Roads in desperate need of resurfacing

[DevalDragon]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

[robbones]

I've been scoping around Arkansas on GMSV, and I just noticed that AR SR 22 in Fort Smith seems to be in horrid shape: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3716021,-94.3903132,3a,75y,126.72h,89.71t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4ch6Lb2YhR0DlwyPFPbJjw!2e0

This is probably some of the worst pavement I've seen on any road.

I'm not sure about this particular section of Rogers (AR 22), but I know most of it has been resurfaced recently.

[Pink Jazz]

I know this isn't a major road, but Germann Road in Gilbert, Arizona definitely needs a resurfacing between Val Vista and Greenfield.  However, I expect this segment to eventually be widened, and the road will probably be resurfaced during future widening.

[SteveG1988]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

Can we just say that Indiana as a whole needs to redo a lot of their roads?

[brownpelican]

Half the streets in New Orleans.

[robbones]

US 77 from Waco, TX south.

[Darkchylde]

Practically every street in New Orleans.

FTFY.

[wriddle082]

US 1 in all of Chesterfield County, SC, which is about 35 miles.

All of I-26 in SC that hasn't been repaved in the past 3-4 years, which amounts to at least half of it statewide.

Then if there's any money left over, repave at least half of the rest of SC.  But get those roads first!

[hm insulators]

In Phoenix, Glendale Avenue between Arizona 51 and I-17. Also Camelback Road east of 40th Street to the Scottsdale line. Thunderbird Road between I-17 and 7th Street is another one.

In the Los Angeles area, more freeways than you can shake a stick at need a good repaving or resurfacing.

[Brandon]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

Can we just say that Indiana as a whole needs to redo a lot of their roads?

Some, but not as bad as Illinois.

[cl94]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

Can we just say that Indiana as a whole needs to redo a lot of their roads?

Some, but not as bad as Illinois.

Or Pennsylvania. Cross into PA from a neighboring state and it's as if the pavement suddenly ends. And whatever they put into the red asphalt doesn't seem to wear well.

[seicer]

After having been in Indiana the last several days, traveling mainly on I-74 and I-65 (and I-465), I can tell you that Indiana's interstates are downright awful. The state highways, especially their two lane routes, are actually pretty nice, but the interstates take a pounding. Here are my observations:

* Most of the pavement is over 40 years old and has just been resurfaced with asphalt. In many construction zones that I've seen, base patching has not been completed and I've seen new asphalt fail within weeks.
* The concrete under underpasses and near bridges often fails. Less than ten year old concrete near Greensburg along I-74 has failed spectacularly and has been patched extensively. Newer concrete near bridges and underpasses has failed much quicker than that. What's the purpose of these anyways? Can they just asphalt it and keep it consistent?

[vdeane]

In the Los Angeles area, more freeways than you can shake a stick at need a good repaving or resurfacing.

Challenge accepted.  If/when I make it out to Los Angeles, I shall find a stick and shake it at every freeway there.

[renegade]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

Can we just say that Indiana as a whole needs to redo a lot of their roads?

What's the problem?  Don't you like how your government blew all that Major Moves money?

[Gnutella]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

Can we just say that Indiana as a whole needs to redo a lot of their roads?

Some, but not as bad as Illinois.

Or Pennsylvania. Cross into PA from a neighboring state and it's as if the pavement suddenly ends. And whatever they put into the red asphalt doesn't seem to wear well.

That's the mantra, but the FHWA begs to differ. Pennsylvania ranks 15th for Interstate smoothness, which is better than any adjacent state except West Virginia, apparently.

[cl94]

Indiana:
Interstate 65 - especially between Gary and Lafayette. Also 94 between Lake Station and New Buffalo is getting pretty rough.

Can we just say that Indiana as a whole needs to redo a lot of their roads?

Some, but not as bad as Illinois.

Or Pennsylvania. Cross into PA from a neighboring state and it's as if the pavement suddenly ends. And whatever they put into the red asphalt doesn't seem to wear well.

That's the mantra, but the FHWA begs to differ. Pennsylvania ranks 15th for Interstate smoothness, which is better than any adjacent state except West Virginia, apparently.

That's a bunch of BS. New York has its spots (I-86 in Region 5, anyone?), but everything tends to be in good shape. Same for Ohio. Ever driven on I-90 in Pennsylvania? Certainly not a smooth ride. There's also a big difference between PTA and PennDOT roads.

[vdeane]

Pennsylvania interstates tend to be OK, but the few two lane roads I've been on there were all really bad.  For example, this


becomes this


after entering NY.

[adventurernumber1]

I think I might need to do a double take here, on CA 99 in Bakersfield: https://www.google.com/maps/@35.3716912,-119.0434193,3a,75y,172.61h,94.8t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s4bjN5m6ylFsrTEAbhMHStQ!2e0

I have no words. I knew California had quite a few rough roads, but... 

[Zeffy]

Middlesex CR 622 (River Road), south of I-287. Holy shit, this is seriously one bumpy road all the way down until you get to NJ 18. To an extent, US 130 could use one as well, at least in the Middlesex area. As you get down into the Mercer County region, it improves dramatically.

[codyg1985]

Most of I-75 in northern Georgia needs to be resurfaced  desperately (excluding a section in Calhoun which was repaved in recent years), but one section in Ringgold is really bad; I call it the "decayed asphalt"

Most of the interstates in Alabama use the same Open Graded Friction Course asphalt as a wearing surface. While it is great for reducing spray when it rains, it is also not as good under heavier loads, especially as traffic comes off of a bridge.

I-20/59 southwest of Tuscaloosa really needs a repaving job, as it has old OGFC, particularly in Tuscaloosa and Greene Counties. The portions of I-20 between Anniston and the Georgia State Line that have yet to be widened to six lanes also need resurfacing. Pavement conditions are so bad there that the speed limit was dropped to 55 mph (although it could also be a revenue-making scheme). I don't think the pavement conditions are due to OGFC, but just really old pavement.

[adventurernumber1]

A lot of the roads in Ohio look pretty dadgum rough.

I-71 a little southwest of Columbus (look at all the patches, too): https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7071437,-83.4301049,3a,75y,249.7h,90.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3sVJrVziuaU6-OOof7yCBQ!2e0

This spot of I-70 in between Dayton & Columbus (though it really needs a restriping; the pavement isn't too awfully bad): https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9399115,-83.5479156,3a,75y,264.77h,87.57t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sq9kZs6tiiJlD25MiaZCMUw!2e0

US 33 near East Liberty: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3244851,-83.5984199,3a,75y,274.87h,89.45t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sI-PUYKmFE9wLichd5K_62Q!2e0

The Ohio Turnpike (I-80/I-90): https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3519209,-82.8603444,3a,75y,277.08h,88.5t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sScZA458AnS1f-OIhkIl-Ug!2e0

And others. But of course every state has its share of this 

[seicer]

A lot of the roads in Ohio look pretty dadgum rough.

I-71 a little southwest of Columbus (look at all the patches, too): https://www.google.com/maps/@39.7071437,-83.4301049,3a,75y,249.7h,90.7t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1s3sVJrVziuaU6-OOof7yCBQ!2e0

That was repaved about five years ago (IIRC) and was failing within months. It's been patched, repatched and repatched many times. I'm sure that it was a mixture problem in the asphalt.

US 33 near East Liberty: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3244851,-83.5984199,3a,75y,274.87h,89.45t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sI-PUYKmFE9wLichd5K_62Q!2e0

If you look around that area, you'll see three eras or types of concrete pavement. Some with rumble strips, others without. For this section (http://goo.gl/maps/jnVM9), it seems to be continuously reinforced but without joints, hence the natural cracking. Virginia does this a lot.

[pumpkineater2]

U.S. 89 between Flagstaff and Cameron has very deep ruts in the pavement.
U.S. 89 between the split with U.S. 89A and it's intersection with U.S. 160. Horrible.

[1995hoo]

Van Dorn Street (secondary route 613) just south of Franconia Road (secondary route 644) near our neighborhood:

This received a half-arsed repair recently. The road wasn't resurfaced, but the worst of the holes were filled in with lumpy patches. Still rides like a washboard, though.

[adventurernumber1]

A batch of roads with pretty horrid-looking pavement I've found in Pennsylvania:

US 11/US 15 in Enola (near Harrisburg): https://www.google.com/maps/@40.3107137,-76.922724,3a,75y,195.15h,81.41t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sw2QYETmIxuXlDy6Md6vMrA!2e0

US 422 near Collegeville: https://www.google.com/maps/@40.1562915,-75.4693007,3a,75y,306.88h,86.46t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sZcSOyZ8EgpOaBKQ7YbpyTg!2e0