NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Maine
Quick answer: US-1 is the deadliest road in Maine: 62 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Aroostook County (3 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-95 (53) and SR-4 (30).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-1 U.S. Highway |
62 | 55 | 13 → 11 | near Aroostook County: 3 deaths map | Aroostook County, Washington County, Hancock County, Cumberland County |
| 2 | I-95 Interstate · live page |
53 | 49 | 9 → 17 | near York County: 4 deaths map | York County, Kennebec County, Penobscot County, Cumberland County |
| 3 | SR-4 State Highway |
30 | 27 | 5 → 4 | near Androscoggin County: 6 deaths map | Androscoggin County, York County, Franklin County, Cumberland County |
| 4 | US-202 U.S. Highway |
23 | 21 | 4 → 7 | near Kennebec County: 3 deaths map | Kennebec County, York County, Penobscot County, Cumberland County |
| 5 | SR-9 State Highway |
21 | 18 | 7 → 2 | — | Washington County, York County, Kennebec County, Hancock County |
| 6 | US-2 U.S. Highway |
20 | 19 | 1 → 9 | — | Penobscot County, Franklin County, Oxford County, Somerset County |
| 7 | SR-26 State Highway |
19 | 14 | 1 → 7 | near Oxford County: 9 deaths map | Oxford County, Cumberland County, Androscoggin County |
| 8 | SR-11 State Highway |
19 | 19 | 3 → 5 | — | York County, Aroostook County, Androscoggin County, Kennebec County |
| 9 | US-201 U.S. Highway |
16 | 15 | 0 → 8 | near Kennebec County: 4 deaths map | Somerset County, Kennebec County, Sagadahoc County |
| 10 | SR-15 State Highway |
13 | 13 | 2 → 0 | near Hancock County: 3 deaths map | Hancock County, Penobscot County, Piscataquis County |
| 11 | US-1A U.S. Highway |
12 | 11 | 2 → 3 | — | Penobscot County, Hancock County, Cumberland County, Waldo County |
| 12 | I-295 Interstate |
11 | 9 | 3 → 0 | near Cumberland County: 3 deaths map | Cumberland County, Sagadahoc County |
| 13 | SR-3 State Highway |
11 | 11 | 3 → 3 | — | Hancock County, Waldo County, Kennebec County |
| 14 | SR-17 State Highway |
10 | 8 | 7 → 1 | near Kennebec County: 4 deaths map | Kennebec County, Lincoln County, Knox County |
| 15 | SR-5 State Highway |
10 | 9 | 2 → 1 | near York County: 3 deaths map | York County, Oxford County |
| 16 | US-302 U.S. Highway |
10 | 10 | 0 → 3 | near Cumberland County: 4 deaths map | Cumberland County, Oxford County |
| 17 | SR-7 State Highway |
9 | 9 | 2 → 1 | near Penobscot County: 3 deaths map | Penobscot County, Piscataquis County, Waldo County |
| 18 | SR-108 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 0 → 4 | near Androscoggin County: 5 deaths map | Oxford County, Androscoggin County |
| 19 | SR-6 State Highway |
8 | 7 | 1 → 4 | — | Piscataquis County, Penobscot County |
| 20 | SR-196 State Highway |
8 | 6 | 0 → 1 | near Androscoggin County: 3 deaths map | Androscoggin County, Sagadahoc County |
| 21 | SR-133 State Highway |
7 | 7 | 2 → 0 | near Androscoggin County: 3 deaths map | Kennebec County, Franklin County, Androscoggin County |
| 22 | SR-25 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 3 → 0 | — | York County, Cumberland County |
| 23 | SR-35 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 2 → 1 | — | Cumberland County, York County |
| 24 | SR-27 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 0 → 3 | — | Kennebec County, Franklin County, Lincoln County |
| 25 | SR-117 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 0 → 3 | — | York County, Oxford County, Androscoggin County |
| 26 | SR-222 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 2 → 2 | near Penobscot County: 3 deaths map | Penobscot County |
| 27 | SR-102 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 2 → 1 | near Hancock County: 4 deaths map | Hancock County |
| 28 | SR-137 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 1 | — | Kennebec County, Waldo County |
| 29 | SR-197 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 2 | near Kennebec County: 3 deaths map | Kennebec County, Sagadahoc County, Androscoggin County |
| 30 | SR-43 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 1 | — | Penobscot County, Somerset County, Franklin County |
| 31 | SR-22 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 1 | — | Cumberland County, Penobscot County |
| 32 | SR-139 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 2 | — | Somerset County, Kennebec County |
| 33 | SR-104 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 2 | — | Somerset County, Kennebec County |
| 34 | SR-16 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 1 | — | Franklin County, Somerset County |
| 35 | SR-166 State Highway |
4 | 1 | 0 → 0 | near Hancock County: 4 deaths map | Hancock County |
| 36 | SR-180 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 0 → 3 | — | Hancock County, Penobscot County |
| 37 | SR-172 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Hancock County: 3 deaths map | Hancock County |
| 38 | SR-131 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Waldo County, Knox County |
| 39 | SR-69 State Highway |
3 | 2 | 1 → 0 | — | Penobscot County, Waldo County |
| 40 | SR-111 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | York County |
| 41 | SR-112 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 2 | — | York County |
| 42 | SR-186 State Highway |
3 | 1 | 0 → 0 | near Hancock County: 3 deaths map | Hancock County |
| 43 | US-201A U.S. Highway |
3 | 2 | 0 → 2 | — | Somerset County |
| 44 | SR-114 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 1 | — | Cumberland County |
Deaths = people killed in crashes on the road, 2020–2024. A crash counts for the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its location; county and unsigned roads are not ranked because their numbers repeat. The stretch is the ~7-mile square with the most deaths on that road. Source: NHTSA FARS.
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Questions
Deadliest roads — FAQ
What is the deadliest highway in Maine?
US-1 is the deadliest road in Maine: 62 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Aroostook County (3 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-95 (53) and SR-4 (30). Long, busy highways lead on totals; the deadliest-stretch column shows where on each road the deaths cluster.
Why is there no deaths-per-mile figure?
FARS records where each fatal crash happened but not how long each route is or how much traffic it carries, so we show totals and the worst ~7-mile stretch rather than a rate we would have to estimate.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA's Fatality Analysis Reporting System, which records every fatal crash on US public roads, for 2020–2024. Each crash is credited to the first signed Interstate, US or State route of its trafficway.