The deadliest roads in Alaska
State Highway 1 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Alaska from 2015 to 2024: 110, with 123 deaths. The 7 roads listed held 33% of all fatal crashes in Alaska from 2015 to 2024; 7 state highways.
12 numbered roads in Alaska recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 7 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 1 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Alaska.
Every numbered road in Alaska, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | State Highway 1 | State highway | 110 | 123 | 22 | Anchorage Municipality, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| 2 | State Highway 3 | State highway | 62 | 77 | 14 | Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Denali Borough |
| 3 | State Highway 2 | State highway | 16 | 17 | 2 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area |
| 4 | State Highway 7 | State highway | 12 | 14 | 2 | Juneau City and Borough, Ketchikan Gateway Borough, 280 |
| 5 | State Highway 4 | State highway | 7 | 9 | 2 | 261, Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, Matanuska-Susitna Borough |
| 6 | State Highway 9 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 1 | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Anchorage Municipality |
| 7 | State Highway 6 | State highway | 5 | 6 | 0 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Download every numbered road in Alaska as CSV. Free to reuse with credit: “Fatal Crash Data, fatalcrashdata.com/deadliest-roads/alaska/, from NHTSA FARS (2024 Annual Report File).”
Questions about the deadliest roads in Alaska
- What is the deadliest road in Alaska?
- State Highway 1 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Alaska from 2015 to 2024: 110, with 123 deaths. State Highway 3 was second with 62 and State Highway 2 third with 16. Source: NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
- How many fatal crashes in Alaska happen on numbered roads?
- 226 of 654 fatal crashes in Alaska from 2015 to 2024 (35%) were filed on an interstate, US or state route; the rest were on county roads, city streets and unnamed roads, which are in the state's total but not ranked here.
Where the Alaska road numbers come from
Counted from NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2024 Annual Report File: every fatal crash filed on a numbered interstate, US or state route in Alaska, read from the road name NHTSA filed, with ramps, frontage and service roads left out. A road gets its own page with 15 or more fatal crashes from 2022 to 2024. The full method.