NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Nebraska
Quick answer: I-80 is the deadliest road in Nebraska: 114 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Douglas County (8 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: US-30 (50) and US-6 (48).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-80 Interstate · live page |
114 | 100 | 28 → 21 | near Douglas County: 8 deaths map | Douglas County, Lincoln County, Seward County, Dawson County |
| 2 | US-30 U.S. Highway |
50 | 46 | 12 → 10 | near Merrick County: 4 deaths map | Merrick County, Hall County, Dodge County, Washington County |
| 3 | US-6 U.S. Highway |
48 | 46 | 10 → 11 | near Douglas County: 7 deaths map | Douglas County, Lancaster County, Adams County, Seward County |
| 4 | US-275 U.S. Highway |
39 | 32 | 6 → 8 | near Douglas County: 7 deaths map | Douglas County, Dodge County, Cuming County, Antelope County |
| 5 | US-81 U.S. Highway |
38 | 30 | 8 → 7 | near Fillmore County: 5 deaths map | Fillmore County, Cedar County, York County, Polk County |
| 6 | US-77 U.S. Highway |
37 | 31 | 7 → 15 | near Saunders County: 7 deaths map | Lancaster County, Saunders County, Dodge County, Gage County |
| 7 | US-75 U.S. Highway |
33 | 25 | 11 → 3 | near Douglas County: 5 deaths map | Douglas County, Richardson County, Thurston County, Cass County |
| 8 | SR-2 State Highway |
31 | 25 | 5 → 11 | near Lancaster County: 4 deaths map | Otoe County, Lancaster County, Box Butte County, Thomas County |
| 9 | US-34 U.S. Highway |
28 | 25 | 1 → 6 | near Lancaster County: 4 deaths map | Lancaster County, York County, Cass County, Hitchcock County |
| 10 | SR-64 State Highway |
20 | 18 | 4 → 2 | near Douglas County: 10 deaths map | Douglas County, Butler County |
| 11 | SR-92 State Highway |
19 | 18 | 2 → 5 | — | Scotts Bluff County, Douglas County, Custer County, Sherman County |
| 12 | US-281 U.S. Highway |
16 | 14 | 4 → 1 | near Adams County: 4 deaths map | Hall County, Adams County, Greeley County, Webster County |
| 13 | US-20 U.S. Highway |
16 | 14 | 2 → 3 | — | Pierce County, Dakota County, Holt County, Cherry County |
| 14 | SR-35 State Highway |
14 | 11 | 4 → 3 | near Dakota County: 5 deaths map | Wayne County, Dakota County |
| 15 | SR-50 State Highway |
14 | 13 | 3 → 2 | near Sarpy County: 4 deaths map | Sarpy County, Pawnee County, Cass County, Otoe County |
| 16 | US-83 U.S. Highway |
14 | 12 | 5 → 3 | — | Lincoln County, Red Willow County, Cherry County, Frontier County |
| 17 | US-26 U.S. Highway |
10 | 8 | 3 → 3 | near Scotts Bluff County: 5 deaths map | Scotts Bluff County, Garden County, Morrill County |
| 18 | US-385 U.S. Highway |
10 | 9 | 2 → 1 | — | Box Butte County, Morrill County, Dawes County |
| 19 | SR-71 State Highway |
10 | 9 | 3 → 3 | — | Kimball County, Scotts Bluff County, Box Butte County, Banner County |
| 20 | SR-15 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 1 → 1 | near Colfax County: 3 deaths map | Colfax County, Butler County, Saline County, Seward County |
| 21 | SR-91 State Highway |
8 | 8 | 5 → 0 | — | Dodge County, Platte County, Blaine County, Washington County |
| 22 | SR-14 State Highway |
8 | 7 | 0 → 5 | — | Hamilton County, Merrick County, Knox County, Boone County |
| 23 | I-480 Interstate |
7 | 6 | 3 → 1 | near Douglas County: 3 deaths map | Douglas County |
| 24 | US-183 U.S. Highway |
7 | 7 | 1 → 1 | — | Buffalo County, Phelps County, Loup County, Custer County |
| 25 | SR-87 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 0 → 1 | — | Sheridan County, Box Butte County |
| 26 | SR-4 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 1 → 1 | — | Jefferson County, Webster County, Thayer County, Gage County |
| 27 | SR-63 State Highway |
6 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Cass County: 6 deaths map | Cass County |
| 28 | SR-51 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 0 → 1 | — | Cuming County, Burt County |
| 29 | SR-36 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 0 → 3 | — | Douglas County |
| 30 | US-136 U.S. Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 0 | — | Gage County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Thayer County |
| 31 | SR-79 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 0 | near Saunders County: 3 deaths map | Saunders County, Lancaster County |
| 32 | I-680 Interstate |
5 | 5 | 1 → 0 | near Douglas County: 3 deaths map | Douglas County |
| 33 | SR-32 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 2 | — | Burt County, Madison County |
| 34 | SR-34 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 1 → 0 | — | Seward County, Lancaster County, Cass County |
| 35 | SR-133 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 2 | — | Douglas County, Washington County |
| 36 | SR-10 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 1 | — | Buffalo County, Kearney County |
| 37 | US-283 U.S. Highway |
5 | 3 | 0 → 0 | — | Gosper County, Furnas County |
| 38 | SR-33 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 2 → 0 | near Saline County: 3 deaths map | Saline County, Lancaster County |
| 39 | SR-11 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 0 | — | Hall County, Garfield County, Valley County, Howard County |
| 40 | SR-8 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 1 | — | Pawnee County, Nuckolls County, Richardson County, Jefferson County |
| 41 | SR-12 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 1 | — | Knox County, Dixon County, Boyd County, Cherry County |
| 42 | SR-370 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 0 | — | Sarpy County |
| 43 | SR-61 State Highway |
4 | 2 | 0 → 3 | near Arthur County: 3 deaths map | Arthur County, Dundy County |
| 44 | SR-31 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 1 | — | Douglas County, Sarpy County |
| 45 | SR-44 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | — | Kearney County, Buffalo County |
| 46 | SR-103 State Highway |
3 | 2 | 1 → 0 | — | Jefferson County |
| 47 | SR-21 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 0 → 0 | — | Custer County, Dawson 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 Nebraska?
I-80 is the deadliest road in Nebraska: 114 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Douglas County (8 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: US-30 (50) and US-6 (48). 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.