NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in Virginia
Quick answer: I-95 is the deadliest road in Virginia: 189 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Hanover County (14 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-64 (160) and I-81 (153).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I-95 Interstate · live page |
189 | 169 | 39 → 30 | near Hanover County: 14 deaths map | Hanover County, Prince William County, Chesterfield County, Fairfax County |
| 2 | I-64 Interstate |
160 | 149 | 31 → 31 | near Newport News city: 10 deaths map | Newport News city, Hampton city, Norfolk city, Henrico County |
| 3 | I-81 Interstate |
153 | 131 | 35 → 28 | near Augusta County: 8 deaths map | Augusta County, Wythe County, Roanoke County, Montgomery County |
| 4 | US-58 U.S. Highway |
150 | 142 | 20 → 32 | near Suffolk city: 10 deaths map | Suffolk city, Virginia Beach city, Southampton County, Mecklenburg County |
| 5 | US-460 U.S. Highway |
144 | 134 | 22 → 24 | near Norfolk city: 9 deaths map | Giles County, Bedford County, Nottoway County, Norfolk city |
| 6 | US-1 U.S. Highway |
125 | 123 | 23 → 30 | near Richmond city: 11 deaths map | Fairfax County, Richmond city, Chesterfield County, Prince William County |
| 7 | US-29 U.S. Highway |
108 | 105 | 24 → 19 | near Danville city: 9 deaths map | Albemarle County, Pittsylvania County, Nelson County, Campbell County |
| 8 | US-17 U.S. Highway |
100 | 96 | 13 → 27 | near Gloucester County: 9 deaths map | Gloucester County, Fauquier County, Chesapeake city, Newport News city |
| 9 | US-60 U.S. Highway |
86 | 82 | 12 → 18 | near Chesterfield County: 9 deaths map | Powhatan County, Virginia Beach city, Chesterfield County, Newport News city |
| 10 | US-360 U.S. Highway |
80 | 75 | 22 → 16 | near Richmond city: 16 deaths map | Chesterfield County, Richmond city, Halifax County, Hanover County |
| 11 | US-11 U.S. Highway |
77 | 68 | 14 → 21 | near Roanoke city: 8 deaths map | Roanoke city, Shenandoah County, Botetourt County, Roanoke County |
| 12 | US-15 U.S. Highway |
56 | 46 | 9 → 17 | near Fauquier County: 6 deaths map | Fauquier County, Culpeper County, Loudoun County, Buckingham County |
| 13 | US-220 U.S. Highway |
56 | 52 | 11 → 13 | near Henry County: 9 deaths map | Franklin County, Henry County, Botetourt County, Highland County |
| 14 | US-13 U.S. Highway |
53 | 49 | 6 → 11 | near Accomack County: 6 deaths map | Accomack County, Northampton County, Chesapeake city, Norfolk city |
| 15 | US-522 U.S. Highway |
41 | 39 | 5 → 5 | near Frederick County: 7 deaths map | Frederick County, Orange County, Louisa County, Rappahannock County |
| 16 | US-250 U.S. Highway |
40 | 40 | 6 → 5 | near Henrico County: 11 deaths map | Henrico County, Richmond city, Albemarle County, Augusta County |
| 17 | US-33 U.S. Highway |
38 | 37 | 10 → 9 | near Henrico County: 11 deaths map | Henrico County, Louisa County, Hanover County, Rockingham County |
| 18 | I-295 Interstate |
38 | 36 | 9 → 8 | near Hanover County: 10 deaths map | Henrico County, Hanover County, Chesterfield County, Prince George County |
| 19 | I-85 Interstate |
32 | 30 | 5 → 10 | near Dinwiddie County: 6 deaths map | Dinwiddie County, Brunswick County, Petersburg city, Mecklenburg County |
| 20 | US-301 U.S. Highway |
32 | 30 | 6 → 5 | near Henrico County: 6 deaths map | Prince George County, Henrico County, Caroline County, Petersburg city |
| 21 | I-66 Interstate |
31 | 26 | 1 → 9 | near Fairfax County: 5 deaths map | Fairfax County, Prince William County, Fauquier County, Warren County |
| 22 | US-501 U.S. Highway |
30 | 28 | 2 → 9 | near Campbell County: 5 deaths map | Campbell County, Halifax County, Bedford County, Lynchburg city |
| 23 | US-340 U.S. Highway |
30 | 26 | 6 → 4 | near Clarke County: 4 deaths map | Augusta County, Page County, Clarke County, Warren County |
| 24 | I-495 Interstate |
28 | 26 | 3 → 3 | near Fairfax County: 11 deaths map | Fairfax County, Alexandria city |
| 25 | US-50 U.S. Highway |
27 | 25 | 8 → 0 | near Frederick County: 4 deaths map | Frederick County, Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Fauquier County |
| 26 | US-258 U.S. Highway |
24 | 23 | 4 → 4 | near Hampton city: 10 deaths map | Hampton city, Isle of Wight County, Southampton County |
| 27 | I-264 Interstate |
23 | 23 | 4 → 1 | near Virginia Beach city: 5 deaths map | Virginia Beach city, Portsmouth city, Norfolk city, Chesapeake city |
| 28 | US-19 U.S. Highway |
20 | 18 | 7 → 3 | near Russell County: 6 deaths map | Russell County, Tazewell County, Washington County |
| 29 | US-23 U.S. Highway |
18 | 17 | 7 → 2 | near Scott County: 5 deaths map | Wise County, Scott County, Norton city |
| 30 | US-211 U.S. Highway |
14 | 14 | 1 → 4 | near Page County: 4 deaths map | Page County, Rappahannock County, Shenandoah County, Culpeper County |
| 31 | I-664 Interstate |
14 | 14 | 2 → 6 | near Chesapeake city: 7 deaths map | Chesapeake city, Hampton city, Newport News city, Suffolk city |
| 32 | I-77 Interstate |
13 | 11 | 3 → 5 | near Carroll County: 3 deaths map | Carroll County, Bland County, Wythe County |
| 33 | SR-7 State Highway |
12 | 11 | 0 → 9 | near Fairfax County: 3 deaths map | Fairfax County, Frederick County, Clarke County, Loudoun County |
| 34 | SR-33 State Highway |
11 | 10 | 1 → 7 | near Henrico County: 3 deaths map | Henrico County, Middlesex County, New Kent County, King and Queen County |
| 35 | US-221 U.S. Highway |
11 | 11 | 3 → 4 | — | Bedford County, Floyd County, Carroll County, Roanoke County |
| 36 | SR-57 State Highway |
9 | 8 | 1 → 6 | — | Henry County, Patrick County, Halifax County |
| 37 | SR-3 State Highway |
8 | 8 | 1 → 3 | near King George County: 3 deaths map | King George County, Westmoreland County, Orange County, Spotsylvania County |
| 38 | US-52 U.S. Highway |
8 | 6 | 0 → 0 | near Carroll County: 4 deaths map | Carroll County, Wythe County |
| 39 | I-395 Interstate |
8 | 8 | 0 → 2 | near Alexandria city: 4 deaths map | Alexandria city, Arlington County, Fairfax County |
| 40 | SR-40 State Highway |
7 | 7 | 2 → 4 | — | Franklin County, Sussex County, Dinwiddie County, Pittsylvania County |
| 41 | SR-143 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 1 → 2 | — | Newport News city, York County |
| 42 | SR-10 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 0 → 2 | — | Surry County, Prince George County, Isle of Wight County, Richmond city |
| 43 | SR-28 State Highway |
7 | 7 | 0 → 4 | near Loudoun County: 3 deaths map | Loudoun County, Fairfax County, Manassas city, Prince William County |
| 44 | SR-24 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 0 → 6 | near Bedford County: 3 deaths map | Bedford County, Buckingham County |
| 45 | SR-165 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 2 → 2 | — | Virginia Beach city, Chesapeake city, Norfolk city |
| 46 | SR-286 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 0 → 2 | — | Fairfax County |
| 47 | SR-5 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 0 → 4 | near Charles City County: 4 deaths map | Charles City County, Williamsburg city |
| 48 | SR-288 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 1 | — | Chesterfield County, Powhatan County, Goochland County |
| 49 | US-21 US Highway |
5 | 4 | 1 → 0 | — | Wythe County, Grayson County |
| 50 | SR-122 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 2 | — | Franklin County, Bedford County |
| 51 | SR-46 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 4 | — | Brunswick County, Wythe County, Nottoway County |
| 52 | SR-17 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 2 | — | Frederick County, Clarke County, York County, Russell County |
| 53 | SR-6 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 1 → 2 | — | Goochland County, Henrico County, Nelson County |
| 54 | SR-234 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 0 | — | Prince William County |
| 55 | SR-55 State Highway |
4 | 2 | 0 → 3 | near Frederick County: 3 deaths map | Frederick County, Shenandoah County |
| 56 | SR-123 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 0 → 1 | near Fairfax County: 3 deaths map | Fairfax County |
| 57 | SR-168 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 0 | — | Norfolk city, Chesapeake city |
| 58 | SR-259 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 0 → 3 | — | Rockingham County, Frederick County |
| 59 | SR-895 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 0 → 2 | — | Grayson County, Henrico County |
| 60 | SR-48 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 1 | — | Bedford County, Halifax County, Rockbridge 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 Virginia?
I-95 is the deadliest road in Virginia: 189 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Hanover County (14 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: I-64 (160) and I-81 (153). 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.