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

C2001

Good

Over: UTLEY BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH8, Bennington, VT

Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 300

C3009

Good

Over: TERRY BROOK

0.6 MI JCT TH2 & TH9, Bennington, VT

Built 2018 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 15

C3091

Good

Over: JOES BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 91 + TH 3, Caledonia, VT

Built 1989 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 20

C3371

Good

Over: SLEEPERS RIVER

0.10 MI TO JCT W US 5, Caledonia, VT

Built 2017 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,200

ALT VT 00122 ML

Good

Over: MILLER RUN

1.0 M1 W JCT US.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1900 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,500

C2002

Good

Over: TYLER BRANCH

AT JCT C2 TH 1, Franklin, VT

Built 2014 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 690

C2004

Good

Over: TYLER BRANCH

@ JCT W CL3 TH43, Franklin, VT

Built 2021 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

C2001

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT VT 104A, Franklin, VT

Built 1986 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 600

C2006

Good

Over: ROCK RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT US RTE 7, Franklin, VT

Built 1981 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 180

C2004

Good

Over: MISSISQUOI RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT78, Franklin, VT

Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,200

C3050

Good

Over: HALLS BROOK

0.05 MI JCT TH 50 + TH 1, Orange, VT

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

C3008

Good

Over: LORD BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT W C3 TH38, Orange, VT

Built 1965 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 175

C2004

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

@ JCT OF VT16 & CL2 TH4, Orleans, VT

Built 2017 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,100

VT 00242 ML

Good

Over: JAY BRANCH

2.3 MI W JCT 101, Orleans, VT

Built 2017 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 1,600

C2004

Good

Over: CASTLETON RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT W VT4-A, Rutland, VT

Built 1919 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 400

VT 00030 ML

Good

Over: CLARENDON PITTSFORD R.R.

0.3 MI S JCT. VT.4A, Rutland, VT

Built 2015 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 6,900

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH TWEED RIVER

2.3 MI S JCT. VT.107, Rutland, VT

Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,200

TR 02 FAS 138

Good

Over: FINEL HOLLOW BROOK

2.2 MI E JCT. VT.30, Rutland, VT

Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 450

C3027

Good

Over: STEVENS BRANCH

0.08 MI TO JCT W US302, Washington, VT

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 400

C3009

Good

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W US2, Washington, VT

Built 1930 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 100

C3024

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT100B, Washington, VT

Built 2013 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

US 00002 ML

Good

Over: HOOKER BROOK

4.5 MI W JCT VT.15, Washington, VT

Built 2018 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,100

VT 00110 ML

Good

Over: JAIL BROOK

0.1 MI S JCT. U.S.302, Washington, VT

Built 2023 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 4,900

TR 07 FAS 214

Good

Over: STEVENS BRANCH

0.1 MI W JCT VT 14, Washington, VT

Built 2013 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 3,400

C3043

Good

Over: WARDSBORO BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 43 & VT100, Windham, VT

Built 2010 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 100

C3032

Good

Over: HUNTER BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1987 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25

C3025

Good

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W C3 TH22, Windham, VT

Built 1975 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 150

VT 00009 ML

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

0.4 MI E JCT. VT.100 N, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 8,000

C3029

Good

Over: LOCUST CREEK

0.3 MI TO JCT W VT12, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 50

C4005

Good

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 5 + TH 20, Windsor, VT

Built 2019 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

C3081

Good

Over: CONN. RIVER LINE R.R.

0.04 MI TO JCT W C3 TH30, Windsor, VT

Built 2011 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 350

C3036

Good

Over: STONY BROOK

0.85 MI TO JCT W C3 TH51, Windsor, VT

Built 1992 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 25

C3007

Good

Over: GREENDALE BROOK

2.71 MI TO JCT W VT100, Windsor, VT

Built 1940 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 10

TR 04 FAS 120

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT. VT.100, Windsor, VT

Built 1976 Load: 35.4 t ADT: 240

ROAD

Good

Over: NO DATA ENTERED

NO DATA ENTERED, Rutland, VT

Built 2012 Load: 35.6 t ADT: 10

C3022

Good

Over: BRUSH BROOK

0.03 MI TO JCT W C3 TH21, Chittenden, VT

Built 1992 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 187

C3013

Good

Over: BROWNS RIVER

0.5 MI TO JCT W VT15, Chittenden, VT

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 740

C4004

Good

Over: LEACH CREEK

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Essex, VT

Built 1927 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 10

C3034

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.95 MI TO JCT W VT108, Franklin, VT

Built 1919 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 50

C3033

Good

Over: BROWNS RIVER

0.45 MI TO JCT W VT128, Franklin, VT

Built 1988 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 350

TR 01 FAS 281

Good

Over: FAIRFIELD RIVER

2.5 MI S JCT. VT.36, Franklin, VT

Built 2015 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 670

C3031

Good

Over: STREAM

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH33, Lamoille, VT

Built 1994 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 170

C3025

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.06 MI E OF JCT VT16, Orleans, VT

Built 1993 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 30

VT 00058 ML

Good

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.3 MI E JCT. U.S.5, Orleans, VT

Built 2019 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,400

C3010 FH9

Good

Over: FURNACE BROOK

1.3 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Rutland, VT

Built 1983 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 20

C2003

Good

Over: CLARENDON RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH12, Rutland, VT

Built 2016 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 700

C2003

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1987 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 999

C3010

Good

Over: N. BR. WINOOSKI RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT12, Washington, VT

Built 1974 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 200

C30GO

Good

Over: N. BR. WINOOSKI RIVER

@ JCT W CL1 TH5, Washington, VT

Built 1984 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 530

C2004

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 4 + TH 34, Windsor, VT

Built 2014 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 125

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