Find a dangerous road near you

[Eck]

Don't now if many of you have seen this link, but I saved it to my favorites and when planning a route, I always look at this link to see if I can find a safe, but dangerous road to enjoy.

 

 

 

If you choose one, please..."Ride safe"!!!

 

The world's most spectacular roads!

 

http://www.dangerousroads.org/north-america/usa/3326-find-your-road.html

 

This is the list of the highest paved roads in United States, state by state:

 

AK 3,322 Eureka Summit on Glenn Hwy (AK 1)

AL 2,405 Cheaha Mountain

AL 2,100 at turnoff to Cheaha Mountain (AL 281)

AR 2,681 Polk coHP

AR 2,600 1.5 mi. W of Polk coHP, Skyline Dr.

AZ 9,560 Arizona Snow Bowl

AZ 9,370 ~4 mi. S of Hannagan Meadow (US 191)

CA 10,320 Rock Creek Road from Toms Place

CA 9,945 Tioga Pass on CA 120

CO 14,120 Mount Evans

CO 14,115 Pikes Peak

CO 12,183 Trail Ridge Road Rocky Mtn NP (US 34)

CT 1,555 on Bald Mountain (CT 272)

DE 448 Ebright Azimuth

FL 340 Lakewood

GA 4,388 Brasstown Bald gate (GA Alt 180)

GA 3,100 Neels Gap (US 19)

HI 11,120 Mauna Loa Observatory

HI 6,670 Humuula Saddle on Saddle Road (HI 200)

IA 1,654 2 miles south of Bigelow, Minn. (IA 60)

ID 8,701 Galena Summit on ID 75

IL 1,142 1 mi. S of Scales Mound on CR 67

IN 1,253 Elliot Road by Hoosier Hill

KS 3,920 at state line by Kanorado (old US 24)

KY 4,040 FAA site on Black Mountain

KY 3,700 at VA state line (KY 160)

LA 456 Old Athens

MA 3,465 Mount Greylock

MA 3,170 Mt Greylock turnoff on Rockwell Rd

MD 3,080 near Conneway Hill (US 50)

ME 2,280 a mile north of Appalachian Tr (ME 17)

MI 1,790 3/4 mile SE of Watersmeet Park (US 2)

MN 2,040 ~4 miles south of Isabella (MN 1)

MO 1,730 next to the Webster coHP (Road P)

MS 680 on US 72 at jct. with road to Benton LO

MT 10,200 Beartooth Hwy (US 212) at WY state line

NC 6,600 on Mount Mitchell

NC 6,160 at Richland Balsam on Blue Ridge Parkaway

ND 3,220 1.5 miles NW of Rhame (US 12)

NE 5,105 Bushnell Exit (I-80)

NH 4,400 Mount Washington Auto Road

NH 2,860 Kancamagus Pass (NH 112)

NJ 1,803 High Point

NJ 1,513 turnoff to HP State Park from NJ 23

NM 10,600 NM 532 at Sandia Crest

NM 9,800 Bobcat Pass on NM 38

NV 10,161 Wheeler Peak trailhead GBNP

NV 8,911 Mount Rose Summit on NV 431

NY 4,560 on Whiteface Mtn Mem Hwy on 431

NY 2,680 at Winnisook Lake on CR 47

OH 1,540 OH Hi Point Career Center

OH 1,530 2 mi. E of Bellefontaine (OH 540)

OK 4,846 state line west of Mexhoma

OR 7,840 viewpoint-east Crater Lake rim

OR 7,683 east side Crater Lake NP on Rim Drive

PA 3,160 0.2 mi. E of Baughman Spring on 2004

RI 800 on Jerimoth Hill on Hartford Pike

SC 3,520 F Van Clayton Mem Hwy to Sassafras Mtn

SC 3,160 at village of Caesars Head (US 276)

SD 6,680 O'Neil Pass on US 85

TN 5,723 Collins Gap GSMNP on Clingmans Dome Rd

TN 5,000 Newfound Gap on US 441

TX 6,791 McDonald Observatory (Mt Locke)

TX 6,135 Beef Pasture Gap on TX 118

UT 10,715 just SW of Bald Mountain Pass on UT 150

VA 4,880 Grayson Highlands SP at Haw Orchard Mtn

VA 4,440 Elk Garden (VA 600)

VT 3,840 Mount Equinox

VT 2,356 Appalachian Gap (VT 17)

WA 6,400 Sunrise Ranger Station MRNP

WA 5,575 Sherman Pass on WA 20

WI 1,930 Sugarbush Hill spur off Bradley Lake Rd

WI 1,810 north of Timms Hill (WI 86)

WV 4,863 Spruce Knob, and 4,840 Snowshoe Ski Area

WY 10,947 Beartooth Pass on Beartooth Hwy (US 212) and 8,061 Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - WY 296

Edited July 15, 2015 by Eck

[slowrollwv]

Eck you have Snowshoe listed but not Spruce Knob it is a paved road and it is the highest point in WV.

[BratmanXj]

I can't help but laugh that it has a listing for Archer Avenue in Chicago because it's HAUNTED! I references Resurrection Cemetery, that I was working at earlier today and the ghost of Resurrection Mary that I know OH SO WELL.

 

http://www.dangerousroads.org/haunted-roads/4917-archer-avenue.html

[Bummer]

Wyoming deserves another one: Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - WY 296 - 8,061'. It goes from the Beartooth Highway just east of Yellowstone, over Dead Indian Pass, past Dead Indian Hill, and ends just north of Cody. Careful of the tar snakes. Not as dramatic as the Beartooth, but still beautiful and fun to ride.

 

Combining the Chief Joseph with the Beartooth is hands down the best way to get from Red Lodge, Montana to Cody, Wyoming.

[Eck]

Eck you have Snowshoe listed but not Spruce Knob it is a paved road and it is the highest point in WV.

 

Wyoming deserves another one: Chief Joseph Scenic Byway - WY 296 - 8,061'. It goes from the Beartooth Highway just east of Yellowstone, over Dead Indian Pass, past Dead Indian Hill, and ends just north of Cody. Careful of the tar snakes. Not as dramatic as the Beartooth, but still beautiful and fun to ride.

 

Combining the Chief Joseph with the Beartooth is hands down the best way to get from Red Lodge, Montana to Cody, Wyoming.

 

 

Correction / additions have been made.. (That whole list was a copy /paste and I didn't verify its contents).

[eagleeye]

Thanks Eck, great link

[CMCOFFEY]

Looks like I am going to 10k ft soon. My bike is going to pop like crazy. It sounded like a firing range at 6.8k ft.

[slowrollwv]

Eck there is one more for WV. It is RT 72 from Parsons to Harman. It is very twisty and only 1 1/2 lanes wide. No lines on the road and very few guard rails. Fun road for a bike if you are not in a hurry.

[Bummer]

Correction / additions have been made.. (That whole list was a copy /paste and I didn't verify its contents).

 

I understood, but thought the list could stand to have that addition. I noticed that their map has Dead Indian Pass pinned.

 

By the way, thanks for posting that link. It's always nice to have a to-do list.

[Pegasus1300]

I did that rie last yeear in July from Cody to Red Lodge.It was fantastic.I hope to do it this summer as well.

 

BTW thanks for posting that list. I have ridden many of those but see I have a lot to look forward to.

[Eck]

Eck there is one more for WV. It is RT 72 from Parsons to Harman. It is very twisty and only 1 1/2 lanes wide. No lines on the road and very few guard rails. Fun road for a bike if you are not in a hurry.

 

The list I posted is showing only the "highest paved roads" in United States, state by state, (not good riding roads state by state).

I road RT 72 from Parsons to Harman last year with two other friends, and it is a very nice road if your not in a hurry. A few pot holes to watch for, but a very nice ride it was, and I would do it again. We ended up staying the night in Marlinton.

[slowrollwv]

Eck you said The list I posted is showing only the "highest paved roads" in United States, state by state, (not good riding roads state by state).

 

The heading on this thread says DANGEROUS ROADS not highest elevation.

[Eck]

Eck you said The list I posted is showing only the "highest paved roads" in United States, state by state, (not good riding roads state by state).

 

The heading on this thread says DANGEROUS ROADS not highest elevation.

 

 

The LINK that I provided is for finding the dangerous roads.

Ahe top of the "list" of states and roads I stated: This is the list of the highest paved roads in United States, state by state:

 

 

[slowrollwv]

OK my bad I misread it.

[Brenda H]

I find it interesting that they list I-10 in the Houston/Katy area. I wouldn't call it dangerous unless you're out there in the middle of rush hour!

[Barrycuda]

On my side of Florida, U.S. 19/ commercial way is notorious for the elderly, drunk, high, blind, deaf, dumb and stupid all out at the same time. In queens, NY, queens blvd. is nicknamed the blvd. of death.... Both places have a high rate of fatalities.most avoidable if ya just slowed down and paid attention...

[djh3]

You know when I first read this post heading, I said to myself "any road around here". Barry you forgot to mention the stupidly high amounts of wrong way drivers here in the last year. Seems to epidemic for some reason.