Tacoma — Washington State Route 99, a 49-mile highway from Fife to Everett and runs through the Seattle-Tacoma area, has been identified as the state’s deadliest route.
A recent study conducted by Texas-based legal team The Barber Law Firm analyzed data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to find the deadliest roadways in every state. Data was pulled from the NHTSA’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System to find the average number of fatalities between 2018 and 2022.
Below are the five deadliest roads in Washington.
Deadliest roads in Washington
Here are Washington’s deadliest roads and how many deaths per year it sees on average:
1. State Route 99 (16) — Also known as Pacific Highway
2. State Route 20 (9) — The North Cascades highway is 436 miles long and is the state’s longest highway