NHTSA FARS 2020–2024
Deadliest Highways and Roads in West Virginia
Quick answer: US-50 is the deadliest road in West Virginia: 56 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Hampshire County (5 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: US-60 (55) and US-119 (53).
| # | Road | Deaths | Fatal crashes | 2020 · 2024 | Deadliest ~7-mile stretch | Counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US-50 U.S. Highway |
56 | 48 | 14 → 9 | near Hampshire County: 5 deaths map | Hampshire County, Doddridge County, Harrison County, Wood County |
| 2 | US-60 U.S. Highway |
55 | 53 | 8 → 9 | near Kanawha County: 6 deaths map | Kanawha County, Cabell County, Greenbrier County, Fayette County |
| 3 | US-119 U.S. Highway |
53 | 51 | 10 → 11 | near Monongalia County: 6 deaths map | Kanawha County, Monongalia County, Logan County, Boone County |
| 4 | I-77 Interstate |
48 | 41 | 8 → 8 | near Raleigh County: 6 deaths map | Kanawha County, Raleigh County, Mercer County, Jackson County |
| 5 | I-79 Interstate |
43 | 38 | 6 → 6 | near Kanawha County: 5 deaths map | Kanawha County, Monongalia County, Braxton County, Marion County |
| 6 | US-19 U.S. Highway |
40 | 33 | 4 → 10 | near Raleigh County: 5 deaths map | Raleigh County, Fayette County, Nicholas County, Monongalia County |
| 7 | SR-2 State Highway |
34 | 32 | 3 → 6 | near Cabell County: 5 deaths map | Mason County, Cabell County, Jackson County, Wood County |
| 8 | I-64 Interstate |
34 | 31 | 2 → 7 | near Kanawha County: 5 deaths map | Greenbrier County, Raleigh County, Cabell County, Kanawha County |
| 9 | SR-16 State Highway |
28 | 27 | 5 → 4 | near Fayette County: 3 deaths map | Raleigh County, Fayette County, Calhoun County, Ritchie County |
| 10 | SR-20 State Highway |
26 | 25 | 3 → 5 | near Mercer County: 3 deaths map | Mercer County, Upshur County, Nicholas County, Harrison County |
| 11 | SR-10 State Highway |
25 | 25 | 3 → 1 | near Cabell County: 4 deaths map | Logan County, Cabell County, Lincoln County, Mercer County |
| 12 | SR-3 State Highway |
24 | 21 | 1 → 9 | near Lincoln County: 4 deaths map | Raleigh County, Lincoln County, Monroe County, Summers County |
| 13 | US-52 U.S. Highway |
23 | 21 | 8 → 2 | near Wayne County: 4 deaths map | Wayne County, Mingo County, Mercer County, McDowell County |
| 14 | I-81 Interstate |
22 | 17 | 9 → 6 | near Berkeley County: 7 deaths map | Berkeley County |
| 15 | US-219 U.S. Highway |
20 | 18 | 7 → 6 | near Greenbrier County: 3 deaths map | Greenbrier County, Pocahontas County, Randolph County, Tucker County |
| 16 | US-33 U.S. Highway |
19 | 18 | 4 → 2 | near Randolph County: 3 deaths map | Upshur County, Randolph County, Lewis County, Pendleton County |
| 17 | SR-9 State Highway |
16 | 15 | 0 → 4 | near Jefferson County: 5 deaths map | Berkeley County, Jefferson County, Morgan County |
| 18 | SR-14 State Highway |
14 | 13 | 7 → 3 | near Wood County: 5 deaths map | Wood County, Wirt County |
| 19 | US-340 U.S. Highway |
14 | 10 | 2 → 3 | near Jefferson County: 8 deaths map | Jefferson County |
| 20 | US-35 U.S. Highway |
13 | 12 | 1 → 4 | near Putnam County: 5 deaths map | Putnam County, Mason County |
| 21 | SR-152 State Highway |
12 | 11 | 4 → 1 | near Wayne County: 5 deaths map | Wayne County, Cabell County |
| 22 | SR-62 State Highway |
12 | 11 | 5 → 4 | — | Mason County, Jackson County, Kanawha County |
| 23 | SR-28 State Highway |
12 | 11 | 0 → 1 | near Mineral County: 4 deaths map | Mineral County, Hampshire County, Grant County, Pocahontas County |
| 24 | US-250 U.S. Highway |
11 | 11 | 2 → 4 | — | Marion County, Marshall County, Randolph County, Pocahontas County |
| 25 | SR-45 State Highway |
10 | 8 | 3 → 1 | near Jefferson County: 3 deaths map | Berkeley County, Jefferson County |
| 26 | US-11 U.S. Highway |
10 | 10 | 1 → 4 | near Berkeley County: 4 deaths map | Berkeley County |
| 27 | I-70 Interstate · live page |
10 | 7 | 1 → 3 | near Ohio County: 4 deaths map | Ohio County |
| 28 | US-220 U.S. Highway |
10 | 9 | 0 → 2 | — | Hardy County, Grant County, Mineral County, Pendleton County |
| 29 | SR-259 State Highway |
9 | 7 | 3 → 0 | near Hardy County: 3 deaths map | Hardy County, Hampshire County |
| 30 | SR-47 State Highway |
8 | 8 | 2 → 2 | near Wood County: 3 deaths map | Wood County, Ritchie County, Wirt County |
| 31 | I-68 Interstate |
8 | 7 | 3 → 1 | near Monongalia County: 3 deaths map | Monongalia County, Preston County |
| 32 | SR-51 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 4 → 1 | near Jefferson County: 3 deaths map | Jefferson County, Berkeley County |
| 33 | US-460 U.S. Highway |
7 | 5 | 1 → 0 | near Mercer County: 4 deaths map | Mercer County |
| 34 | SR-7 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 1 → 1 | — | Monongalia County, Wetzel County, Preston County |
| 35 | SR-39 State Highway |
7 | 6 | 3 → 1 | near Nicholas County: 3 deaths map | Nicholas County |
| 36 | SR-61 State Highway |
7 | 7 | 1 → 3 | — | Kanawha County, Fayette County |
| 37 | SR-29 State Highway |
6 | 5 | 3 → 0 | near Hampshire County: 3 deaths map | Hampshire County |
| 38 | SR-41 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 1 → 1 | — | Nicholas County, Fayette County, Raleigh County |
| 39 | SR-68 State Highway |
6 | 6 | 1 → 1 | — | Wood County, Jackson County |
| 40 | US-48 U.S. Highway |
6 | 5 | 1 → 2 | — | Hardy County, Grant County |
| 41 | SR-37 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 3 → 0 | — | Wayne County |
| 42 | SR-214 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 1 → 4 | — | Lincoln County, Kanawha County |
| 43 | SR-65 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 2 → 1 | — | Mingo County |
| 44 | SR-180 State Highway |
5 | 4 | 2 → 1 | near Tyler County: 3 deaths map | Tyler County, Wetzel County |
| 45 | US-22 U.S. Highway |
5 | 4 | 0 → 0 | near Brooke County: 5 deaths map | Brooke County |
| 46 | SR-4 State Highway |
5 | 5 | 0 → 1 | — | Braxton County, Upshur County, Wood County, Clay County |
| 47 | SR-104 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 2 | near Mercer County: 4 deaths map | Mercer County |
| 48 | SR-18 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 0 | — | Tyler County, Doddridge County |
| 49 | SR-34 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 2 → 0 | — | Putnam County, Lincoln County |
| 50 | SR-817 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 1 | — | Mason County, Putnam County, Kanawha County |
| 51 | SR-75 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 2 → 0 | — | Wayne County |
| 52 | SR-17 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 1 → 0 | near Boone County: 4 deaths map | Boone County |
| 53 | SR-32 State Highway |
4 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Tucker County: 3 deaths map | Tucker County |
| 54 | SR-80 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 2 | near Logan County: 3 deaths map | Logan County, Mingo County |
| 55 | SR-97 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 0 | — | Wyoming County |
| 56 | SR-85 State Highway |
4 | 4 | 0 → 1 | — | Boone County, Wyoming County |
| 57 | US-522 U.S. Highway |
3 | 3 | 2 → 0 | — | Morgan County |
| 58 | SR-114 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 1 → 0 | near Kanawha County: 3 deaths map | Kanawha County |
| 59 | SR-42 State Highway |
3 | 3 | 2 → 0 | — | Grant County, Mineral County |
| 60 | SR-705 State Highway |
3 | 2 | 1 → 0 | — | Monongalia 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 West Virginia?
US-50 is the deadliest road in West Virginia: 56 people died in crashes on it from 2020 to 2024, the worst stretch being near Hampshire County (5 deaths within about 7 miles). Next: US-60 (55) and US-119 (53). 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.