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

C3049

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.05 MI TO JCT VT 36, Franklin, VT

Built 1865 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 130

C3060

Good

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

AT JCT TH 60 + VT 14, Orange, VT

Built 1904 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 20

C3045

Good

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 45 + VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1883 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 50

C3020

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W VT131, Windsor, VT

Built 1840 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 10

C3030

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.35 MI TO JCT W VT44, Windsor, VT

Built 1895 Load: 5.4 t ADT: 100

C3039

Good

Over: LEWIS CREEK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH28, Chittenden, VT

Built 1849 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 250

C3042

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

0.2 MI W. OF JCT VT 118, Franklin, VT

Built 1883 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 50

C3008

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Orleans, VT

Built 1999 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 230

C2004

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.25 MI TO JCT W C3 TH40, Rutland, VT

Built 1838 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 600

C3014

Good

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windham, VT

Built 1868 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 75

C3051

Good

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT121, Windham, VT

Built 1982 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 300

C3008

Good

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.35 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windham, VT

Built 2012 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 450

C3011

Good

Over: BROOK

0.06 MI TO JCT W/ TH 5, Windsor, VT

Built 2012 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 15

C3015

Good

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH67, Windsor, VT

Built 2001 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 208

C3026

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT122, Caledonia, VT

Built 1930 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 150

C2002

Good

Over: PEACHAM HOLLOW BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH61, Caledonia, VT

Built 1949 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 400

C3027

Good

Over: SO. BR. TROUT RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT VT 118, Franklin, VT

Built 1883 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 40

C2001

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT30, Windham, VT

Built 1872 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 1,200

C3062

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

0.01 M EAST OF VT 30, Windham, VT

Built 1886 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 200

C3052

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH8, Windsor, VT

Built 1919 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

C2003

Good

Over: OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER

@ JCT W CL3 TH57, Orange, VT

Built 1867 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 530

C4063

Good

Over: BRANCH BROOK

0.36 MI TO JCT W TH3 TH18, Windham, VT

Built 2014 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

C3013

Good

Over: ROUNDY BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 13 + TH 29, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 100

C3079

Good

Over: RANNEY BROOK

0.10 MI W JCT TH 66, Essex, VT

Built 2005 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10

C3011

Good

Over: LAKE FAIRLEE OUTLET

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT244, Orange, VT

Built 1969 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 200

C3027

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.6 MI TO JCT W US5, Windham, VT

Built 1952 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 120

VT 0105A ALT

Good

Over: MISSISQUOI RIVER

1.8 MI N JCT. VT.105, Franklin, VT

Built 1929 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 220

C3014

Good

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

0.52 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Chittenden, VT

Built 1956 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 250

C2003

Good

Over: HUNGERFORD BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Franklin, VT

Built 1957 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 1,220

C3034

Good

Over: RANCH BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT108, Lamoille, VT

Built 1976 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 40

C2001

Good

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH12, Chittenden, VT

Built 1957 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,230

C3066

Good

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 66 + VT 14, Orange, VT

Built 1904 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 60

C3010

Good

Over: PINE BROOK

0.10 MI E TO JCT W TH16, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 10

C2001

Good

Over: THATCHER BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Washington, VT

Built 1944 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,060

C3043

Good

Over: S. BR. SAXTONS RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH47, Windham, VT

Built 1870 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 15

C3016

Good

Over: WATSONS BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH13, Windham, VT

Built 1920 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 20

TR 03 FAS 152

Good

Over: LULLS BROOK

0.7 MI S JCT. VT.12, Windsor, VT

Built 1954 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 1,700

C3035

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.12 MI TO JCT W C3 TH36, Addison, VT

Built 1950 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 200

C2004

Good

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Addison, VT

Built 1969 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 800

C3015

Good

Over: 3RD BRANCH WHITE R.

0.2 MI JCT TH 15 + VT12A, Orange, VT

Built 1971 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 20

C2002

Good

Over: GIDDINGS BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W VT30, Rutland, VT

Built 2022 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 160

C3037

Good

Over: CROSSETT BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH7, Washington, VT

Built 1974 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 10

C3037

Good

Over: BRANDON BROOK

AT JCT TH 37 + VT 73, Windsor, VT

Built 2023 Load: 15.4 t ADT: 40

C3004

Good

Over: CLARK BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 4 & TH 14, Addison, VT

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 20

C3012

Good

Over: LEICESTER RIVER

0.74 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Addison, VT

Built 2022 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 160

C3048

Good

Over: PEACHAM HOLLOW BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150

C3045

Good

Over: HAWKINS BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 100

C3046

Good

Over: SOUTH WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.05 MI JCT TH 1 + TH 52, Caledonia, VT

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250

C3067

Good

Over: ELM BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT C3 TH50, Franklin, VT

Built 2012 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10

C3065

Good

Over: TABOR BR.WAITS RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 65 + TH 1, Orange, VT

Built 1963 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 30

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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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