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

VT 00011 ML

Good

Over: MID. BR WILLIAMS RIVER

3.0 MI W JCT. VT.103 N, Windsor, VT

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 4,000

VT 00104 ML

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.6 MI N JCT. VT.128, Franklin, VT

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 7,300

US 00002 ML

Good

Over: LAKE CHAMPLAIN

4.5 MI W JCT. 314 S, Grand Isle, VT

Built 2022 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,000

VT 00015 ML

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.5 MI W JCT. VT.108 N, Lamoille, VT

Built 1991 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 8,300

VT 00025 ML

Good

Over: WAITS RIVER

2.4 MI N JCT. VT.25B, Orange, VT

Built 1982 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,100

VT 00025 ML

Good

Over: WAITS RIVER

4.4 MI S JCT. U.S.302, Orange, VT

Built 1996 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00105 ML

Good

Over: VT 105 OVER ST. L & A RR

0.1 MI E JCT. VT.114 N, Essex, VT

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,000

VT 00105 ML

Good

Over: NULHEGAN RIVER

3.4 MI W JCT. VT.102, Essex, VT

Built 1992 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 700

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: I 89 OVER US 2

1.8 MI N EXIT 8, Washington, VT

Built 1960 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 25,200

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER US 5

I 91 EXIT 11, Windsor, VT

Built 2015 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 31,000

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH 10 BRK

1.5 MI N EXIT 22, Caledonia, VT

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,900

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH 10 BRK

1.5 MI N EXIT 22, Caledonia, VT

Built 1975 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 11,900

VT 00279 ML

Good

Over: VT 279 OVER VT 7A

0.4 MI E JCT VT 67 A, Bennington, VT

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,100

VT 00279 ML

Good

Over: VT 279 OVER VT 7A

0.4 MI E JCT VT 67 A, Bennington, VT

Built 1973 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,100

US 00005 ML

Good

Over: US 5 OVER CONN RIVER RR

5.5 MI S JCT. U.S.302 E, Orange, VT

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,800

VT 0004A ALT

Good

Over: CASTLETON RIVER

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

Built 1988 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,900

VT 00073 ML

Good

Over: WEST BRANCH

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

Built 1984 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 960

TR 03 FAS 177

Good

Over: OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER

0.9 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Windsor, VT

Built 1950 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 260

TR 01 FAS 188

Good

Over: FREEMANS BROOK

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

Built 1947 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,100

TR 01 FAS 193

Good

Over: WAITS RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.25, Orange, VT

Built 1925 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,400

VT 0100C ALT

Good

Over: GIHON RIVER

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

Built 1929 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 2,700

VT 00114 ML

Good

Over: PASSUMPSIC RIVER

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

Built 1987 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 5,300

VT 00114 ML

Good

Over: EAST BR PASSUMPSIC RIVER

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

Built 1990 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,700

CITY HUNT

Good

Over: ROARING BR WALLOOMSAC BK

HUNT STREET, Bennington, VT

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 10,100

US 00005 ML

Good

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.142, Windham, VT

Built 1938 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 17,500

CITY GUILF

Good

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

GUILFORD ST, Windham, VT

Built 2010 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 3,800

US 00302 ML

Good

Over: STEVENS BRANCH

1.8 MI E JCT. U.S.2 E, Washington, VT

Built 2023 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 13,500

VT 0002B ML

Good

Over: VT 2B OVER LVRR

0.4 MI W JCT US2 E, Caledonia, VT

Built 2017 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 360

CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER NECRR

VERMONT STATE LINE, Windham, VT

Built 1983 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 9,125

C3005

Good

Over: CRAZY JOHN STREAM

AT JCT TH 4 & TH 5, Bennington, VT

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

C3038

Good

Over: SIMPSON BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH45, Caledonia, VT

Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 400

C3022

Good

Over: BRUSH BROOK

0.7 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH21, Chittenden, VT

Built 2023 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 15

C3021

Good

Over: BRUSH BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH22, Chittenden, VT

Built 2004 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

C3029

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.13 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Chittenden, VT

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 160

C2002

Good

Over: JEWETT BROOK

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Franklin, VT

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,690

C3008

Good

Over: NO. BR. LAMOILLE RIVER

1.2 MI TO JCT VT109&VT118, Lamoille, VT

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 37

C3064

Good

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 64 + VT 14, Orange, VT

Built 1904 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 40

C3006

Good

Over: OLD CITY BROOK

OLD CITY FALLS ROAD, Orange, VT

Built 2018 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 182

C3056

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.03 MI E OF JCT VT16, Orleans, VT

Built 1982 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10

C3023

Good

Over: WILDCAT BROOK

2.6 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 2010 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 10

C3018

Good

Over: TWEED RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT VT 100, Rutland, VT

Built 1981 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

C3006

Good

Over: SARGENT BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT CL 3 TH 12, Rutland, VT

Built 1974 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 150

C3060

Good

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT ELM ST, Rutland, VT

Built 1928 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 55

C3WAL

Good

Over: DOG RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W WATER ST, Washington, VT

Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,500

C2002

Good

Over: GREAT BROOK

1.8 MI S TO OF TH1, Washington, VT

Built 1991 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 362

C3009

Good

Over: UTLEY BROOK

0.2 MI JCT TH 9 & TH 1, Windham, VT

Built 1995 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 60

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: WEST RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT. VT.30 S, Windham, VT

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,300

US 00007 ML

Good

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

4.4 MI S JCT. I189, Chittenden, VT

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17,100

VT 00116 ML

Good

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

2.5 MI S JCT. VT.17 W, Addison, VT

Built 2014 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 4,400

VT 0104A ALT

Good

Over: ARROW HEAD LAKE

1.1 MI E JCT. U.S.7, Franklin, VT

Built 2020 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,500

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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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