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

C3008

Good

Over: W. BR. OMPOMP R. OVFLOW

0.05 MI TO JCT W C3 TH39, Orange, VT

Built 1992 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 10

C3023

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W VT100, Windsor, VT

Built 1973 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 30

C3028

Good

Over: BINGO BROOK

1.2 MI JCT TH 28 + TH 58, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 40

TR 01 FAS 127

Good

Over: BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT C3 TH 19, Rutland, VT

Built 1926 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 920

TR 00TH4

Good

Over: TH NO 4 OVER I 91

0.7 MI N EXIT 21, Caledonia, VT

Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 120

C30NO

Good

Over: PARAN RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH2, Bennington, VT

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 60

C2002

Good

Over: THE BRANCH

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT108, Franklin, VT

Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 350

C2003

Good

Over: ECHO LAKE OUTLET

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH33, Orleans, VT

Built 1975 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 140

C3032

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W US5, Orleans, VT

Built 2017 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 40

C2003

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.02 MI W OF JCT VT16, Orleans, VT

Built 1974 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 310

C3030

Good

Over: FREEMAN BROOK

0.4 MI JCT CL 2 TH 3, Rutland, VT

Built 1976 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 40

C3030

Good

Over: MARSHFIELD BROOK

0.25 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Washington, VT

Built 1991 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20

C3019

Good

Over: HALL BROOK

0.03 MI TO JCT W C3 TH21, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 20

C3055

Good

Over: PLUMBS BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH55 & VT100, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 200

C2005

Good

Over: KEDRON BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH3, Windsor, VT

Built 1950 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,200

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.5 MI N JCT. VT.100A, Windsor, VT

Built 1961 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100

VT 00105 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

5.1 MI W JCT. VT.114 S, Orleans, VT

Built 1940 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 1,100

VT 00078 ML

Good

Over: MUD CREEK

0.6 MI E JCT. U.S.2, Grand Isle, VT

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 5,300

VT 00131 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

4.7 MI E JCT. VT.103, Windsor, VT

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,300

VT 00102 ML

Good

Over: KEYER BROOK

1.2 MI S JCT. VT.114, Essex, VT

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 810

C3003

Good

Over: N. BR. MIDDLEBURY R.

0.3 MI TO JCT C2 TH 1, Addison, VT

Built 1971 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

C3032

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

AT JCT WITH TH 32 +TH 33, Caledonia, VT

Built 1982 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

C3006

Good

Over: BLACK FALLS BROOK

AT JCT WITH C3 TH7, Franklin, VT

Built 1970 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

C3005

Good

Over: CASTLETON RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1908 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 40

C3032

Good

Over: S. BRANCH TWEED RIVER

JCT W/ TH32 &VT100, Rutland, VT

Built 2013 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

C3011

Good

Over: TWENTY MILE STREAM

0.28 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 100

C3054

Good

Over: N. BR. BLACK RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windsor, VT

Built 2018 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

C3099

Good

Over: GULF STREAM

0.05 MI JCT TH 99 + VT12, Windsor, VT

Built 2013 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 50

VT 00116 ML

Good

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

1.8 MI S JCT. VT.17 E, Addison, VT

Built 2002 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 5,200

VT 00017 ML

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

3.8 MI W JCT. VT.100, Washington, VT

Built 1977 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,100

TR 01 FAS 247

Good

Over: BROOK

4.2 MI N JCT. VT.15, Lamoille, VT

Built 1929 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 1,600

I-93 SB

Good

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Caledonia, VT

Built 1981 Load: 32.2 t ADT: 2,679

ROAD

Good

Over: CHITTENDEN BROOK

NO DATA ENTERED, Windsor, VT

Built 2010 Load: 32.4 t ADT: 25

C2001

Good

Over: W. BR. DEAD CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH17, Addison, VT

Built 1940 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 360

C3027

Good

Over: POTASH BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH28, Addison, VT

Built 1919 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

C3005

Good

Over: EAST BRANCH DEAD CREEK

0.6 MI WEST OF JCT VT22A, Addison, VT

Built 2022 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 40

C2005

Good

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH1, Addison, VT

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 570

C3002

Good

Over: KENDALL BROOK

1.5 MI JCT TH13 + VT100, Addison, VT

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

C2001

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.6 MI S OF JCT W VT-17, Addison, VT

Built 2020 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 200

C2001

Good

Over: LEICESTER RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Addison, VT

Built 2016 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 270

C3102

Good

Over: STREAM

0.25 MI TO JCT W VT67A, Bennington, VT

Built 1978 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

C3004

Good

Over: WHITE CREEK

0.75 MI TO JCT W C3 TH24, Bennington, VT

Built 1988 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 120

C3009

Good

Over: LITTLE WHITE CREEK

0.9 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH10, Bennington, VT

Built 2021 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 20

C3006

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

2.55 MI TO JCT W TH 2, Bennington, VT

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

C3006

Good

Over: BROOK

1.5 MI TO JCT W TH 2, Bennington, VT

Built 2014 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 100

C3017

Good

Over: WELLS RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 17 +US302, Caledonia, VT

Built 1965 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 50

C3015

Good

Over: BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W TH8, Caledonia, VT

Built 2015 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 150

C2001

Good

Over: SO WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.05 MI JCT TH 1 + US 5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 860

C3PLE

Good

Over: SCOTT BROOK

@ JCT W CL2 TH2, Caledonia, VT

Built 1991 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 250

C2001

Good

Over: INDIAN BROOK

0.04 MI TO JCT US7, Chittenden, VT

Built 1992 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 2,000

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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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