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%.

Condition Distribution

Vermont53.9%43.2%GoodFairPoor
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 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.

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

Poor

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

All Bridges in Vermont

C3040

Good

Over: SEAVER BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Orleans, VT

Built 1968 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40

C3023

Good

Over: CLARENDON RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH22, Rutland, VT

Built 1975 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 30

C3009

Good

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH14, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 120

NO DATA ENTERED

Good

Over: GOSHEN BROOK

HALE BROOK ROAD, Addison, VT

Built 2010 Load: 22.0 t ADT: 10

VT 00017 ML

Good

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

6.7 MI E JCT. VT.116 N, Addison, VT

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 810

C3079

Good

Over: BROMLEY BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH27, Bennington, VT

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 100

C3006

Good

Over: STANNARD BROOK

AT JCT TH 6 + TH 4, Caledonia, VT

Built 1963 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 150

C3045

Good

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1983 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 10

VT 0005A ALT

Good

Over: BROOK

0.4 MI N JCT. U.S.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 870

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: I 89 OVER CAMP ROAD

1.1 MI S EXIT 17, Chittenden, VT

Built 1964 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 32,600

TR 02 FAS 281

Good

Over: STONES BROOK

5.5 MI E JCT. VT.104, Franklin, VT

Built 1959 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 260

VT 00207 ML

Good

Over: HUNGERFORD BROOK

1.5 MI S JCT. VT.78, Franklin, VT

Built 1986 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,900

C2003

Good

Over: COPPERMINE BROOK

0.85 MI TO JCT W VT113, Orange, VT

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 350

TR 01 FAS 205

Good

Over: STEVENS BRANCH

0.2 MI E JCT VT 14, Orange, VT

Built 1977 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 2,200

C2010

Good

Over: BEEBE SPUR R.R. REC PATH

0.15 MI TO UNION ST. JCT, Orleans, VT

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,500

C3035

Good

Over: MINERAL SPRING BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH28, Orleans, VT

Built 1974 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 35

C3020

Good

Over: LEWIS BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH19, Rutland, VT

Built 1984 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 100

C3045

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.07 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Washington, VT

Built 1956 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 250

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.8 MI S EXIT 9, Washington, VT

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 25,200

C3014

Good

Over: MARLBORO BR.ROCK R.

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 20

VT 00909 SPUR

Good

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Windham, VT

Built 1960 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,200

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

0.3 MI N EXIT 3, Windham, VT

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,600

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: SALMON BROOK

2.4 MI S EXIT 4, Windham, VT

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,600

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: CANOE BROOK

1.5 MI S EXIT 4, Windham, VT

Built 1961 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 16,600

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH NO 22

2.8 MI N EXIT 6, Windham, VT

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15,000

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH NO 20

3.4 MI N EXIT 6, Windham, VT

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 15,000

C2002

Good

Over: BARNARD BROOK

1.0 MI JCT TH 2 + TH 1, Windsor, VT

Built 1958 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 400

C3712

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1980 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 550

C3007

Good

Over: GREENDALE BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT100, Windsor, VT

Built 1946 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 30

C3007

Good

Over: GREENDALE BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W C3 TH11, Windsor, VT

Built 1969 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 50

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

1.5 MI S JCT. VT.100A, Windsor, VT

Built 1954 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,400

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: I 89 OVER TH NO 78

0.2 MI S I 89-I 91 INTERS, Windsor, VT

Built 1965 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 42,000

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH NO 24

2.3 MI N EXIT 13, Windsor, VT

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,500

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH NO 24

2.3 MI N EXIT 13, Windsor, VT

Built 1970 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 12,500

TR 03 FAS 114 FH6

Good

Over: ROARING BRANCH BROOK

8.5 MI E JCT US 7, Bennington, VT

Built 1966 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 70

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: RYDER BROOK

2.9 MI S JCT. VT.15, Lamoille, VT

Built 2002 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 9,300

C2006

Good

Over: AMES HILL BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH8, Windham, VT

Built 1952 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,650

C3019

Good

Over: BAKER BROOK

1.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH57, Windham, VT

Built 1992 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 10

VT 00112 ML

Good

Over: E. BR. OF NORTH RIVER

1.4 MI S JCT. VT.100, Windham, VT

Built 1934 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 1,300

TR 01 FAS 114 FH6

Good

Over: BLACK BROOK

8.1 MI W JCT VT 100, Windham, VT

Built 1955 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 50

C3012

Good

Over: BLOODY BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH43, Windsor, VT

Built 1928 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 400

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Essex, VT

Built 1930 Load: 23.7 t ADT: 481

ROAD

Good

Over: BIG BRANCH BROOK

NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT

Built 2005 Load: 24.3 t ADT: 75

C3011

Good

Over: MIDDLEBURY RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W C3 TH14, Addison, VT

Built 1936 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200

C3024

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT VT313 & TH24, Bennington, VT

Built 1993 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 245

C3006 FH4

Good

Over: UTLEY BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT TO TH10, Bennington, VT

Built 1938 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 50

C3031

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

0.04 MI TO JCT W C3 TH96, Caledonia, VT

Built 1919 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 200

C3032

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

0.05 MI JCT TH 32 +VT122, Caledonia, VT

Built 1919 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 350

C3022

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL4 TH23, Franklin, VT

Built 1939 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 100

TR 03 FAS 192

Good

Over: MEADOW BROOK

7.6 MI W JCT VT 25, Orange, VT

Built 1953 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 400

Showing 1,551-1,600 of 2,936 bridges

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