Neglected infrastructure, such as roads and bridges, are a potentially deadly hazard in America. Although we all pay taxes for our local officials and state Department of Transportation, many agencies are underfunded or ignorant of which roads to repair.

Many areas go unrepaired for years. If ignored long enough, the infrastructure in question can degrade to the point of being dangerous to use for truck drivers and other vehicles.

Here are a list of four roads that need serious improvement:

United States Highway 550 in Colorado

Built in 1956, the portion of the U.S. Highway 550 that goes through Colorado is a 25-mile stretch of road that tightly hugs a mountain. In addition to thin lanes, hairpin turns, and wild weather, the route lacks guardrails. Which means those riding between Silverton and Ouray do so without protection from the steep cliff looming nearby.

Drivers are encouraged to avoid using the highway when and where possible until the DOT in Colorado erects guardrails or other preventative measures.

I-15 in Utah

Improperly laid dotted and solid lines have resulted in trucking accidents on I-15. The southbound stretch of the highway in Lehi, Utah, has had recent construction that revealed previous road makers. Older dotted lines are now visible, and they are leaving drivers unaware of how the highway direction now flows.

This confusion has led to a truck driver narrowly avoiding an accident with a Sedan. According to John Gleeson, spokesperson for DOT in Utah, the issue is to be fixed within the next two months by the construction crew responsible for maintaining the area.

Nevertheless, 60 days is quite a large window of opportunity for accidents to occur in a heavy traffic area.

Vermont Route 108

Vermont Route 108 is not actually for use of truck drivers. Signs are allegedly posted to warn truckers to avoid using the area.

Unfortunately, two truck drivers have gotten stuck on this road in the past month. This truck driver in Illinois was fined $1,192 after getting trapped on Vermont Route 108.

The signage is clearly insufficient, and this is a road that needs more warnings.

I-10 in Arizona

Driving on interstate 10 in Arizona is a slog due to a lack of scenery. The stretch of highway features desolate deserts and one fuel stop located about midway through.

A long, boring road might be a suprrise culprit for an annual average of 85 fatalities, but I-10 is actually incredibly dangerous because it lacks barriers on the median.

Drivers tend to get a bit disoriented while traveling along the 150-mile road, and they can drift to the other side. Adding this simple median would save lives.