These Minnesota Roads See the Most Fatal Crashes in 2026

If you’re planning a trip up north or hitting the road for the 4th of July holiday, make sure to drive with extra care, especially on these roads, highways, and interstates. They’ve earned the unfortunate title of being the deadliest in Minnesota in 2026.

Minnesota July 4 Travel Expected to Bring Millions on Roads

We Minnesotans love our cars, trucks, SUVs, and anything else with wheels. And according to AAA, a *lot* of us will be out and about in one of those vehicles over the 4th of July holiday. AAA Minnesota estimates that 5.1 million people from the West North Central Region will travel at least 50 miles from home for the Independence Day holiday travel period, which runs from Saturday, June 27, through Sunday, July 5.

Most travelers will take to the road, with more than 4.3 million driving to their destinations this year. And out of all those busy highways and interstates crisscrossing the North Star State, we now know just which ones are the most dangerous.

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Minnesota is known as the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but it could also be known as the Land of 135,000 Roads and Streets. That's because, according to the Research Department of the Minnesota House of Representatives, that's how many miles there are in Minnesota between town roads, city streets, county roads, and highways.

The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration says that number jumps up to 283,828 miles when you include state highways, U.S. highways, and interstate highways here in the North Star State.

How Many Traffic Deaths Happened During Minnesota’s 100 Deadliest Days?

Whether you're on a local or town road, a city street, a county highway, a state highway, or an interstate, traveling those roadways can be dangerous. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that nearly 39,000 people were killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes on U.S. roadways in 2023—an increase of roughly 7% from 2019, according to the most recent data released in 2022.

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) notes that during Minnesota’s '100 Deadliest Days' period in 2025 (Memorial Day through Labor Day), preliminary numbers show 110 people were killed in traffic crashes on Minnesota roads. That number is down from 2024, when the Minnesota State Patrol said that Minnesota reported 151 traffic deaths.

These Are Minnesota’s Deadliest Highways and Roads

So, what are the most fatal highways in Minnesota? Stacker ranked data from the Fatality Analysis Reporting System, compiled by the NHTSA, to identify the highways in Minnesota with the most fatalities from motor vehicle crashes in 2020. Keep scrolling to find out.  And then keep scrolling to see what the price of gasoline was the year you got your driver's license!