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

VT 00191 SPUR

Fair

Over: CLYDE R.

0.2 MI E JCT U.S.5, Orleans, VT

Built 1970 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 4,800

ROAD

Fair

Over: BIG BLACK BRANCH

NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT

Built 2012 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 10

NH 26

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Essex, VT

Built 1953 Load: 29.8 t ADT: 896

C2001

Fair

Over: JOES BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 74 + TH 1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 300

C3082

Fair

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

AT JCT TH 82 + TH 57, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200

C3009

Fair

Over: BROWNS RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W VT15, Chittenden, VT

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 500

C2003

Fair

Over: MILL RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Franklin, VT

Built 1948 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,100

C2002

Fair

Over: COOKVILLE BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 2 + TH 4, Orange, VT

Built 1940 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 550

C3090

Fair

Over: THAYER BROOK

0.3 MI JCT BROOK ST, Orange, VT

Built 1928 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

C3038

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.05 MI JCT TH 38 + TH 2, Orange, VT

Built 1928 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250

C3025

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.3 MI TO JCT W VT14, Orleans, VT

Built 1919 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 90

C2001

Fair

Over: MARLBORO BR.ROCK R.

0.7 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH12, Windham, VT

Built 1930 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 200

C2001

Fair

Over: WARDSBORO BROOK

0.04 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH6, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 160

C3039

Fair

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT121, Windham, VT

Built 1964 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30

C3046

Fair

Over: LULLS BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT W US5, Windsor, VT

Built 1956 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 100

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: WINHALL RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.30 N, Windham, VT

Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,700

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

1.5 MI S JCT. VT.133, Rutland, VT

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,400

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: CASTLETON RIVER

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

Built 1938 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 6,900

VT 00011 ML

Fair

Over: BROMLEY BROOK

1.7 MI E EXIT 4 US 7, Bennington, VT

Built 1968 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 8,200

US 00007 ML

Fair

Over: US 7 OVER VT RR

6.7 MI N JCT. VT.30 W, Bennington, VT

Built 1935 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 4,300

US 00007 ML

Fair

Over: LEWIS CREEK

4.9 MI N JCT. VT.22A, Addison, VT

Built 1957 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 11,900

VT 00107 ML

Fair

Over: LITTLE STONY BROOK

3.8 MI E JCT. VT.100, Windsor, VT

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 3,500

VT 00108 ML

Fair

Over: THE BRANCH

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

Built 1952 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,300

VT 00015 ML

Fair

Over: WOLCOTT POND BROOK

5.1 MI W JCT. VT.14 N, Lamoille, VT

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 5,500

VT 00078 ML

Fair

Over: MISSISQUOI RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT. U.S.7, Franklin, VT

Built 1966 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10,800

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: KINGSBURY BRANCH

9.0 MI N JCT. U.S.2 E, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,900

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: CRAZY JOHN STREAM

4.3 MI N MASS.STATE LINE, Bennington, VT

Built 1963 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,000

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: US 5 OVER NECRR

4.2 MI N JCT. VT.12 N, Windsor, VT

Built 1936 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 2,200

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

1.4 MI N JCT. VT.66, Orange, VT

Built 1932 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 830

TR 01 FAS 193

Fair

Over: TABOR BROOK

0.4 MI N JCT. VT.25, Orange, VT

Built 1934 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 1,400

TR 02 FAS 239

Fair

Over: RYDER BROOK

0.1 MI W JCT. VT.100, Lamoille, VT

Built 1949 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 580

TR 01 FAS 308

Fair

Over: EAST BROOK

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

Built 1929 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 590

NH 25

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Orange, VT

Built 1929 Load: 30.4 t ADT: 2,807

ROAD

Fair

Over: GREENDALE BROOK

NO DATA ENTERED, Windsor, VT

Built 1940 Load: 30.5 t ADT: 10

C2001

Fair

Over: POTASH BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH27, Addison, VT

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

C3036

Fair

Over: W. BR. DEERFIELD RIVER

0.11 MI TO JCT W VT100, Bennington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

C3003

Fair

Over: NO. BR LAMOILLE R.

0.2 MI JCT TH 3 + VT 109, Lamoille, VT

Built 1919 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 50

C30BR

Fair

Over: THAYER BROOK

0.1 MI JCT SCHOOL ST, Orange, VT

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150

C3039

Fair

Over: W. BR. OMPOMPANOOSUC R.

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Orange, VT

Built 1919 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 125

C3029

Fair

Over: COOK BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Orleans, VT

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 150

C2003

Fair

Over: DOG RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT12, Washington, VT

Built 1872 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,500

C2004

Fair

Over: MAD RIVER

0.08 MI TO JCT W VT100, Washington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,000

C2001

Fair

Over: WORDEN BROOK

0.55 MI TO JCT W C3 TH10, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200

C3024

Fair

Over: 3RD BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 24 + VT 12, Windsor, VT

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 136

C3104

Fair

Over: HALL BROOK

0.07 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1931 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 10

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: N. BR. DEERFIELD RIVER

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

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,000

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: ALDER MEADOW BROOK

6.7 MI N JCT. VT.125, Addison, VT

Built 1933 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: SMITH BROOK

6.0 MI S JCT. VT.35, Windham, VT

Built 1926 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,700

US 00002 ML

Fair

Over: US 2 OVER PSR/MC/CRL RR

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

Built 1943 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,200

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: MISSISQUOI RIVER

0.5 MI N JCT. VT.101, Orleans, VT

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,100

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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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