2019 Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks

 

Since 2002, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has collected and processed truck GPS data in support of numerous U.S. DOT freight mobility initiatives. Using truck GPS data from nearly 1 million trucks, ATRI develops and monitors a series of key performance measures on the nation’s freight transportation system. ATRI now converts its truck GPS dataset into an ongoing analysis that is used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at 300 specific locations.Measuring the performance of freight movement across our nation’s highways is critical to understanding where and at what level investment should be made. The information provided through this effort empowers decision-making in both the private and public sectors by helping stakeholders better understand the severity of congestion and mobility constraints on the U.S. highway transportation system. This is of particular importance as the nation weighs the needs and resources available for transportation funding.

On a state and local level, this research can inform local investment decisions that can directly improve supply chain efficiency. This “bottleneck” analysis incorporates and synthesizes several unique components, including a massive database of truck GPS data at freight-significant locations throughout the U.S., and an algorithm that quantifies the impact of congestion on truck-based freight. In addition, the annual reports provide a chronological repository of mobility profiles, whereby congestion changes can be assessed over time. This, in turn, allows transportation analysts and planners to conduct performance benchmarking and identification of influential factors contributing to congestion and the requisite consequences on freight mobility.

  • For the bottleneck brochure with a list of all 100 locations, click here.
  • For a description of the research methodology, click here.
  • The top 100 congestion profiles are listed in rank-order by congestion level in the table below.  You may view a location by clicking a location hyperlink.  You may also sort any column by clicking header in that column.
Congestion RankingLocation DescriptionStateAverage SpeedPeak
Average
Speed
Non-Peak
Average
Speed
Peak Average
Speed Percent
Change
2018-2019
1Fort Lee, NJ: I-95 at SR 4NJ31.72335.2-7.65%
2Atlanta, GA: I-285 at I-85 (North)GA34.822.940.6-7.35%
3Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-285 (North)GA37.927.442.8-9.91%
4Los Angeles, CA: SR 60 at SR 57 CA41.534.544.41.05%
5Houston, TX: I-45 at I-69/US 59TX33.824.237.9-9.46%
6Cincinnati, OH: I-71 at I-75OH43.936.246.8-7.42%
7Chicago, IL: I-290 at I-90/I-94IL24.417.626.9-16.74%
8Nashville, TN: I-24/I-40 at I-440 (East)TN41.428.148-11.75%
9Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (West)GA44.538.347-5.06%
10Los Angeles, CA: I-710 at I-105CA37.726.843.4-12.35%
11Gary, IN: I-65 at I-80IN46.945.147.6-13.33%
12Denver, CO: I-70 at I-25CO38.430.342.4-16.98%
13Houston, TX: I-10 at I-45TX40.428.446.4-11.42%
14Hartford, CT: I-84 at I-91CT45.435.249.2-2.43%
15San Bernardino, CA: I-10 at I-15CA44.735.648.5-6.52%
16Dallas, TX: I-45 at I-30TX40.128.845.2-0.11%
17Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (North)IL30.516.937.3-7.34%
18Detroit, MI: I-94 at I-75MI39.130.843.7-15.48%
19Baton Rouge, LA: I-10 at I-110LA37.128.941.4-6.54%
20Brooklyn, NY: I-278 at Belt ParkwayNY33.625.636.9-18.49%
21St. Louis, MO: I-64/I-55 at I-44MO42.538.344.2-9.70%
22Austin, TX: I-35TX31.618.337.20.38%
23Denver, CO: I-70 Central ProjectCO41.331.846.3-10.92%
24Houston, TX: I-45 at I-610 (North) TX41.830.747.5-11.72%
25Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-285 (East)GA46.239.149.2-7.67%
26Chicago, IL: I-90 at I-94 (South)IL43.23546.30.70%
27Houston, TX: I-10 at I-610 (West)TX44.234.448.6-6.29%
28Portland, OR: I-5 at I-84OR31.523.635.7-3.15%
29Vancouver, WA: I-5 at Columbia RiverWA41.234.843.62.20%
30Indianapolis, IN: I-65 at I-70 (North)IN48.24051.9-6.70%
31Oakland, CA: I-880 at I-238CA40.832.744.90.91%
32Birmingham, AL: I-65 at I-20AL46.640.549.6-10.14%
33Phoenix, AZ: I-17 at I-10AZ44.331.850.3-11.13%
34Nashville, TN: I-40 at I-65 (East)TN41.628.947.6-13.14%
35Providence, RI: I-95 at I-195RI41.13344.84.12%
36Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-494MN44.936.149.4-5.54%
37Seattle, WA: I-5 at I-90WA33.22537.30.50%
38Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-676PA30.424.832.5-5.66%
39Boston, MA: I-95 at I-90MA42.232.546.2-3.73%
40Queens, NY: I-495NY24.915.930.2-9.79%
41Las Vegas, NV: I-15 at I-515NV44.135.549.1-5.53%
42Dallas, TX: US 75 at I-635TX45.934.250.8-5.72%
43Stamford, CT: I-95CT43.432.546.9-0.61%
44Oakland, CA: I-80 at I-580/I-880CA30.521.135.9-3.48%
45Baltimore, MD: I-695 at I-70MD45.93650.2-3.39%
46Federal Way, WA: SR 18 at I-5WA45.836.950.4-3.94%
47Norwalk, CT: I-95CT44.632.348.6-9.13%
48Cincinnati, OH: I-75 at I-74OH4738.150.7-3.38%
49Milwaukee, WI: I-94/I-794 at I-43WI43.53448.9-0.17%
50Los Angeles, CA: I-110 at I-105 CA39.328.944.2-3.57%
51Chattanooga, TN: I-24 at Hwy 27TN48.239.952.2-5.48%
52Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35E at I-94MN42.834.946.4-2.17%
53Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-94MN38.230.142.44.64%
54Atlanta, GA: I-20 at I-75/I-85 GA39.930.644-1.57%
55Washington, D.C.: I-95 at I-495 (North)DC47.435.951.8-6.73%
56New Haven, CT: I-95 at I-91CT46.336.549.97.32%
57Houston, TX: I-10 at I-610 (East)TX49.943.852.7-7.92%
58Indianapolis, IN: I-65 at I-70 (South)IN48.641.152-7.00%
59Auburn, WA: SR 18 at SR 167WA44.535.849-3.24%
60Greenville, SC: I-85 at I-385SC50.744.753.2-2.00%
61Houston, TX: I-610 at US 290TX42.732.1481.42%
62Harrisburg, PA: I-81 at I-83PA51.146.852.8-6.03%
63Philadelphia, PA: I-476 at I-95PA44.735.748.6-1.66%
64Waterbury, CT: I-84 at SR 8CT46.240.248.4-0.62%
65Charlotte, NC: I-77 near Lake NormanNC40.830.246.1-1.43%
66Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-35W at I-694MN46.437.451.4-3.95%
67Tacoma, WA: I-5 at I-705/SR 16WA44.539.946.52.90%
68Seattle, WA: I-90 at I-405WA37.528.542.20.89%
69Ft. Worth, TX: I-35W at I-30TX43.835.547.23.34%
70Charlotte, NC: I-77 at I-485 (South)NC51.543.854.9-3.08%
71Kansas City, MO: I-70 at I-670 at US 71MO48.743.750.8-2.89%
72Chicago, IL: I-80 at I-94 IL52.850.453.6-3.43%
73Denver, CO: I-25 at I-76 CO48.139.951.9-9.04%
74Bridgeport, CT: I-95 at RT 8 CT493952.1-7.72%
75Milwaukee, WI: I-94 at I-894/I-41WI44.536.348.9-1.98%
76Manhasset, NY: I-495 at Shelter Rock RoadNY4333.547-6.17%
77Philadelphia, PA: I-76 at I-476PA4637.949.42.12%
78Piscataway, NJ: I-287NJ47.336.752.4-4.15%
79Houston, TX: I-610 at I-69/US 59 (West)TX41.633.145.3-0.26%
80Corona, CA: I-15 at SR 91CA44.636.547.722.25%
81Boston, MA: I-93 at SR 3MA38.325.545.1-5.88%
82Nashville, TN: I-65 at I-24TN49.74053.7-2.44%
83Rye, NY: I-95 at I-287NY51.948.552.7-1.59%
84Charleston, SC: I-26 at I-526SC44.534.749.7-0.37%
85Phoenix, AZ: I-10 at US 60AZ49.439.653.5-7.96%
86Minneapolis - St. Paul, MN: I-94 at US 52MN35.828.639.6-18.67%
87Detroit, MI: I-75 at I-696MI46.137.750.41.30%
88Boston, MA: I-95 at I-93 (North)MA44.134.648.2-5.34%
89Houston, TX: I-45 at I-610 (South)TX43.532.949.4-5.84%
90Camden, NJ: I-76 at I-676NJ43.24044.5-3.23%
91Atlanta, GA: I-75 at I-85GA36.325.640.93.26%
92Harrisburg, PA: RT 581 at I-83PA4943.451.2-2.26%
93Columbus, OH: I-71 at I-70OH47.139.549.9-4.00%
94Washington, D.C.: I-495 at I-270 (West)DC4530.350.42.40%
95Indianapolis, IN: I-465 at I-69IN5143.654.3-3.30%
96Baltimore, MD: I-95 at I-695 (South)MD49.942.852.7-0.83%
97Baltimore, MD: I-695 at I-83MD49.141.351.9-2.55%
98Tampa, FL: I-4 at I-275FL41.230.746.7-11.73%
99Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY: I-90 at I-290NY47.64349.9-0.94%
100Houston, TX: I-10 at I-69/US 59TX46.23452.88.84%