Legend Lake, WI truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Legend Lake: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Legend Lake and Menominee County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Menominee County numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
1 of 15 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
What stands out in Menominee County: 15 reported truck crashes in Menominee County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 15 crashes involving commercial trucks in Menominee County since 2015: 4 people were injured and 0 were killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 268 days in fully reported years.
Legend Lake had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Menominee County numbers.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Menominee County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Legend Lake since 2015: SR-22 (2), SR-117 (1) and SR-47 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 1 crash, 6.7% of the total, against 2.7% across Wisconsin.
Route planning tips for Legend Lake fleets
- Use the free Route Planner to score your route and spot low bridges before drivers head out.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Menominee County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-22 | 2 |
| SR-117 | 1 |
| SR-47 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Menominee County) |
|---|---|
| Askenette Rd | 2 |
| SR-047 | 2 |
| Sth 047 | 2 |
| Chief Little Wave Rd | 1 |
| Cth M | 1 |
| Cth Vv | 1 |
| Hwy Vv | 1 |
| Long Lake Road | 1 |
Legend Lake at a glance
| Land area | 16.8 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 54135) | $65,652 |
| Median home value (ZIP 54135) | $181,372 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Menominee County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | — | 0.1 |
| 2000s | 1 | -63% | 0.0 |
| 2010s | 1 | +57% | 0.0 |
| 2020s | 1 | -24% | 0.0 |
In the 1990s about 2 truck crashes a year were reported; in the 2020s, about 1. Reporting coverage also changed between these periods.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Legend Lake
How many truck crashes happen in Legend Lake?
15 truck crashes have been reported in Menominee County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 4 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Legend Lake?
1 crash involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Menominee County since 2015, 6.7% of all truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Legend Lake?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.