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Google Maps Street View shows northbound I-25 approaching Sixth Avenue, the No. 1 accident location in the city in November.

The Valley Highway is the pits for drivers and accidents.

Eight of the Top 10 accident locations in Denver for November were on the busiest freeway through the city – Interstate 25, known colloquially as the Valley Highway, it’s name when it was built in the 1950s.

That’s not surprising since between 169,000 and 254,000 vehicles a day on average travel the 12-mile stretch between Hampden Avenue – No. 7 on the list – and the Mousetrap at Interstate 70, No. 6.

In fact, the five most frequent accident spots on I-25 have been a constant presence on the list each month this year, and I-25 commuters should be no strangers to them – The Mousetrap, 20th Street, Sixth Avenue, Alameda Avenue and Santa Fe Drive.

The only two locations on the list that are not on I-25 are I-70 at Quebec Street and Federal Boulevard at Sixth Avenue.

In fact, the Federal Boulevard location is the only non-freeway spot on the list, but it is at the entrance and exit ramps to the Sixth Avenue Freeway.

The numbers are based on Denver Police accident reports compiled by the police department.

The Top 10 accident locations in Denver for November, with the number of crashes at each location:
• 27: I-25 / 6th Avenue Freeway
• 20: I-25 / Santa Fe Drive
• 20: I-25 / Alameda Avenue
• 18: I-25 / 20th Street
• 16: I-70 / Quebec Street
• 15: I-25 / I-70
• 14: I-25 / Hampden Avenue
• 14: I-25 / University Boulevard
• 12: I-25 / W 8th Avenue
• 11: Federal Boulevard / Sixth Avenue Freeway

Use this interactive Google Maps tool to look at the details on each location.

Click on the blue balloons to bring up the information.

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