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Think Denver traffic is bad? You’re right — although there are plenty of other places that have it worse. INRIX.com tracks traffic across a broad spectrum of communities, and its scorecard for the 25 most congested cities in North America includes the Mile High City.
Where’s Denver fall? We’ve compiled the top 25, complete with photos and data showing how many hours drivers in each place have wasted in the past year, the past month and the current month. Count them down below.
Number 25: Dallas
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 22.0 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 1.6 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.7 hours
Number 24: Tampa
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 21.6 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 1.9 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.9 hours
Number 23: Atlanta
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 26 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.6 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.9 hours
Number 22: Baltimore
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 26.7 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.2 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.2 hours
Number 21: Denver
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 24.0 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.4 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.7 hours
Continue to keep counting down the 25 most congested North American cities.
Number 20: Houston
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 27.2 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.0 hours
Number 19: San Diego
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 24.3 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 1.8 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.8 hours
Number 18: Minneapolis
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 25.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.3 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.3 hours
Number 17: Philadelphia
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 30.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.2 hours
Number 16: Portland, Oregon
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 26.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 1.7 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 1.7 hours
Continue to keep counting down the 25 most congested North American cities.
Number 15: Chicago
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 34.6 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.2 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.2 hours
Number 14: Miami
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 30.9 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.9 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.5 hours
Number 13: Vancouver
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 29.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 1.4 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.3 hours
Number 12: Washington, D.C.
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 40.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.2 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 3.0 hours
Number 11: Toronto
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 38.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.6 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.9 hours
Continue to keep counting down the 25 most congested North American cities.
Number 10: Boston
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 38.8 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.4 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.6 hours
Number 9: Seattle
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 37.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.6 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.6 hours
Number 8: San Jose
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 34.9 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 2.7 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.6 hours
Number 7: Bridgeport
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 43.0 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.5 hours
Number 6: New York
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 54.2 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 5.2 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 3.9 hours
Continue to keep counting down the 25 most congested North American cities.
Number 5: Montreal
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 38.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 3.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 2.6 hours
Number 4: Austin
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 42.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 4.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 3.2 hours
Number 3: San Francisco
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 56.5 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 4.1 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 3.7 hours
Number 2: Los Angeles
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 64.3 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 4.9 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 4.8 hours
Number 1: Honolulu
Hours wasted in congestion trailing 12 months: 60.8 hours
Hours wasted in congestion current month: 6.4 hours
Hours wasted in congestion month last year: 5.2 hours
Send your story tips to the author, Michael Roberts.
More from our Lists & Weirdness archive circa August 2013: “Top ten speed traps in Denver, 2013 edition.”
