Six Colorado Highways With The Most Fatal Accidents

Highway driving in Colorado can be hazardous at times. Especially when you add mountains, storms, severe weather, wildlife, sharp curves, and steep grades. Have you ever wondered which one of Colorado's highways is most dangerous?

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While Colorado's mountain highways may have a risky reputation, Front Range highways with higher traffic volume average more fatal crashes as we will see in the gallery below.

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Colorado's Dangerous Highways

Data from ZanerHardenLaw.com names Colorado's Million Dollar Highway as one of the most dangerous in the state for crashes. U.S. 550 between Silverton and Ouray averages 40 crashes every year and seven fatalities.

Colorado's Worst Route for Trucks

There was a four-year period from 2011 to 2015 when a total of 49 semi-trucks crashed on U.S. 160 through southern Colorado. These crashes frequently happen on the west side of Wolf Creek Pass through the switchbacks. The route has a risky reputation among semi-truck drivers. See the number of fatalities that happen on U.S. 160 in Colorado each year in the gallery below.

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One of the most active places for crashes in Colorado is along U.S. Highway 287 north of Fort Collins. From the Colorado Highway 14 split with 287, all the way up to the Wyoming state line, 570 crashes have occurred over five years causing 116 injuries and 15 fatalities.