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

I 00089 ML

Fair

Over: I 89 OVER WR&NECR&107

0.2 MI S EXIT 3, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 15,800

I 00091 ML

Fair

Over: I 91 OVER WILDER SH

I 91 EXIT 12, Windsor, VT

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,100

I 00091 ML

Fair

Over: I 91 OVER WILDER SH

I 91 EXIT 12, Windsor, VT

Built 1967 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20,100

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: BARTON RIVER

1.4 MI N JCT. VT.16, Orleans, VT

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,100

TR 01 FAS 114

Fair

Over: WARM BROOK

0.9 MI E JCT. VT. 7A S, Bennington, VT

Built 1934 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,600

TR 01 FAS 127

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT C3 TTH 13, Rutland, VT

Built 1928 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 920

VT 0007A ALT

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

1.8 MI N JCT. VT.313, Bennington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,000

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

6.0 MI N JCT VT 66, Orange, VT

Built 1922 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 830

VT 00044 ML

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

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

Built 1969 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 3,400

VT 00073 ML

Fair

Over: BRANDON BROOK

5.2 MI W JCT. VT.100, Windsor, VT

Built 1927 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 700

VT 00125 ML

Fair

Over: E. BR. DEAD CREEK

1.1 MI W JCT. VT.22A N, Addison, VT

Built 1936 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00113 ML

Fair

Over: OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER

6.3 MI N JCT VT 244, Orange, VT

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 920

US 00007 ML

Fair

Over: MALLETTS CREEK

1.0 MI N JCT. VT.2A, Chittenden, VT

Built 1924 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,100

TR 0TH18

Fair

Over: TH NO 18 OVER I 89

0.5 MI N EXIT 7, Washington, VT

Built 1970 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 380

CITY INDUS

Fair

Over: ALLEN BROOK

INDUSTRIAL AVE, Chittenden, VT

Built 1932 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 11,900

ACCESS RD

Fair

Over: SPILLWAY CHANNEL

27.4 KM N OF BRATTLEBORO, Windham, VT

Built 1961 Load: 31.1 t ADT: 200

C2001

Fair

Over: N. BR. MIDDLEBURY R.

0.6 MI TO JCT C3 TH 3, Addison, VT

Built 1934 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 180

C3006

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W US2, Essex, VT

Built 1930 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 400

C3013

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT C2 TH 2, Rutland, VT

Built 1966 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,200

C2003

Fair

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W US2, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 400

C2001

Fair

Over: SALMON BROOK

0.6 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH18, Windham, VT

Built 1935 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,000

C2001

Fair

Over: BROOK

1.0 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH7, Windham, VT

Built 1933 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 150

C2003

Fair

Over: N BR DEERFIELD RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT VT 100, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,148

VT 00010 ML

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

2.4 MI E JCT VT 103, Windsor, VT

Built 1932 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,400

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: GIHON RIVER

1.2 MI N JCT. VT.118, Lamoille, VT

Built 1931 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 3,800

TR 03 FAS 156

Fair

Over: NORTH FORK CREEK

2.0 MI W JCT VT 22A, Addison, VT

Built 1946 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 310

VT 00990 ML

Fair

Over: BROMLEY BROOK

0.2 MI W JCT. VT.11, Bennington, VT

Built 1969 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 960

VT 0067A ALT

Fair

Over: PARAN CREEK

2.2 MI N JCT. VT 7A, Bennington, VT

Built 1921 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,300

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: US 5 OVER CONN RIVER RR

4.7 MI N JCT. U.S.2 E, Caledonia, VT

Built 1936 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 4,300

NH 12 NH103

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

NH VT SL, Windsor, VT

Built 1969 Load: 32.0 t ADT: 9,229

NO DATA ENTERED

Fair

Over: WEST BROOK

NO DATA ENTERED, Bennington, VT

Built 2012 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 50

LOGGER BRANCH ROAD

Fair

Over: BLACK BRANCH/NUL. RIVER

LOGGER BR. ROAD/NW-NE 3.3, Franklin, VT

Built 1960 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

C3006

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.6 MI TO JCT C3 TH 16, Addison, VT

Built 1986 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

C3011

Fair

Over: FAYVILLE BRANCH

AT JCT. SA 6 & TH 11, Bennington, VT

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

C2004

Fair

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

0.3 MI TO JCT W US7, Bennington, VT

Built 1931 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

C3004

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

@ JCT W C3 TH24, Bennington, VT

Built 1900 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

C3015

Fair

Over: CLYDE RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT105, Essex, VT

Built 1972 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

C3011

Fair

Over: MILES STREAM

0.7 MI S JCT TH 4, Essex, VT

Built 1980 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 30

C3071

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT VT 36, Franklin, VT

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

C2002

Fair

Over: ROARING BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W VT16, Orleans, VT

Built 1928 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,200

C3015

Fair

Over: BROWNINGTON BRANCH

1.0 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH6, Orleans, VT

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 80

C2003

Fair

Over: TOMIFOBIA RIVER

0.25 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH1, Orleans, VT

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 10

C3021

Fair

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.02 MI E OF JCT VT16, Orleans, VT

Built 1976 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

C2003

Fair

Over: NORTH BRITTAIN BROOK

1.4 MI N VT4A, Rutland, VT

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 450

C3006

Fair

Over: COLD RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT C2 TH 1, Rutland, VT

Built 1880 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

C3011

Fair

Over: BULL RUN BROOK

0.6 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH12, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

C2001

Fair

Over: GRASSY BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH7, Windham, VT

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 350

C2001

Fair

Over: BALL MTN. BROOK

2.0MI TO JCT W VT30, Windham, VT

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 140

C2003

Fair

Over: HALL BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH17, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,120

C3006

Fair

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

AT JCT TH 3 + TH 6, Windsor, VT

Built 1938 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 75

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