State profile · Below national median SD

Vermont bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Vermont — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

2,936
Public bridges
48.0%
Good condition
2.6%
Poor condition
2.6%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

2.6%

77 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 8.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Vermont (FHWA NBI)

Vermont47.990463215258856%38.48773841961853%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Vermont (FHWA NBI)

Counties (14)

Addison 146 Bennington 221 Caledonia 251 Chittenden 192 Essex 68 Franklin 155 Grand Isle 8 Lamoille 128 Orange 210 Orleans 188 Rutland 275 Washington 254 Windham 342 Windsor 498

Vermont vs nearby ranks

Adjacent states on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Vermont on the same metric.

13

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

49

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126
Selected

50

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936

12

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

C3045

Poor

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Addison, VT

Built 1919 Load: 4.5 t ADT: 50

C3067

Poor

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.2 MI JCT TH 62 & VT112, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 6.4 t ADT: 30

C3022

Structurally Deficient

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT VT 313, Bennington, VT

Built 1943 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 230

C3063

Poor

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 63 & TH 41, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 20

C3064

Poor

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 64 &VT112, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 10

C3004

Poor

Over: FAIR BROOK

0.4 MI JCT TH 4 & TH 41, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 8.2 t ADT: 50

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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

VT 0007A ALT

Good

Over: W. BRANCH BATTEN KILL R.

0.01 M N JCT VT.11 EAST, Bennington, VT

Built 1912 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 12,500

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

VT 00102 ML

Good

Over: WHEELER STREAM

2.2 MI S JCT. VT.105, Essex, VT

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 470

C3067

Good

Over: ELM BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT C3 TH50, Franklin, VT

Built 2012 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10

VT 00108 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

8.8 MI N JCT. VT.100, Lamoille, VT

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,800

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

TR 03 FAS 155

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.1 MI W JCT. VT.3, Rutland, VT

Built 1915 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250

C3046

Good

Over: EAST PUTNEY BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W C3 TH45, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200

C3007

Good

Over: TANNERY BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 7 & VT 30, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200

TR 01 FAS 125

Good

Over: SIMPSON BROOK

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

Built 1900 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,300

C3726

Good

Over: BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C2 TH10, Windsor, VT

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150

C3046

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.03 MI TO JCT W VT131, Windsor, VT

Built 1960 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200

C3065

Good

Over: KEDRON BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1918 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 75

VT 00106 ML

Good

Over: KEDRON BROOK

4.8 MI S JCT. U.S.4, Windsor, VT

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,800

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: ROARING BROOK

1.2 MI N MASS.STATE LINE, Bennington, VT

Built 1963 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,500

C3023

Good

Over: LEWIS CREEK

0.17 MI S OF JCT TH27, Chittenden, VT

Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 400

TR 01 FAS 192

Good

Over: S. BR. WAITS RIVER

1.3 MI W JCT. VT.25, Orange, VT

Built 1954 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 580

C2001

Good

Over: LORDS CREEK

1.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Orleans, VT

Built 1959 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 390

C3031

Good

Over: LUCAS BROOK

0.07 MI TO JCT W VT105, Orleans, VT

Built 1956 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 50

C3052

Good

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

@ THE JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1940 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 10

C2004

Good

Over: LEICESTER RIVER

0.75 MI TO JCT W VT53, Addison, VT

Built 1928 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 600

C3004

Good

Over: FIRST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 4 + VT 110, Orange, VT

Built 1927 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 100

US 00004 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

1.2 MI E JCT VT 100A, Windsor, VT

Built 1920 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 5,300

C3002

Good

Over: HANCOCK BR. WHITE R.

0.6 MI TO JCT W VT125, Addison, VT

Built 1935 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

TR 03 FAS 215

Good

Over: JOES BROOK

2.1 MI S JCT. U.S.2 W, Caledonia, VT

Built 1929 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,200

C4040

Good

Over: HALLS BROOK

0.01 MI E JCT TH 51, Essex, VT

Built 2011 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

C3006

Good

Over: OLD CITY BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH23, Orange, VT

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 200

C30RA

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.05 MI JCT VT 58 + RR A, Orleans, VT

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 800

C3048

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Orleans, VT

Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 100

C3050

Good

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT9, Windham, VT

Built 2014 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 60

C3005

Good

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 300

C4066

Good

Over: LOCUST CREEK

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT12, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 20

C3041

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.26 MI TO JCT W US5, Windsor, VT

Built 1904 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

C4078

Good

Over: WATER ANDRIC

2.2 MI SE US2 + TH60, Caledonia, VT

Built 2017 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 25

C2004

Good

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Washington, VT

Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 850

C3052

Good

Over: AMES HILL BROOK

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windham, VT

Built 1991 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 650

C3042

Good

Over: BEMIS BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT W C3 TH21, Windham, VT

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

C2001

Good

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT W C3 TH14, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 220

VT 00122 ML

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

7.7 MI W JCT US.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 490

C3044

Good

Over: BROWNS RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT128, Chittenden, VT

Built 1967 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 50

C2002

Good

Over: SCOTT BROOK

1.5 MI JCT TH 2 + TH 21, Orange, VT

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 150

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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 Editorial.

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