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

C2004

Fair

Over: BROAD BROOK

@ JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1957 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 500

C2001

Fair

Over: MARLBORO POND BROOK

0.45 MI TO JCT W C3 TH14, Windham, VT

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 220

VT 00009 ML

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

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

Built 1914 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 15,500

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: SALMON BROOK

3.5 MI N JCT. VT.9 E, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,100

TR 02 FAS 126

Fair

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

3.9 MI E JCT VT 11, Windham, VT

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 140

C3051

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.06 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1963 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 40

C3122

Fair

Over: SEAVERS BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT11, Windsor, VT

Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

C2010

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Windsor, VT

Built 1935 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200

C2010

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W C3 TH742, Windsor, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 400

C2010

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 600

C3726

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

C3738

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

PARK STREET

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

PARK STREET, Windsor, VT

Built 1900 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 4,730

C3066

Fair

Over: KEDRON BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1918 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 75

TR 03 FAS 175

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

3.7 MI E JCT. U.S.7, Addison, VT

Built 1945 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,700

C3056

Fair

Over: JOES BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 56 + TH 3, Caledonia, VT

Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C2002

Fair

Over: WELLS RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 2 + US302, Caledonia, VT

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 300

TR 06 FAS 263

Fair

Over: SHELDON BROOK

1.6 MI E JCT. U.S.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 2,600

BAY ROAD

Fair

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

1.0 MI TO JCT W US7, Chittenden, VT

Built 1948 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 3,000

C3020

Fair

Over: N. BR. OF LAMOILLE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT VT109, Lamoille, VT

Built 1877 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C3084

Fair

Over: HALLS BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 84 + TH 1, Orange, VT

Built 1929 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C2001

Fair

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.25 MI TO JCT W C3 TH27, Orleans, VT

Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 200

C3023

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.4 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1840 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 700

C3011

Fair

Over: BULL RUN BROOK

0.7 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH12, Washington, VT

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C2004

Fair

Over: BILL BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 260

C3063

Fair

Over: SO BR WILLIAMS RIVER

0.05 MI N TO JCT W TH 10, Windsor, VT

Built 2005 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 60

VT 0010A ALT

Fair

Over: CONN RIV RR

0.2 MI E JCT I 91, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 13,000

C3004

Fair

Over: STAMFORD STREAM

0.35 MI TO JCT W VT9, Bennington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

TR 03 FAS 114 FH6

Fair

Over: ROARING BRANCH BROOK

6.8 MI E JCT US 7, Bennington, VT

Built 1939 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 70

TR 06 FAS 171

Fair

Over: BOURN BROOK

AT JCT TH6 & TH27, Bennington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 960

TR 01 FAS 216

Fair

Over: SOUTH PEACHAM BROOK

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

Built 1954 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 370

C2003

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

0.07 MI TO JCT W US2, Essex, VT

Built 1930 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 500

C2002

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT C3 TH 45, Franklin, VT

Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 700

TR 01 FAS 236

Fair

Over: LITTLE RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Lamoille, VT

Built 1951 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 4,000

VT 00109 ML

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH LAMOILLE R

3.5 MI E JCT. VT.108, Lamoille, VT

Built 1934 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,500

C2002

Fair

Over: JAIL BRANCH

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1953 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 300

C3004

Fair

Over: TABOR BR.WAITS RIVER

0.3 MI JCT TH 1 + TH 4, Orange, VT

Built 1964 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 300

TR 01 FAS 130

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1.3 MI W JCT. U.S.7, Rutland, VT

Built 1928 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 420

VT 00133 ML

Fair

Over: IRA BROOK

3.6 MI S JCT. VT.4A, Rutland, VT

Built 1933 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 2,400

TR 02 FAS 155

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.7 MI W JCT. U.S.7, Rutland, VT

Built 1960 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,300

C2001

Fair

Over: COX BROOK

@ JCT W CL4 TH47, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 250

C30PL

Fair

Over: UNION BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W UNION S, Washington, VT

Built 1970 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 150

C2002

Fair

Over: HINESBURG BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH18, Windham, VT

Built 1949 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 570

C3038

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

@ JCT OF CL3 TH33 & TH38, Windsor, VT

Built 1948 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 30

C2002

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT VT 107, Windsor, VT

Built 1929 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 430

VT 00106 ML

Fair

Over: N. BR. BLACK RIVER

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

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,500

VT 00012 ML

Fair

Over: LULLS BROOK

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

Built 1931 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 3,200

MCINDOES STREET

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Caledonia, VT

Built 1930 Load: 19.0 t ADT: 309

C2005

Fair

Over: LITTLE OTTER CREEK

0.32 MI TO JCT W US7, Addison, VT

Built 1953 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 1,000

C3065

Fair

Over: ROY BROOK

0.2 MI JCT TH 65 + TH 2, Caledonia, VT

Built 1952 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

Showing 551-600 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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