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

TR 04 FAS 211

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

0.2 MI N JCT. VT.17, Addison, VT

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 420

TR 04 FAS 211

Fair

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.17, Addison, VT

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 420

CITY CONCD

Fair

Over: PASSUMPSIC RIVER

CONCORD AVE, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,000

I 00089 ML

Fair

Over: I 89 OVER TH NO 4

5.8 MI S EXIT 11, Chittenden, VT

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 28,200

TR 02 FAS 209

Fair

Over: LEE RIVER

2.1 MI S JCT. VT.15, Chittenden, VT

Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,300

C3031

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT36, Franklin, VT

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 70

VT 00118 ML

Fair

Over: TROUT RIVER

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

Built 1953 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,700

C3016

Fair

Over: MOSS GLEN BROOK

0.55 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Lamoille, VT

Built 1982 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 100

C3003

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 3 + VT 113, Orange, VT

Built 1937 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: US 5 OVER CONN RIVER RR

3.5 MI S JCT. U.S.302 E, Orange, VT

Built 1938 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,400

VT 00113 ML

Fair

Over: OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER

0.3 MI S JCT VT 244, Orange, VT

Built 1952 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,900

C3039

Fair

Over: MUD BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Orleans, VT

Built 1940 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 250

C3004

Fair

Over: TAFT BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W VT100, Orleans, VT

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 150

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: LECLAIR BROOK

1.8 MI N JCT. VT.58, Orleans, VT

Built 1941 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00016 ML

Fair

Over: BARTON RIVER

1.4 MI N JCT. VT.122 E, Orleans, VT

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,300

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: WILLOUGHBY BROOK

3.6 MI S JCT. VT.16, Orleans, VT

Built 1955 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,300

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: FLOWER BROOK

0.01 MI N JCT. VT.133, Rutland, VT

Built 1916 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,400

VT 0022A ALT

Fair

Over: HUBBARDTON RIVER

2.8 MI S JCT. VT.144 E, Rutland, VT

Built 1972 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,400

VT 00133 ML

Fair

Over: IRA BROOK

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

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,400

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: SUCKER BROOK

3.2 MI N JCT US 4, Rutland, VT

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 3,000

C3031

Fair

Over: KINGSBURY BR WINOOSKI R

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH30, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30

C2002

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

.3 MI S OF TH1, Washington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 270

US 00002 ML

Fair

Over: KNOB HILL BROOK

1.4 MI W JCT VT.232, Washington, VT

Built 1915 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,600

C2003

Fair

Over: EAST PUTNEY BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH50, Windham, VT

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 250

VT 00009 ML

Fair

Over: BINNEY BROOK

0.8 MI W JCT. VT.100 N, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 4,400

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: SMITH BROOK

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

Built 1945 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 5,700

TR 02 FAS 106

Fair

Over: ROCK RIVER

6.1 MI W JCT. VT.30, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,200

TR 01 FAS 126

Fair

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

7.4 MI E JCT VT 11, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,100

C3023

Fair

Over: ANDOVER BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windsor, VT

Built 1962 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 150

C3005

Fair

Over: LOCUST CREEK

0.03 MI TO JCT W C3 TH47, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 125

C3009

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH12, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 110

C2002

Fair

Over: BLOODY BROOK

0.02 MI SE OF JCT TH75, Windsor, VT

Built 1973 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 500

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.155, Windsor, VT

Built 1967 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,300

I 00091 ML

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.3 MI S EXIT 8, Windsor, VT

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 13,000

I 00091 ML

Fair

Over: LULLS BROOK

0.5 MI N EXIT 9, Windsor, VT

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 19,800

I 00091 ML

Fair

Over: BLOODY BROOK

0.1 MI S EXIT 13, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 20,100

ROAD

Fair

Over: DEERFIELD RIVER

NO DATA ENTERED, Windham, VT

Built 1979 Load: 23.0 t ADT: 10

C2006

Fair

Over: CONN RIVER LINE RR

0.1 MI TO JCT W US5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1937 Load: 23.3 t ADT: 1,005

NH 25A

Fair

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Orange, VT

Built 1937 Load: 23.5 t ADT: 3,547

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: ALDER MEADOW BROOK

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

Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,200

TR 03 FAS 186

Fair

Over: DEAD CREEK

3.6 MI W JCT. VT.22A, Addison, VT

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,800

TR 01 FAS 121

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT TH1 & TH2, Bennington, VT

Built 1936 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 700

C2001

Fair

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.3 MI JCT TH 1 + TH 32, Caledonia, VT

Built 1949 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 860

C2002

Fair

Over: HAWKINS BROOK

0.65 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Caledonia, VT

Built 1953 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 700

CITY CONCD

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

CONCORD AVE, Caledonia, VT

Built 1933 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 4,300

C3015

Fair

Over: JOINER BROOK

0.08 MI TO JCT W US2, Chittenden, VT

Built 1919 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 20

VT 00015 ML

Fair

Over: BROWNS RIVER

3.3 MI E JCT. VT.128, Chittenden, VT

Built 1929 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10,100

C2001

Fair

Over: BEAVER MEADOW BROOK

1.1 MI TO JCT C2 TH 2, Franklin, VT

Built 1948 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 300

C2006

Fair

Over: RYDER BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH72, Lamoille, VT

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 340

VT 00025 ML

Fair

Over: WAITS RIVER

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

Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 2,100

Showing 701-750 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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