 14 fatalities per year.

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Another example is US-61, which also begins its journey in Minnesota and ends in Louisiana. However, in Mississippi, this route has claimed 120 lives in just 10 years.

Even I-94, a bustling interstate in Minnesota turns into a deadly stretch when it crosses into Wisconsin.

I-94 averages 13 fatalities per year in Wisconsin, with 132 deaths and 115 crashes recorded over a decade.

For a state with over 5 million people, Minnesota's roads have a relatively low death toll, but one stands out among the pack.

This is the Deadliest Highway in all of Minnesota:

Highway 169 is a major north–south highway in Minnesota, connecting the Minnesota River valley with the Twin Cities and the Iron Range.

US-169 averages 7 fatalities annually in Minnesota - concerning, but not overwhelmingly alarming, according to travel.a.lot.com.

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