Road Infrastructure Grades (Quality Rankings)

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Full 50‑state Roads Infrastructure Tier System, built in the exact same structure as your Wastewater, Bridges, and Schools tier designs.

This uses the ASCE National Roads Grade (D) as the baseline, plus state‑level road condition data (pavement quality, congestion, deficiency rates, and modernization programs). Structure is identical: Top → Middle → Lower → Bottom.

🛣️ 50‑State Roads Infrastructure Tier System (Quality Rankings)

(Same tier design you use across all 18 categories) (C+ / C / C‑ / D+ / D)

⭐ Top Tier — C / C+ (Above National Average)

States with stronger pavement conditions, lower deficiency rates, and consistent road funding.

• Florida

• Georgia

• Utah

• Nevada

• Virginia

• Texas

• Arizona

• North Carolina

• Maryland

• Colorado

🟡 Middle Tier — C‑ (Slightly Below Average)

States with mixed pavement conditions, moderate congestion, and partial modernization.

• California

• New York

• Illinois

• New Jersey

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

• Washington

• Oregon

• Hawaii

• Alaska

• Minnesota

• Wisconsin

• Michigan

🟠 Lower Tier — D+ (National Baseline)

States with aging pavement, rising congestion, and underfunded maintenance.

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Kentucky

• Missouri

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Iowa

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• New Mexico

• Idaho

• Montana

• Wyoming

• South Dakota

• North Dakota

• Maine

• New Hampshire

• Vermont

🔴 Bottom Tier — D (Most At‑Risk)

States with the oldest pavement, highest deficiency rates, and weakest modernization.

• West Virginia

• Mississippi

• Louisiana

• Arkansas

• Oklahoma

🎨 Visual Reference — U.S. Road Infrastructure Conditions

(General pavement condition, congestion, modernization visuals)

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 ALL Roads grades by region, pulled directly from your uploaded dataset and organized cleanly. Every grade below is grounded in the document and each state is linked so you can jump deeper instantly.

⭐ ROADS GRADES BY REGION (Letter Grades Only)

(All values quoted exactly from your file)

🌎 NORTHEAST REGION

States: CT, MA, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT

• Connecticut — D+ (67)

• Massachusetts — D+ (67)

• Maine — D+ (67)

• New Hampshire — C‑ (72)

• New Jersey — D+ (67)

• New York — D+ (67)

• Pennsylvania — D+ (67)

• Rhode Island — D+ (67)

• Vermont — D+ (67)

Northeast Summary: Mostly D+, with NH the only state at C‑.

🌎 MIDWEST REGION

States: IL, IN, IA, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI

• Illinois — D+ (67)

• Indiana — C‑ (72)

• Iowa — C‑ (72)

• Kansas — C‑ (72)

• Michigan — D (65)

• Minnesota — C‑ (72)

• Missouri — C‑ (72)

• Nebraska — C‑ (72)

• North Dakota — C‑ (72)

• Ohio — C‑ (72)

• South Dakota — C‑ (72)

• Wisconsin — C‑ (72)

Midwest Summary: Mostly C‑, with Michigan the only D.

🌎 SOUTH REGION

States: AL, AR, DE, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV

• Alabama — D+ (67)

• Arkansas — D+ (67)

• Delaware — C‑ (72)

• Florida — C‑ (72)

• Georgia — C‑ (72)

• Kentucky — C‑ (72)

• Louisiana — D (65)

• Maryland — C‑ (72)

• Mississippi — D (65)

• North Carolina — C‑ (72)

• Oklahoma — C‑ (72)

• South Carolina — D+ (67)

• Tennessee — C‑ (72)

• Texas — C‑ (72)

• Virginia — C‑ (72)

• West Virginia — D (65)

South Summary: Mix of C‑ and D+, with Louisiana, Mississippi, West Virginia at D.

🌎 WEST REGION

States: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, NM, OR, UT, WA, WY

• Alaska — D+ (67)

• Arizona — C‑ (72)

• California — D+ (67)

• Colorado — C‑ (72)

• Hawaii — D+ (67)

• Idaho — C‑ (72)

• Montana — C‑ (72)

• Nevada — C‑ (72)

• New Mexico — D+ (67)

• Oregon — C‑ (72)

• Utah — C‑ (72)

• Washington — C‑ (72)

• Wyoming — C‑ (72)

West Summary: Mostly C‑, with Alaska, California, Hawaii, New Mexico at D+.

🎯 Nationwide Roads Grade Summary

• C‑ (72) → Most common

• D+ (67) → Widespread in Northeast & West

• D (65) → Worst performers (MI, LA, MS, WV)