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

TR 01 FAS 129

Good

Over: SACKETTS BROOK

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

Built 1934 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 1,100

C3070

Good

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 70 + VT 4, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 30

C2004

Good

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Bennington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

C3003

Good

Over: BEDELL BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH33, Lamoille, VT

Built 1967 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 600

C3030

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 30 + US 5, Orleans, VT

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 200

C3035

Good

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W US2, Washington, VT

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 10

TR 01 FAS 242

Good

Over: WORCESTER BROOK

1.0 MI E JCT. VT.12, Washington, VT

Built 1960 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 490

C2003

Good

Over: HALL BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,120

C3017

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.08 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 100

C3050

Good

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

0.2 MI JCT TH 50 + US4, Windsor, VT

Built 1900 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 400

C3011

Good

Over: STERLING BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Lamoille, VT

Built 1975 Load: 29.9 t ADT: 250

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

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

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

C30NO

Good

Over: PARAN RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH2, Bennington, VT

Built 1984 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 60

VT 00102 ML

Good

Over: KEYER BROOK

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

Built 1955 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 810

C2002

Good

Over: THE BRANCH

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT108, Franklin, VT

Built 1937 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 350

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

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

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

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 00131 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

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

Built 1938 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 2,300

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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