Washington ranks 32nd in the nation in overall highway performance, according to a new study by the Reason Foundation, a Los Angeles-based nonprofit think tank that has prepared its 16th annual report on the Performance of State Highway Systems. The state's latest rating compares to 18th in 2000.

The report ranks states in a number of categories. This state's best rankings are for fatality rates (ranking 12th) and rural pavement condition (15th). Washington scored lowest on rural interstate conditions. The full report is online at http://reason.org/ps360/.