The deadliest roads in Vermont
US 7 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Vermont from 2015 to 2024: 57, with 61 deaths. The 18 roads listed held 55% of all fatal crashes in Vermont from 2015 to 2024; 2 are interstates, 5 US routes, 11 state highways.
62 numbered roads in Vermont recorded a fatal crash in those years; the 18 with 5 or more are ranked below, and 1 have a page of their own. All fatal crashes in Vermont.
Every numbered road in Vermont, ranked by fatal crashes
| Road | Kind | Fatal crashes | Deaths | 2022 to 2024 | Counties with the most | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US 7 | US route | 57 | 61 | 20 | Chittenden, Rutland, Bennington |
| 2 | I-89 | Interstate | 35 | 39 | 14 | Chittenden, Windsor, Washington |
| 3 | I-91 | Interstate | 30 | 35 | 6 | Windsor, Caledonia, Orleans |
| 4 | State Highway 105 | State highway | 25 | 30 | 11 | Franklin, Orleans, Essex |
| 5 | State Highway 100 | State highway | 21 | 26 | 6 | Lamoille, Orleans, Washington |
| 6 | State Highway 15 | State highway | 20 | 21 | 6 | Chittenden, Lamoille, Caledonia |
| 7 | US 5 | US route | 19 | 19 | 5 | Windham, Caledonia, Windsor |
| 8 | US 2 | US route | 17 | 17 | 5 | Chittenden, Washington, Grand Isle |
| 9 | US 4 | US route | 16 | 18 | 4 | Rutland, Windsor |
| 10 | State Highway 9 | State highway | 15 | 17 | 2 | Windham, Bennington |
| 11 | State Highway 30 | State highway | 13 | 14 | 5 | Windham, Rutland, Addison |
| 12 | State Highway 22A | State highway | 12 | 16 | 4 | Rutland, Addison |
| 13 | State Highway 14 | State highway | 11 | 13 | 5 | Orleans, Washington, Windsor |
| 14 | State Highway 11 | State highway | 9 | 10 | 2 | Windsor, Windham, Bennington |
| 15 | State Highway 116 | State highway | 6 | 9 | 1 | Chittenden, Addison |
| 16 | State Highway 78 | State highway | 6 | 6 | 2 | Franklin, Grand Isle |
| 17 | US 302 | US route | 6 | 6 | 0 | Washington, Caledonia, Orange |
| 18 | State Highway 7A | State highway | 5 | 5 | 1 | Bennington |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2024 Annual Report File (released April 2026, subject to revision). How we count
Questions about fatal crashes in Vermont
- What is the deadliest road in Vermont?
- US 7 had the most fatal crashes of any numbered road in Vermont from 2015 to 2024: 57, with 61 deaths. I-89 was second with 35 and I-91 third with 30.
- How many fatal crashes in Vermont happen on numbered roads?
- 404 of 590 fatal crashes in Vermont from 2015 to 2024 (68%) 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 Vermont 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 Vermont, 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.