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%.

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.

All Bridges in Vermont

C2001

Good

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.20 MI TO JCT W TH1+TH5, Caledonia, VT

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

C2001

Good

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.10 MI TO JCT W TH1+TH5, Caledonia, VT

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

C2001

Good

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.01 MI TO JCT W TH1+TH5, Caledonia, VT

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

US 00302 ML

Good

Over: WELLS RIVER

9.0 MI E JCT. VT.25, Caledonia, VT

Built 1980 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,400

I 00093 ML

Good

Over: I 93 OVER TH NO 17

6.0 MI S EXIT 1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,200

I 00093 ML

Good

Over: I 93 OVER TH NO 1

1.8 MI S EXIT 1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,200

I 00093 ML

Good

Over: I 93 OVER TH NO 1

1.8 MI S EXIT 1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 6,200

C3028

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Chittenden, VT

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

C3059

Good

Over: THE CREEK

0.17 MI TO JCT W C3 TH13, Chittenden, VT

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

C2003

Good

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH30, Chittenden, VT

Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,345

C3033

Good

Over: ROARING BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH3, Chittenden, VT

Built 1937 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

VT 00289 ML

Good

Over: ALDER BROOK

0.9 MI E VT 15, Chittenden, VT

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,800

VT 00289 ML

Good

Over: ALDER BROOK

2.0 MI E JCT VT 15, Chittenden, VT

Built 1993 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,400

TR 04 FAS 199

Good

Over: LEWIS CREEK

3.1 MI S JCT. VT.116, Chittenden, VT

Built 1940 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,700

MILL POND RD TH27

Good

Over: INDIAN BROOK

0.24 MI TO JCT W VT2A, Chittenden, VT

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,300

C3066

Good

Over: KIRBY BROOK

0.5 MI N TO JCT W US2, Essex, VT

Built 2011 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

C3020

Good

Over: MOOSE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W US2, Essex, VT

Built 1974 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

C3006

Good

Over: POND BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W TH1, Essex, VT

Built 1930 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

C3003

Good

Over: CUTLER MILL BROOK

1.5 MI JCT TH 3 + VT 102, Essex, VT

Built 2005 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

C3017

Good

Over: HANNAH CLARK BROOK

0.06 MI TO VT242, Franklin, VT

Built 2019 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

C3018

Good

Over: LOVELAND BROOK

0.6 MI SOUTH OF VT105, Franklin, VT

Built 2007 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

TR 01 FAS 280

Good

Over: STONES BROOK

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

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 980

US 00002 ML

Good

Over: LAKE CHAMPLAIN

6.2 W JCT VT 78, Grand Isle, VT

Built 1987 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 4,200

C2001

Good

Over: IRISH SETTLEMENT BROOK

1.2 MI N JCT W CL2 TH5, Lamoille, VT

Built 1999 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 300

C3009

Good

Over: WHITE BRANCH GIHON RIVER

1.5 MI JCT TH13 + VT100, Lamoille, VT

Built 2010 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 175

C3013

Good

Over: WHITE BRANCH GIHON RIVER

1.5 MI JCT TH13 + VT100, Lamoille, VT

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

C3013

Good

Over: WHITE BRANCH GIHON RIVER

0.6 MI JCT TH 13 + VT100, Lamoille, VT

Built 2020 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 60

C3046

Good

Over: WATERMAN BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH45, Lamoille, VT

Built 1985 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

C3010

Good

Over: KENFIELD BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Lamoille, VT

Built 1994 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

VT 00015 ML

Good

Over: VT 15 OVER LV RR

4.4 MI W JCT. VT.14 N, Lamoille, VT

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 5,100

C3033

Good

Over: COOKVILLE BROOK

0.12 MI W JCT TH33 & TH2, Orange, VT

Built 1998 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 90

C3007

Good

Over: COOKVILLE BROOK

0.14 MI W JCT TH7 + TH32, Orange, VT

Built 2000 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 110

C3064

Good

Over: SOUTH BRANCH

0.1 MI JCT TH 64 & TH 3, Orange, VT

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 50

C2003

Good

Over: WELLS RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 3 + US 302, Orange, VT

Built 1946 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 500

C2003

Good

Over: EAST ORANGE BROOK

1.4 MI TO JCT W VT25, Orange, VT

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 200

C3024

Good

Over: BAKER BROOK

0.65 MI W JCT TH12, Orange, VT

Built 2013 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 100

C3065

Good

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 65 + VT 14, Orange, VT

Built 2015 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 15

C3045

Good

Over: OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER

AT JCT TH 45 + VT 113, Orange, VT

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

VT 00014 ML

Good

Over: 2ND BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.66, Orange, VT

Built 1989 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,400

TR 01 FAS 192

Good

Over: WAITS RIVER

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

Built 1982 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 580

C2001

Good

Over: JAY BRANCH

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT242, Orleans, VT

Built 1971 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 240

US 00005 ML

Good

Over: CONN. RIVER. LINE R.R.

1.6 MI S JCT. VT.16, Orleans, VT

Built 2003 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,300

TR 01 FAS 253

Good

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

0.6 MI E JCT. VT.14 S, Orleans, VT

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 650

C3020

Good

Over: NESHOBE RIVER

0.08 MI TO JCT W VT73, Rutland, VT

Built 1919 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 30

C2006

Good

Over: CASTLETON RIVER

0.4 MI S JCT VT 4A, Rutland, VT

Built 1983 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 1,200

C3010

Good

Over: CLARENDON RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Rutland, VT

Built 2001 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 460

C2001

Good

Over: MENDON BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W US4, Rutland, VT

Built 2006 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 2,610

C3013

Good

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT VT 140, Rutland, VT

Built 1995 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 71

US 00007 ML

Good

Over: EAST CREEK

2.6 MI N JCT. U.S.4 E, Rutland, VT

Built 2009 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,400

US 00004 ML

Good

Over: CLARENDON RIVER

0.1 MI. E OF EXIT 6, Rutland, VT

Built 1986 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 11,000

Showing 2,151-2,200 of 2,936 bridges

Data sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), latest released cycle. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainBridges.

Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI). Poor condition is an inspection-record category, not a closure or unsafe-to-cross designation. Consult the bridge owner for current status.

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