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State Route 35

Fatal crashes 2015–2024 84Deaths 94Counties 12Latest data year 2024

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Latest data year: 2024. The route is the trafficway recorded for each crash (FARS TWAY_ID); the same route number in another state has its own page.

State Route 35 in Wisconsin was the trafficway in 84 fatal crashes between 2015 and 2024, in which 94 people died.

That is 1.5% of the 5,431 fatal crashes in Wisconsin over the same years. The ten-year crash count rose 5% from 80 in 2005–2014 to 84 in 2015–2024.

The crashes were concentrated in Polk County (13), Pierce County (12) and St. Croix County (11) and 9 other counties.

35.7% of the crashes had a driver reported as drinking (Wisconsin: 33.4%) and 21.4% had a speeding-related driver (31.0%); pedestrians were 5.3% and motorcyclists 27.7% of those killed.

84fatal crashes, 2015–2024+5% vs 2005–2014
94people killed1.1 per fatal crash
36%with a drinking driverWisconsin: 33%
21%speeding-relatedWisconsin: 31%

Fatal crashes per year

07132000200520102015202020242000: 3 crashes2001: 8 crashes2002: 12 crashes2003: 5 crashes2004: 10 crashes2005: 12 crashes2006: 5 crashes2007: 13 crashes2008: 6 crashes2009: 6 crashes2010: 7 crashes2011: 8 crashes2012: 11 crashes2013: 6 crashes2014: 6 crashes2015: 6 crashes2016: 7 crashes2017: 1–2 crashes2018: 11 crashes2019: 10 crashes2020: 12 crashes2021: 9 crashes2022: 8 crashes2023: 11 crashes2024: 9 crashes
Fatal crashes on State Route 35 (WI) by year, 2000–2024. Latest point: 2024, 9 crashes.

Route identification in FARS is consistent from 2000; earlier years are not shown. Shaded band: the ten-year window used for the shares below.

Compared with all fatal crashes in Wisconsin

MeasureState Route 35Wisconsin
Fatal crashes, 2015–2024845,431
Deaths, 2015–2024945,959
Deaths per fatal crash1.11.1
Share of state fatal crashes1.5%100%
Change vs previous ten years+5%-5%

Factor shares

Alcoholcrashes with a driver reported as drinking35.7%
Speedingcrashes with a speeding-related driver21.4%
Pedestriansshare of people killed5.3%
Motorcyclistsshare of people killed27.7%
Night (6pm–6am)share of crashes40.5%

tick marks the Wisconsin share. Bars are shares of fatal crashes (alcohol, speeding, darkness, rural) or of people killed (pedestrians, motorcyclists, unrestrained occupants) over the ten-year window.

Counties along the route

#CountyFatal crashes on SR-35Share of routeCounty total, all roads
1Polk County1315%83
2Pierce County1214%46
3St. Croix County1113%90
4Burnett County911%41
5Buffalo County78%27
6Crawford County78%25
7Douglas County78%51
8Vernon County67%39
9Pepin County45%11
10Grant County34%67
11Trempealeau County34%29
12La Crosse County22%66

Hour of day

12am2.5%
1am0%
2am2.5%
3am3.8%
4am3.8%
5am2.5%
6am2.5%
7am5.1%
8am2.5%
9am5.1%
10am3.8%
11am2.5%
12pm3.8%
1pm1.3%
2pm3.8%
3pm7.6%
4pm11.4%
5pm10.1%
6pm5.1%
7pm2.5%
8pm3.8%
9pm3.8%
10pm3.8%
11pm6.3%

Share of fatal crashes on State Route 35 beginning in each hour, 2015–2024; tick marks the Wisconsin share for all roads.

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Questions and answers

How many fatal crashes have there been on State Route 35 in Wisconsin?

84 fatal crashes with 94 deaths over 2015–2024, per NHTSA's FARS. The route is the trafficway recorded for the crash; the same numbered route in another state has its own page.

Which counties along State Route 35 had the most fatal crashes?

Polk County (13), Pierce County (12), St. Croix County (11), Burnett County (9) and Buffalo County (7).

What share of crashes on State Route 35 involved alcohol or speeding?

35.7% had a driver reported as drinking and 21.4% a speeding-related driver, against 33.4% and 31.0% for all fatal crashes in Wisconsin.

When do fatal crashes happen on State Route 35?

40.5% of the crashes were between 6pm and 6am. The hour chart on this page shows the full distribution.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, annual national CSV files 2000–2024 (accident, vehicle and person tables), public domain. Route pages are built for signed Interstate, US and state routes with at least 20 fatal crashes in 2015–2024. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026. See methodology and corrections.