Beausay & Nichols’ Safety Series

Part Three: 10 of Ohio’s Most Dangerous Urban Roads

Last week, we brought you a list of 10 of Ohio’s Most Dangerous Suburban Roads. The week before, we kicked off this series with a list of 10 of Ohio’s Most Dangerous Rural Roads. We now conclude with a similar list of dangerous URBAN roadways, compiled from Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)’s 2018 Highway Safety Improvement Program.

10 of Ohio’s Most Dangerous Urban Roads
County	Location	Intersection / Segment	Average Observed Crashes Per Year (from 2014 to 2018)
Cuyahoga	Cleveland	I-90 ramp at I-490	1245.84
Summit	Akron	I-77 ramp at I-76	973.38
Cuyahoga	Mayfield Heights	I-271 at Mayfield Road interchange	628.73
Butler	Hamilton	SR-129 at Hampshire Drive	527.59
Montgomery	Dayton	Miamisburg-Centerville Road just west of I-75	452.62
Summit	Akron	OH-8 at East Tallmadge Avenue	378.79
Lake	Painesville	SR-2 at Richmond	361.77
Hamilton	Cincinnati	I-275 at South Gilmore Road	353.23
Franklin	Columbus	I-270 at Morse Road (Easton Area)	345.63
Franklin	Columbus	I-670 around Neil Avenue exit	340.07