State profile · Below median Poor share

Vermont bridge safety

According to the Federal Highway Administration's 2024 National Bridge Inventory, condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition shares for every public highway bridge in Vermont.

2,862
Public bridges
52.1%
Good condition
2.9%
Poor condition

Vermont holds 2,862 public highway bridges (#43 of 52 by inventory) with a 2.9% Poor share (#45 of 52 by Poor share).

That is 2.9% of the state's inventory, against an average of 7.5% across the 54 states and territories with Poor-rated bridges on file, which places it 8 of 54 ordered from the lowest Poor share upward. A bridge is rated Poor when its weakest applicable component scores 4 or below on the inspecting agency's 0-9 scale, so the category is a maintenance and funding signal rather than a closure order or a live crossing-safety verdict.

Inventory: FHWA NBI 2024 · last ETL August 2026

Total Bridges

2,862

Public highway bridges in Vermont

Good Condition

52.1%

1,491 bridges rated 7-9

2.1pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.9%

83 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.6pp vs national avg 7.5%

Vermont vs national bridge condition

Vermont - Good condition share 52.1%
National avg

Share of bridges rated 7-9 on the FHWA 0-9 scale (deck, superstructure, substructure all good).

Vermont - Poor-condition share 9.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.5%.

Vermont in the national condition pattern

Each point is a state or territory in the FHWA NBI; the highlighted point is this profile.

Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Vermont has 2,862 bridges and a 2.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #8 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold. Scatter plot of 54 data points. 0%10%20%30%40% 0k20k40k60k Public bridges in inventory (thousands) Poor-condition share (%) VT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.9%AL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.35%AK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.89%AZ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.15%AR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.43%CA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 25.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.91%CO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.82%CT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.72%DE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.26%DC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.95%FL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.79%GA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.59%GU, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.77%HI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 1.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.53%ID, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.9%IL, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.35%IN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.22%IA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 19.16%KS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.26%KY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.37%LA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 12.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.48%ME, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.41%MD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.56%MA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.88%MI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 11.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 11.27%MN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 13.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.44%MS, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 16.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.03%MO, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 24.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 8.95%MT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.81%NE, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 15.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.9%NV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.14%NH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.51%NJ, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 6.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.01%NM, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.51%NY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 17.6k · Poor-condition share (%): 9.43%NC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 19.2k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.76%ND, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 4.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 10.98%OH, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 26.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.74%OK, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 22.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 7.7%OR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.61%PA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 23.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 12.58%PR, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 2.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 13.92%RI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0.8k · Poor-condition share (%): 15.2%SC, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 9.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.17%SD, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 5.9k · Poor-condition share (%): 16.36%TN, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 20.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 4.41%TX, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 56.7k · Poor-condition share (%): 1.23%UT, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 2.91%VI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 0k · Poor-condition share (%): 29.17%VA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 3.39%WA, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 8.5k · Poor-condition share (%): 5.45%WV, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 7.3k · Poor-condition share (%): 18.64%WI, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 14.4k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.52%WY, Public bridges in inventory (thousands): 3.1k · Poor-condition share (%): 6.51%
Inventory size and Poor-condition share are different measures: Vermont has 2,862 bridges and a 2.9% Poor-condition share in the 2024 NBI, rank #8 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The dashed comparisons mark the national average state rate and the midpoint of the plotted inventory range; neither is a live safety or closure threshold.

Vermont vs all states by public bridge inventory

Where this state's FHWA NBI public-highway bridge count sits among every state and territory on PlainBridges

2,862 43rd of 54 higher than 11 of 54 states

States and territories, banded by public bridge inventory size

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source FHWA National Bridge Inventory · 2024

Read the rank neighborhood for Vermont

The highlighted point is Vermont: 2,862 bridges and 2.90% in Poor condition, rank #8 of 54 jurisdictions ordered from the lowest share upward. The five jurisdictions immediately above and below Vermont on that same Poor-share ordering:

  • District of Columbia: 257 bridges · 1.95% Poor
  • Florida: 13,036 bridges · 2.79% Poor
  • Vermont: 2,862 bridges · 2.90% Poor
  • Utah: 3,125 bridges · 2.91% Poor
  • Alabama: 16,205 bridges · 3.35% Poor

The full national sortable table lives on the rankings page.

Material families in Vermont

Exclusive FHWA material families across all 2,862 bridges in this state; continuous variants fold into the parent family. Orthogonal to the Poor-share scatter above.

Who maintains Vermont’s inventory

State agency holds 39.6% of the 2,862 public highway bridges filed under Vermont in the 2024 NBI, the agency-of-record split for this state, not a condition verdict.

When Vermont’s bridges were built

Pre-1950 construction accounts for 33.7% of the 2,862 bridges with a recorded original year in Vermont. Era bands are orthogonal to the Poor-share ranking above.

Condition Distribution

Vermont52.1%45%GoodFairPoor
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix - Vermont (FHWA NBI)

Counties (14)

Addison 143 Bennington 215 Caledonia 247 Chittenden 184 Essex 66 Franklin 149 Grand Isle 8 Lamoille 127 Orange 208 Orleans 181 Rutland 266 Washington 248 Windham 337 Windsor 483

Vermont vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states by Poor-condition share (lower share = better)

States are ranked by the share of bridges whose lowest applicable component rating is 4 or below. This describes recorded condition; it does not measure funding effectiveness or live crossing safety. States here sit immediately above and below Vermont on the same metric.

FL

Florida

2.79% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$13,036
Selected

VT

Vermont

2.90% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,862

UT

Utah

2.91% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,125

AL

Alabama

3.35% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$16,205

Bridges Needing Most Attention in Vermont

Six lowest-condition bridges in Vermont, ranked by the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

C2001

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.7 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH14, Addison, VT

Built 1865 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 700

BRIDGE STREET

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Windham, VT

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 6,100

C3018

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windsor, VT

Built 1900 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 20

C3324

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

@ JCT W CL3 TH324, Windsor, VT

Built 1929 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 150

VT 00155 ML

Poor

Over: MILL RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.103, Rutland, VT

Built 1940 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 1,000

TR 01 FAS 308

Poor

Over: BURGESS BROOK

0.9 MI W JCT. VT.100, Orleans, VT

Built 1923 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 590

All Bridges in Vermont

C3053

Fair

Over: HAYNESVILLE BROOK

AT JCT TH 53 + VT 15, Caledonia, VT

Built 1954 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

C2003

Fair

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W VT15, Lamoille, VT

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 450

C3050

Fair

Over: CASTLETON RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1919 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 640

C3061

Fair

Over: DOG RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT12, Washington, VT

Built 1928 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 277

C3093

Fair

Over: GILEAD BROOK

0.15 MI S OF TH 7, Windsor, VT

Built 2002 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 10

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: WINHALL RIVER

0.9 MI N JCT. VT.100 N, Windham, VT

Built 1930 Load: 0.0 t ADT: 3,500

C2001

Fair

Over: BLACK FALLS BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT VT 118, Franklin, VT

Built 1890 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 410

C3023

Fair

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT VT 109, Lamoille, VT

Built 1887 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 1,200

C3002

Fair

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.05 MI W. JCT VT 110, Orange, VT

Built 2000 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 150

C3006

Fair

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 6 + VT 110, Orange, VT

Built 1874 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 100

C2001

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

0.08 MI TO JCT W VT100, Washington, VT

Built 1833 Load: 2.7 t ADT: 1,900

C4033

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W VT14, Orange, VT

Built 1919 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 10

C3068

Fair

Over: FIRST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1883 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 40

C3029

Fair

Over: WARDSBORO BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 20

C4046

Fair

Over: LOCUST CREEK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH47, Windsor, VT

Built 1987 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 10

C2006

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W VT14, Windsor, VT

Built 1928 Load: 3.6 t ADT: 500

FOUR MILE ROAD

Fair

Over: NORTH BRANCH/NUL. RIVER

FOUR MILE ROAD/NW 3.4 MI., Franklin, VT

Built 2003 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 10

C3058

Fair

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.08 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1881 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 400

C3042

Fair

Over: TYLER BRANCH

0.2 MI TO JCT C3 TH 43, Franklin, VT

Built 1911 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 70

C3002

Fair

Over: NO. BR LAMOILLE R

AT JCT TH 2 + TH 3, Lamoille, VT

Built 1887 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

C3015

Fair

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

0.12 MI TO JCT W C3 TH67, Windsor, VT

Built 1919 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 208

C3046

Fair

Over: LULLS BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W US5, Windsor, VT

Built 1881 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 100

C3010

Fair

Over: PERRY BROOK

0.75 MI TO JCT C3 TH 28, Rutland, VT

Built 1919 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 50

C3030

Fair

Over: BALL MTN. BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 27 & TH 30, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 75

C3065

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W VT131, Windsor, VT

Built 1870 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10

C3037

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.06 MI TO JCT W VT44, Windsor, VT

Built 1890 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 50

C3054

Fair

Over: JOES BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 56 + TH 54, Caledonia, VT

Built 1886 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 100

C3027

Fair

Over: WAITS RIVER

0.4 MI JCT TH 27 + VT 25, Orange, VT

Built 1934 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,400

C3052

Fair

Over: NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RR

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 20

C3093

Fair

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

@ JCT W VT110, Windsor, VT

Built 1930 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 10

C2002

Fair

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W US 4, Windsor, VT

Built 1836 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 1,500

COLUMBIA BRIDGE RD

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Essex, VT

Built 1912 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 227

MT ORNE ROAD

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

AT VERMONT STATE LINE, Essex, VT

Built 1911 Load: 6.5 t ADT: 658

C3044

Fair

Over: W. BR. DEAD CREEK

0.6 MI TO JCT W VT125, Addison, VT

Built 1919 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 50

C3006

Fair

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

@ JCT W CL2 TH1, Addison, VT

Built 1919 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 200

C3010

Fair

Over: MUDDY BRANCH

0.4 MI TO JCT C3 TH 8, Addison, VT

Built 1824 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 10

C3023

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

AT INTER. TH 23 & VT 313, Bennington, VT

Built 1852 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 250

C3026

Fair

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT 67A & TH26, Bennington, VT

Built 1840 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 1,500

C3019

Fair

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT67A, Bennington, VT

Built 2000 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 625

C3008

Fair

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

@ JCT OF TH8 & TH19, Bennington, VT

Built 1840 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 1,000

C3057

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.12 MI TO JCT CL2 TH1, Chittenden, VT

Built 1990 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 10

C3017

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

@ JCT W VT118, Franklin, VT

Built 1875 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 10

C3039

Fair

Over: GOLD BROOK

0.27 MI TO JCT W C3 TH53, Lamoille, VT

Built 1956 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 300

C3052

Fair

Over: GOLD BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Lamoille, VT

Built 1844 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 200

C3060

Fair

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

AT JCT TH 60 + VT 110, Orange, VT

Built 1879 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 50

C3013

Fair

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 13 + VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1902 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 50

C4029

Fair

Over: BEETLE BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH28, Orleans, VT

Built 2012 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 10

C3039

Fair

Over: MILL RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT W C3 TH25, Rutland, VT

Built 1836 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 500

C3013

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

0.75 MI TO JCT W C3 TH14, Rutland, VT

Built 1849 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 450

C3006

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

@ T/L W PITTSFORD, Rutland, VT

Built 1841 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 550

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