State profile · Below median Poor share

Vermont bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Vermont, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

2,936
Public bridges
48.0%
Good condition
2.6%
Poor condition

Data updated May 2026

Total Bridges

2,936

Public highway bridges in Vermont

Good Condition

48.0%

1,409 bridges rated 7-9

-2.0pp vs 50% benchmark

Poor Condition

2.6%

77 bridges whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-4.4pp vs national avg 7.0%

Vermont vs national bridge condition

Vermont - Good condition share 48.0%
National avg

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

Vermont - Poor-condition share 8.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

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.

GA

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

UT

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126
Selected

VT

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936

FL

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

VA

Virginia

3.03% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$14,122

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.

All Bridges in Vermont

C3010

Fair

Over: CURTIS HOLLOW BROOK

0.4 MI JCT TH 10 + RT 4, Windsor, VT

Built 1928 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 25

C3019

Fair

Over: BRIDGEWATER BROOK

0.05 MI JCT TH 19 + TH18, Windsor, VT

Built 1914 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 20

C4082

Fair

Over: KEDRON BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1920 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Fair

Over: BOLLES BROOK

NO DATA ENTERED, Bennington, VT

Built 1950 Load: 13.3 t ADT: 5

C3034

Fair

Over: LITTLE OTTER CREEK

0.75 MI TO JCT W C3 TH14, Addison, VT

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 250

C3015

Fair

Over: NESHOBE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT73, Addison, VT

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30

C3002

Fair

Over: ROBBINS BR. WHITE R.

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT125, Addison, VT

Built 1937 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100

C3033

Fair

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

AT JCT TH 33 & C2 TH 1, Addison, VT

Built 1941 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 200

C3017

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

0.08 MI TO JCT W US7, Bennington, VT

Built 1956 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,200

C3010

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.07 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Bennington, VT

Built 1963 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50

C3018

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Caledonia, VT

Built 1974 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50

C3021

Fair

Over: MILLER RUN

0.1 MI JCT TH 21 + VT122, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 5

STONE DAM ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK BRANCH/NUL. RIVER

STONE DAM ROAD/NW 2.9 MI., Franklin, VT

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20

LOGGER BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK BRANCH/NUL. RIVER

LOGGER BR. ROAD/SE 1.0, Franklin, VT

Built 1960 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK BRANCH BRK

NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT

Built 1948 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 75

TR 03 FAS 165

Fair

Over: LITTLE BROOK

1.0 MI E JCT US 7, Rutland, VT

Built 1947 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 470

C3060

Fair

Over: COX BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Washington, VT

Built 1990 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 50

C3060

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

@ JCT W CL3 TH8, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

C3008

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT100, Washington, VT

Built 1955 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 300

C3010

Fair

Over: HINESBURG BROOK

0.45 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1935 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 200

C3017

Fair

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.6 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 30

C2001

Fair

Over: EAST BR NORTH RIVER

@ JCT W VT112, Windham, VT

Built 1925 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 190

C3023

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT9, Windham, VT

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 100

TR 04 FAS 104

Fair

Over: ELLIS BROOK

0.8 MI E JCT VT 100, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,100

C2002

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH12, Windsor, VT

Built 1950 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 150

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.44, Windsor, VT

Built 1930 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 3,300

C2001

Fair

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH4, Bennington, VT

Built 1941 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 750

C2005

Fair

Over: WELLS RIVER

0.2 MI JCT TH 5 + US 302, Caledonia, VT

Built 1929 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 270

C3008

Fair

Over: SLEEPERS RIVER

@ JCT W CL3 TH44, Caledonia, VT

Built 1929 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 500

C2002

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.85 MI TO JCT W VT15, Caledonia, VT

Built 1945 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 160

C3005

Fair

Over: STANNARD BROOK

AT JCT TH 5 + TH 4, Caledonia, VT

Built 1929 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 350

TR 02 FAS 220

Fair

Over: CHANDLERS BROOK

2.5 MI W JCT. VT.18, Caledonia, VT

Built 1927 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 120

TR 03 FAS 261

Fair

Over: CALENDAR BROOK

0.8 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 930

C4012

Fair

Over: COATICOOK RIVER

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT114, Essex, VT

Built 1978 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 2

C3023

Fair

Over: JAY BRANCH

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT242, Orleans, VT

Built 1955 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 50

C3015

Fair

Over: NESHOBE RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W VT73, Rutland, VT

Built 1960 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 275

C3039

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT W VT100B, Washington, VT

Built 1920 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 20

C3008

Fair

Over: STONY BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH51, Washington, VT

Built 1899 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 400

C2003

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH15, Washington, VT

Built 1872 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 250

C2004

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT131, Windsor, VT

Built 1905 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 720

C2005

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W VT14, Windsor, VT

Built 1928 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 400

C2006

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.25 MI TO JCT W VT10, Windsor, VT

Built 1915 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 400

TR 03 FAS 177

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.14, Windsor, VT

Built 1928 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 1,600

C3002 FH10

Fair

Over: BR. OF NESHOBE R.

@ JCT W CL2 TH1, Addison, VT

Built 1939 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 100

C3019

Fair

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT67A, Bennington, VT

Built 1958 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 600

C3008

Fair

Over: HOOSIC RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH8 & TH9, Bennington, VT

Built 1949 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 400

C3001

Fair

Over: HELL HOLLOW BROOK

1.4 MI N JCT RT9 & TH1, Bennington, VT

Built 1934 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 40

VT 00346 ML

Fair

Over: BROOK

3.6 MI W JCT. U.S.7, Bennington, VT

Built 1910 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,300

TR 01 FAS 216

Fair

Over: STEVENS RIVER

3.4 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1929 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,600

TR 05 FAS 212

Fair

Over: HOLLOW BROOK

0.5 MI E VT.116, Chittenden, VT

Built 1940 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 1,600

Showing 451-500 of 2,936 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

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