Report: 99 is America’s Deadliest Major Highway

FRESNO, Calif. (KMJ) — Highway 99 has been ranked the deadliest major highway in the United States.

A newly-released analysis by ValuePenguin finds there are 62 fatalities per 100 miles.

Most of those deadly accidents along the 400-mile highway occur in the Modesto area.

State officials are currently using about $1 billion from infrastructure bonds, to fund various repairs and upgrades along 99.

The second-deadliest highway in America, according ValuePeguin, is Interstate 45 in the Lone Star State.

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