Where are U-turns not allowed, state by state?
Every state’s answer, and the District of Columbia’s, from its own manual or code: 37 have a rule on this, quoted below with where it is written; 14 say nothing on it.
Statutes fetched between 7 and 8 October 2026; manuals fetched between 6 and 18 September 2026. How the answers are made
| State | The rule | Where it is written | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | U-turns are permitted when they can be made safely, do not interfere with other traffic and are not prohibited by signs. | Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.37 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| California | Never make a U-turn at or on a railroad crossing, or on a one-way street. | California Driver’s Handbook, p.20 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Colorado | A U-turn is forbidden unless it can be made without endangering other motorists and their passengers, and is not allowed where marked by a No U-turn sign. | Colorado Driver Handbook, p.13 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Connecticut | (d) No person shall turn a vehicle so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve, or upon the approach to, or near the crest of, a grade, where such vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet, or at any location where signs prohibiting U-turns are posted by any traffic authority. | Connecticut law, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-242(d) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Delaware | (2) Make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb section, separation or line; | Delaware law, 21 Del. C. § 4126(a)(2) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| District of Columbia | U-turns are prohibited in the District at intersections controlled by traffic lights, or on a crosswalk next to such an intersection. | DC Driver Manual, p.81 | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Georgia | Georgia bans a U-turn on a curve or near the top of a hill where drivers coming from either direction cannot see you, and anywhere a sign forbids one. | Georgia Driver's Manual, p.53 | 18 Sep 2026 |
| Idaho | A U-turn may not be made on a curve, at or near the crest of a hill where the vehicle cannot be seen by approaching vehicles within 500 feet, or in a no passing zone. | July 2026 Idaho Driver's Handbook, p.73 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Illinois | A driver must not turn around on a curve or a hill unless they can see for at least 500 feet in all directions. | Illinois Rules of the Road 2026, p.32 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Indiana | Never make a U-turn on a curve or when approaching the crest of a hill. | Indiana Driver's Manual, p.39 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Iowa | 1. It is unlawful for a person, except a person operating highway maintenance equipment or an authorized emergency vehicle, to do any of the following on a fully controlled-access facility: a. Drive a vehicle over, upon, or across a curb, central dividing section, or other separation or dividing line. b. Make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn at a maintenance cross-over where an official sign prohibits the turn. c. Drive a vehicle except in the proper lane provided for that purpose and in the proper direction and to the right of the central dividing curb, separation, section, or line. d. Drive a vehicle into the facility from a local service road. e. Stop, park, or leave standing a vehicle, whether attended or unattended, upon the paved portion. | Iowa law, Iowa Code § 321.366(1) | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Kansas | Do not make a U-turn in Kansas on a curve, near the top of a hill, or anywhere you cannot be seen by other drivers for at least 500 feet. | Kansas Driving Handbook, p.17 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Louisiana | Do not turn around on a hill or curve where drivers from either direction cannot see your vehicle within 500 feet. | Class D & E Driver's Guide, p.90 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Maine | An operator may not turn a vehicle to proceed in the opposite direction on a curve or on the approach to or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle can not be seen by the operator of another vehicle approaching in either direction within 500 feet. | Maine law, 29-A M.R.S. § 2072 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Maryland | A no U-turn sign means you may not turn around to go back the way you came at that place. | Maryland Driver's Manual, p.21 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Massachusetts | Do not make a U-turn at the crest of a hill, near a curve, or anywhere you or other drivers cannot see 500 feet away. | Massachusetts Driver's Manual, p.98 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Minnesota | U-turns are illegal near the tops of hills and on curves where drivers cannot see you from 1,000 feet away. | Minnesota Driver’s Manual, p.33 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Missouri | Never make a U-turn where a No U-Turn sign is posted, or at an intersection controlled by a traffic signal or a police officer. | Missouri Driver Guide, p.25 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Montana | (2) upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade where the vehicle cannot be seen by the operator of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within 500 feet. | Montana law, Mont. Code Ann. § 61-8-334(2) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| Nebraska | A no U-turn sign means a U-turn is prohibited. | Nebraska Driver’s Manual, p.36 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Nevada | U-turns are illegal in business districts, and areas with churches, apartments, multifamily housing, and public buildings also count as business districts. | Nevada Driver Handbook, p.46 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| New Jersey | Turning on curve, grade or place where view obstructed or State highway marked with "no U turn" sign. The driver of a vehicle shall not turn such vehicle around so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to or near the crest of a grade or at any place upon a highway as defined in R.S. 39:1-1 where the view of such vehicle is obstructed within a distance of five hundred feet along the highway in either direction; and no such vehicle shall be turned around so as to proceed in the opposite direction on a highway which shall be conspicuously marked with signs stating "no U turn". | New Jersey law, N.J. Stat. Ann. § 39:4-125 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| New York | U-turns are illegal in business districts of New York City and where NO U-TURN signs are provided. | New York State Driver's Manual, p.37 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| North Carolina | (2) To make a left turn or a semicircular or U-turn except through an opening provided for that purpose in the dividing curb, separation section, or line on said highways. | North Carolina law, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-140.3(2) | 8 Oct 2026 |
| North Dakota | You may not make a U-turn near the crest of a hill or on any curve where the driver cannot see 500 feet or more. | North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual, p.20 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oklahoma | Never turn around on an expressway: do not cross the median or divider; keep driving to the next exit, get off and re-enter the highway in the other direction. | Oklahoma Driver Manual, p.34 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Oregon | U-turns are prohibited at intersections controlled by a traffic signal unless a sign permits the turn, and between intersections in a city. | 2026-2027 Oregon Driver Manual, p.41 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Pennsylvania | U-turns are not allowed on curves, or when you are approaching or near the crest of a hill. | PA Driver's Manual, p.46 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Rhode Island | No vehicle shall be turned so as to proceed in the opposite direction upon any curve or upon the approach to, or near the crest of a grade, where the vehicle cannot be seen by the driver of any other vehicle approaching from either direction within five hundred feet (500′). Violations of this section are subject to fines enumerated in § 31-41.1-4. | Rhode Island law, R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-16-4 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| South Dakota | Do not make a U-turn on a curve or near the crest of a hill on an undivided highway where other drivers cannot see your vehicle within 500 feet. | South Dakota Driver License Manual, p.39 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Tennessee | You may not make a U-turn at an intersection where a traffic light or police officer controls the traffic. | Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual, p.59 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Texas | Making a U-turn at an intersection where this sign is posted is prohibited. | Texas Driver Handbook, p.30 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Utah | A driver may never make a U-turn on a railroad track, at a railroad grade crossing, or on a freeway. | Utah Driver Handbook 2026-2027, p.38 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Virginia | In business districts, cities and towns, a U-turn is allowed only at an intersection, and you may never make one on a highway. | Virginia Driver's Manual, p.18 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Washington | A U-turn needs clear visibility in all directions, so it must not be made on a curve or approaching the crest of a hill. | Washington State Driver Guide, p.124 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| West Virginia | A no U-turn sign means do not turn around in the middle of a street or at that intersection. | West Virginia Driver's Licensing Handbook, p.35 | 6 Sep 2026 |
| Wisconsin | A no U-turn sign means a driver cannot make a U-turn there. | Wisconsin Motorists' Handbook, p.24 | 14 Sep 2026 |
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