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

TR 01 FAS 233

Fair

Over: BROWNS RIVER

3.0 MI E JCT. VT.15, Chittenden, VT

Built 1957 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 3,200

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT. VT.58 E, Orleans, VT

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 2,700

TR 01 FAS 253

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.4 MI E JCT. VT.14 N, Orleans, VT

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 270

VT 00118 ML

Fair

Over: WEST HILL BROOK

2.8 MI N JCT. VT.242, Franklin, VT

Built 1953 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,900

TR 01 FAS 308

Fair

Over: NOTCH BROOK

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

Built 1928 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 250

TR 00TH9

Fair

Over: TH NO 9 OVER I 89

2.0 MI N EXIT 16, Chittenden, VT

Built 1964 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 8,200

CITY BROOK

Fair

Over: GUNNERS BROOK

BROOK STREET, Washington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 1,600

C3058

Fair

Over: MILES STREAM

0.1 MI JCT TH 58 + TH 4, Essex, VT

Built 1971 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 50

C3059

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.05 MI TO JCT US 7, Rutland, VT

Built 1978 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 400

C2001

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH14, Windham, VT

Built 1948 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 220

C3023

Fair

Over: GILEAD BROOK

AT JCT TH 23 + TH 7, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 20

C3CRS CROSS ST.

Fair

Over: KEDRON BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH4, Windsor, VT

Built 1950 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 500

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

0.4 MI S JCT. VT.140, Rutland, VT

Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 2,400

VT 00011 ML

Fair

Over: FLOOD BROOK

2.2 MI W JCT. VT.100 S, Bennington, VT

Built 1926 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 4,000

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

3.0 MI N JCT. VT.25B, Orange, VT

Built 1957 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 3,000

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

3.9 MI S JCT. VT.66, Orange, VT

Built 1927 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 640

VT 00012 ML

Fair

Over: ALDER MEADOW BROOK

1.5 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Windsor, VT

Built 1954 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,500

TR 01 FAS 211

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

7.0 MI N JCT. VT.17, Chittenden, VT

Built 1939 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,700

TR 03 FAS 247

Fair

Over: WILD BR. LAMOILLE RIVER

2.2 MI W JCT. VT.14, Orleans, VT

Built 1928 Load: 26.3 t ADT: 1,600

C3040

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W US2, Caledonia, VT

Built 1926 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 250

C2001

Fair

Over: HALLS STREAM

0.15 MI TO JCT W VT25, Essex, VT

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 240

C3003

Fair

Over: FIRST BRANCH WHITE R.

AT JCT TH 3 + VT 110, Orange, VT

Built 1926 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 75

C3029

Fair

Over: COPPERMINE BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Orange, VT

Built 1919 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 50

C30GP

Fair

Over: CLYDE RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH1, Orleans, VT

Built 1950 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 500

C3028

Fair

Over: UNION BROOK

0.12 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH8, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 30

C2001

Fair

Over: THATCHER BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT100, Washington, VT

Built 1938 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,060

C2001

Fair

Over: SALMON BROOK

@ JCT W CL2 TH3, Windham, VT

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 650

C3055

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT100, Windsor, VT

Built 1919 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5

VT 00009 ML

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

2.6 MI W JCT. I91 EX. 2, Windham, VT

Built 1937 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 11,200

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: N. BR. DEERFIELD RIVER

1.6 MI N JCT. VT.9 W, Windham, VT

Built 1933 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 810

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: N. BR. DEERFIELD RIVER

5.8 MI N JCT. VT.9 W, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,800

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

3.1 MI N JCT. VT.315, Bennington, VT

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,700

US 00302 ML

Fair

Over: ORANGE BROOK

1.3 MI E JCT. VT.110, Orange, VT

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 3,600

VT 00108 ML

Fair

Over: THE BRANCH

1.8 MI N JCT. VT.36, Franklin, VT

Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,900

US 00002 ML

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

0.9 MI E JCT U.S.5 N, Caledonia, VT

Built 1931 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,800

VT 00015 ML

Fair

Over: FOOTE BROOK

1.4 MI W JCT. VT.100C, Lamoille, VT

Built 1926 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 8,300

VT 00025 ML

Fair

Over: WAITS RIVER

1.8 MI S JCT. U.S.302, Orange, VT

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00105 ML

Fair

Over: MUD CREEK

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

Built 1961 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,000

VT 00016 ML

Fair

Over: GREENSBORO BROOK

3.3 MI N JCT. VT.15, Caledonia, VT

Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 2,500

TR 02 FAS 120

Fair

Over: UTLEY BROOK

4.0 MI N JCT. VT.11, Bennington, VT

Built 1934 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 500

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: OSGOOD BROOK

0.4 MI S JCT. VT.66, Orange, VT

Built 1933 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,100

VT 00073 ML

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.5 MI E JCT. VT.30, Rutland, VT

Built 1952 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,200

TR 01 FAS 188

Fair

Over: FREEMANS BROOK

0.3 MI E JCT. VT.100 N, Washington, VT

Built 1963 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,100

TR 01 FAS 188

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOW BROOK

3.1 MI E JCT. VT.116, Addison, VT

Built 1940 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,900

TR 01 FAS 209

Fair

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT. U.S.2, Chittenden, VT

Built 1928 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,500

VT 00129 ML

Fair

Over: ISLE LAMOTTE PASSAGE

3.0 MI W JCT. U.S.2, Grand Isle, VT

Built 1955 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 1,600

TR 02 FAS 308

Fair

Over: WADE BROOK

3.8 MI E JCT. VT.118, Franklin, VT

Built 1927 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 250

VT 0002A ALT

Fair

Over: ALLEN BROOK

0.8 MI NO. JCT. U.S.2, Chittenden, VT

Built 1936 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 12,800

C2003

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

JCT OF CL2 TH3 & CL3 TH27, Chittenden, VT

Built 1939 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 850

C2003

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

JCT OF CL2 TH3 & CL3 TH26, Chittenden, VT

Built 1939 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 880

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