Total bridges
266
Public highway bridges in Rutland County
County profile · official public datasets
Rutland County, VT
266 public highway bridges tracked in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory: 51.5% rated Good, 45.9% Fair, 2.6% Poor.
- 266
- Public bridges
- 51.5%
- Good condition
- 2.6%
- Poor condition
The verdict
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory.
Rutland County posts a better-than-median Poor-condition share among rated counties in the state across mid-size county bridge inventory.
- Top 50%
- lowest Poor share in state
- 2.6%
- Poor-condition share
- 266
- public highway bridges
- 1967
- avg year built
Poor is an FHWA condition category from the lowest applicable component rating (4 or below), not a live crossing-safety or closure decision. Rankings cover counties with at least five public highway bridges.
Rutland County Bridge Snapshot
According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, Rutland County ranks #7 of 14 Vermont counties with at least 5 public highway bridges on Poor-condition share (lower share ranks better; currently 2.6%). Rutland County, Vermont contains 266 public highway bridges. Roughly 51.5% are rated “Good,” 45.9% “Fair,” and 2.6% “Poor.” Poor means the lowest applicable deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert rating is 4 or below on the 0–9 NBI scale. It is a condition category, not a live safety or closure decision.
Responsible agencies inspect covered bridges on risk-based intervals under current NBIS rules and submit inventory data to FHWA annually. The list below shows every NBI-tracked bridge in the county. Use the “Sort by” controls to change the ordering, and click any row for its reported inspection date, traffic count, and condition fields.
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory. See methodology for full definitions.
Good condition
51.5%
137 of 266 rated 7-9
Fair condition
45.9%
122 of 266 rated 5-6
Poor condition
2.6%
7 of 266 rated 4 or below
In-state Poor-share rank
#7 of 14
Among Vermont counties with 5+ bridges, lower share ranks better
Condition distribution
Share of 266 NBI-tracked bridges by lowest applicable component rating.
Good 51.5% (137)
Fair 45.9% (122)
Poor 2.6% (7)
Rutland County's Poor-condition bridges carry 12,888 vehicle crossings a day
That is 2.1% of the county's reported daily bridge traffic on 2.6% of its bridges: Poor-condition structures carry less traffic than their share of the inventory. Each Poor bridge averages 1,841 crossings a day against 1,279 for a Good-condition one. A Poor rating is a condition category, not a closure or a live safety judgement; it means the lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below.
Computed over the 266 of 266 bridges in this county that report an average daily traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
55.6% of Rutland County's bridges have passed the 50-year mark
148 of the 266 bridges with a recorded construction year were built in 1974 or earlier. Age alone is not a defect: a well-maintained older bridge can rate Good, and 51.5% of this county's inventory does. Even so, this older cohort is the population from which future Poor ratings are drawn, which is why the age profile below matters alongside the condition split above.
Cutoff derives from the 2024 release year minus a 50-year design life. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
One structure carries 69.8% of the county's Poor-condition bridge traffic
US 00007 ML over FURNACE BROOK, built 1931, carries 9,000 vehicles a day, the most of any Poor-rated structure here. The county's Poor-condition exposure is concentrated rather than evenly spread, so the 7-bridge count understates how much of the daily burden sits on a single crossing.
Share is of the 12,888 daily crossings on Poor-rated bridges that report a traffic count. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
When Rutland County's bridges were built
266 bridges with a recorded construction year, grouped by decade
- pre-1900 8
Built before 1900
8 bridges
- 1900s 3
1900–1909
3 bridges
- 1910s 10
1910–1919
10 bridges
- 1920s
1920–1929
20 bridges
- 1930s
1930–1939
26 bridges
- 1940s
1940–1949
18 bridges
- 1950s 13
1950–1959
13 bridges
- 1960s
1960–1969
27 bridges
- 1970s
1970–1979
34 bridges
- 1980s
1980–1989
33 bridges
- 1990s
1990–1999
16 bridges
- 2000s 13
2000–2009
13 bridges
- 2010s
2010–2019
36 bridges
- 2020s 9
2020–2029
9 bridges
What this shows Construction peaked in the 2010s, when 36 of the county's bridges still in the inventory were built, which is 13.5% of those with a recorded year. That cohort is now 5 to 14 years old in the 2024 inventory. Its average build year (1967) matches the Vermont average (1964).
How Rutland County compares with Vermont's closest counties by inventory size
The 5 Vermont counties nearest Rutland County in number of bridges, with their condition splits. Its 2.6% Poor share is the 4th-lowest of these 6. Its average build year of 1967 against a peer-group mean of 1962 is 5 years newer.
Showing the 5 closest of 13 Vermont counties eligible for comparison.
| County | Bridges | Good | Fair | Poor | Avg. built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windham County | 337 | 52.2% | 42.7% | 5% | 1960 |
| Rutland County (this page) | 266 | 51.5% | 45.9% | 2.6% | 1967 |
| Washington County | 248 | 49.6% | 46.8% | 3.6% | 1961 |
| Caledonia County | 247 | 53% | 45.3% | 1.6% | 1965 |
| Bennington County | 215 | 57.2% | 41.9% | 0.9% | 1964 |
| Orange County | 208 | 50.5% | 47.6% | 1.9% | 1959 |
Each share is of that county's own total tracked bridges; peers are the counties with 5 or more bridges whose inventory size is closest to Rutland County's. Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release.
Nationwide counties with similar inventory size or average build year
Two NBI-derived peer sets for Rutland County, both outside Vermont so the neighborhoods are not the same-state size table above.
Similar inventory size
Nearest county inventories outside VT (266 bridges here).
- Lauderdale County, AL · 266 bridges
- Wayne County, IL · 266 bridges
- Bremer County, IA · 266 bridges
- Cerro Gordo County, IA · 266 bridges
Similar average build year
Nearest mean year-built outside VT (1967 here).
- Los Angeles County, CA · avg 1967 · 3,547 bridges
- Allegheny County, PA · avg 1967 · 1,294 bridges
- Sonoma County, CA · avg 1967 · 609 bridges
- Merced County, CA · avg 1967 · 528 bridges
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2024 release. Peers floor at 10 bridges so stub inventories cannot own the match.
Good-condition bridges (137)
C2004
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
0.25 MI TO JCT W C3 TH40, Rutland, VT
Built 1838 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 600
C2002
GoodOver: GIDDINGS BROOK
0.5 MI TO JCT W VT30, Rutland, VT
Built 2022 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 160
TR 03 FAS 155
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
0.1 MI W JCT. VT.3, Rutland, VT
Built 1915 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250
C3023
GoodOver: CLARENDON RIVER
0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH22, Rutland, VT
Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30
C3020
GoodOver: LEWIS BROOK
0.5 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH19, Rutland, VT
Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 100
ROAD
GoodOver: BIG BRANCH BROOK
NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT
Built 2005 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 75
VT 00103 ML
GoodOver: PATCH BROOK
2.7 MI N JCT. VT.100 N, Rutland, VT
Built 1966 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 4,700
US 00004 ML
GoodOver: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER
0.9 MI W JCT. VT.100 S, Rutland, VT
Built 2023 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 4,900
C3073
GoodOver: ROARING BROOK
0.35 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Rutland, VT
Built 2013 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50
VT 00133 ML
GoodOver: FLOWER BROOK
1.5 MI E JCT. VT.30, Rutland, VT
Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 610
C3045
GoodOver: PURCHASE BROOK
0.1 MI E OF JCT CL3TH6, Rutland, VT
Built 2020 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 25
TR 01 FAS 127
GoodOver: BROOK
0.5 MI TO JCT C3 TH 19, Rutland, VT
Built 1926 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 920
C3030
GoodOver: FREEMAN BROOK
0.4 MI JCT CL 2 TH 3, Rutland, VT
Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 40
C3005
GoodOver: CASTLETON RIVER
0.15 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH1, Rutland, VT
Built 1908 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 40
C3032
GoodOver: S. BRANCH TWEED RIVER
JCT W/ TH32 &VT100, Rutland, VT
Built 2013 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100
C2005
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH41, Rutland, VT
Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 500
C3022
GoodOver: NESHOBE RIVER
0.10 MI TO JCT W VT73, Rutland, VT
Built 2018 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
C3023
GoodOver: EAST CREEK
2.25 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT
Built 2019 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10
C2006
GoodOver: POULTNEY RIVER
0.05 MI TO JCT W VT 140, Rutland, VT
Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 570
C3137
GoodOver: TENNEY BROOK
0.1 MI JCT OF NORTH ST, Rutland, VT
Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
C2011
GoodOver: EAST CREEK
0.08 MI TO JCT W US7, Rutland, VT
Built 1950 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 800
C3009
GoodOver: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER
0.08 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT
Built 2023 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30
C3010
GoodOver: KENT BROOK
1.33 MI TO JCT W US4, Rutland, VT
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
C3010
GoodOver: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER
1.79 MI TO JCT W US4, Rutland, VT
Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 25
C3037
GoodOver: FREEMAN BROOK
0.01 MI TO JCT CL 3 TH 37, Rutland, VT
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
C3036
GoodOver: FREEMAN BROOK
0.3 MI TO JCT CL 3 TH 37, Rutland, VT
Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100
C2002
GoodOver: MILL BROOK
0.3 MI TO JCT VT 30, Rutland, VT
Built 2002 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,070
US 00007 ML
GoodOver: SUGAR HOLLOW BROOK
7.7 MI N JCT. U.S.4 E, Rutland, VT
Built 1889 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,800
US 00007 ML
GoodOver: NESHOBE RIVER
0.2 MI S JCT. VT.73, Rutland, VT
Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 9,300
VT 00100 ML
GoodOver: GUERNSEY BROOK
1.9 MI S JCT. VT.107, Rutland, VT
Built 2011 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 3,800
TR 01 FAS 138
GoodOver: CLARENDON RIVER
3.2 MI E JCT. VT.133 N, Rutland, VT
Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 520
VT 00140 ML
GoodOver: BROOK
0.1 MI W JCT. VT.103, Rutland, VT
Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 640
VT 00030 ML
GoodOver: GIDDINGS BROOK
6.5 MI N JCT US4, Rutland, VT
Built 2012 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,200
TR 00TH6
GoodOver: TH NO 6 OVER US 4
0.8 MI W EXIT 2, Rutland, VT
Built 1971 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 700
CITY RIPLEY
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
RIPLEY ROAD, Rutland, VT
Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,600
ROAD
GoodOver: NO DATA ENTERED
NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT
Built 2012 Load: 33.0 t ADT: 10
C2001 FH4
GoodOver: OTTER CREEK
0.2 MI TO JCT W US7, Rutland, VT
Built 2015 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 200
C3038
GoodOver: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER
0.07 MI TO JCT W US4, Rutland, VT
Built 1992 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 20
VT 00100 ML
GoodOver: TWEED RIVER
3.5 MI S JCT. VT.107, Rutland, VT
Built 2014 Load: 33.6 t ADT: 3,200
C3025
GoodOver: HUBBARDTON RIVER
0.45 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH7, Rutland, VT
Built 1993 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 60
C3013
GoodOver: MENDON BROOK
0.03 MI TO JCT W US4, Rutland, VT
Built 2013 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 25
C3015
GoodOver: TWEED RIVER
0.02 MI TO JCT W VT100, Rutland, VT
Built 1974 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 100
TR 01 FAS 130
GoodOver: MILL BROOK
3.1 MI W JCT. U.S.7, Rutland, VT
Built 2018 Load: 34.5 t ADT: 420
C2004
GoodOver: CASTLETON RIVER
0.05 MI TO JCT W VT4-A, Rutland, VT
Built 1919 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 400
VT 00030 ML
GoodOver: CLARENDON PITTSFORD R.R.
0.3 MI S JCT. VT.4A, Rutland, VT
Built 2015 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,900
VT 00100 ML
GoodOver: WEST BRANCH TWEED RIVER
2.3 MI S JCT. VT.107, Rutland, VT
Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,200
TR 02 FAS 138
GoodOver: FINEL HOLLOW BROOK
2.2 MI E JCT. VT.30, Rutland, VT
Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 450
ROAD
GoodOver: NO DATA ENTERED
NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT
Built 2012 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 10
C3010 FH9
GoodOver: FURNACE BROOK
1.3 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Rutland, VT
Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20
C2003
GoodOver: CLARENDON RIVER
0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH12, Rutland, VT
Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700
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