Intersection of Horror: Study Says Most Dangerous Intersection in America is State Route 129 and Lalor Street in Trenton, NJ

March 3, 2022

TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–The Fang Law Firm of Colorado and 1Point21 Interactive. conducted a study of the most dangerous intersections in the United States and found that State Route 129 and Lalor Street is the most dangerous intersection in America. The full study can be found at this link.

MidJersey.news knows all too well how bad that intersection is and has covered many crashes over the years. The intersection even made the editorial page this past year when Mercer County is spending close to $2 Million Dollars for a replacement railroad bridge that goes nowhere but ignores the most dangerous intersection in the USA. Lalor Street is Mercer County Road 650 that intersects with State Road 129. You can read that editorial below:

TAXPAYER WASTE: Trenton Gets $1.8 Million Dollar “Bridge to Nowhere” But Can’t Get Pedestrian Overpass Built at Dangerous Intersection on Route 129

Graphic from The Fang Law Firm, Colorado and 1Point21 Interactive.

The 40 Deadliest Intersections in the U.S.

The table below ranks the 40 deadliest intersections in the United States during the study period. If two intersections had the same number of fatal crashes, we broke the tie by the intersection that saw the most recent crash.

Rank	Intersection	State	County	Number of Fatal Crashes
1	Lalor Street and SR-129	New Jersey	Mercer	9
2	East Jersey Street and US-1&9	New Jersey	Union	9
3	Massachusetts Ave and SR-70	New Jersey	Ocean	8
4	SR-70 and US-41 SR-45 14th St W	Florida	Manatee	7
5	SR-19 and SR-40	Florida	Marion	7
6	SR-360 and US-287	Texas	Ellis	7
7	Grand Blvd and Montgomery St	Missouri	St. Louis	7
8	SR-132 Street Rd and SR-2019 Knights Rd	Pennsylvania	Bucks	7
9	East Grand St and US-1&9	New Jersey	Union	7
10	SR-46 and SR-83	Michigan	Saginaw	7
11	Dug Hill Rd and US-Sr2	Alabama	Madison	7
12	Pierce Ferry Rd and US-93	Arizona	Mohave	7
13	CR-74 and SR-31	Florida	Charlotte	7
14	Fm866 and SR-32	Texas	Ector	7
15	Deen Still Rd E and SR-33 Commonwealth Ave N	Florida	Polk	7
16	SR-9 and Sw 7th St	Florida	Miami-Dade	6
17	NW 54th St and SR-944	Florida	Miami-Dade	6
18	SR-704 Okeechobee Blvd and SR-809	Florida	Palm Beach	6
19	Broadway Rd and SR-85	Arizona	Maricopa	6
20	59th Ave and Indian School Rd	Arizona	Maricopa	6
21	60th Street West and SR-138 Avenue D	California	Los Angeles	6
22	SR-183 and US-25	South Carolina	Greenville	6
23	S El Capitan Way and SR-160 Blue Diamond Rd	Nevada	Clark	6
24	Firth Sterling Se and Suitland Pkwy Se	Washington D.C.	District of Columbia	6
25	North Oaks Blvd and US-1	New Jersey	Middlesex	6
26	North Avenue and US-1 & 9	New Jersey	Union	6
27	SR-25 and US-95	Idaho	Jerome	6
28	CR-Kropf Rd and SR-211 Odot 161	Oregon	Clackamas	6
29	FM1776 and US-285	Texas	Pecos	6
30	SR-29 and U	Wisconsin	Shawano	6
31	27th Ave and Mcdowell Rd	Arizona	Maricopa	6
32	SR-35 and US-65-278	Arkansas	Chicot	6
33	51St Ave and Thomas Rd	Arizona	Maricopa	6
34	FM2311 and SR-31	Texas	McLennan	6
35	Fruitridge Rd and Power Inn Rd	California	Sacramento	6
36	CR-218 and US-301	Florida	Clay	6
37	SR-63 and US-98	Mississippi	George	6
38	Major Blvd and SR-435	Florida	Orange	6
39	NW 116th Way and US-27	Florida	Miami-Dade	6