‘Highways from hell’ to avoid during Thanksgiving travel as 20 busiest roads are revealed – most are in a single state

DRIVERS have been warned to avoid 20 ‘highways from hell’ this Thanksgiving – with many of them in a single state.

Thanksgiving is statistically the busiest time to travel across the US, with 81% more Americans hitting the road compared to holidays like Christmas or Hanukkah, according to Casino.

Using their data, which combines annual average daily traffic, average speed, crashes and social sentiment, Casino has determined that California has the worst highways in terms of traffic during the holiday period.

Incredibly, 11 out of 20 spots on their list were from the Golden State this Thanksgiving, including the infamous Interstate 5 in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana area, which took top spot.

I-5 boasts a horrendous AADT, annual average daily traffic, of 504,000 which is 63% higher than the best-ranked Thanksgiving highway, the I-110 in the same area.

What’s more, it has an average speed of just 38.1 mph and a negative social sentiment of 70.3%.

Another Californian highway from hell is the I-5 in San Diego, which sees over 400,000 vehicles daily and has recorded 80 serious crashes in recent years.

Georgia pops up in third place, with the I-75 in Atlanta scoring 45.7 out of 100 with the second highest average daily traffic at 419,516 vehicles.

On the flip side, the best Thanksgiving road is the I-110 in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana area which enjoys average daily traffic of 315,000 and a low total of 23 fatal crashes reported in the latest data.

This comes as a truck driver recently warned vehicle owners of a stretch of highway that they described as the worst to use during the summer.

In a Reddit comment, the truck driver said vehicle owners must beware of dangerous critters if they pull over.

“It’s hot and humid,” the trucker said while complaining about Interstate 75 from Miami to Naples.

“If you break down, it’s an open question if the heat/humidity, mosquitoes, or alligators will get you first.”

Elsewhere, New York is reportedly set to bring back plans that would see a congestion charge rolled out – just months after it was dramatically paused.

Officials in the Empire State are working to fast-track the measure that would see drivers charged $9 for traveling in Midtown and Lower Manhattan.

The potential toll has proved controversial as a charge of $15 was originally touted before plans were put on the backburner.

But, it seems New York Governor Kathy Hochul is among officials leading the charge to bring back the measure, per The New York Times.

She’s said to be working tirelessly in order to get any program rubber-stamped before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.