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

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

C3042

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT VT 100, Windsor, VT

Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 50

C3054

Good

Over: BROAD BROOK

AT JCT TH 54 & TH 2, Windsor, VT

Built 2012 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 20

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

2.6 MI N JCT. VT.73, Windsor, VT

Built 1983 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,900

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 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

CHURCH STREET

Good

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER,NECRR

VERMONT STATE LINE, Windham, VT

Built 1983 Load: 42.9 t ADT: 9,125

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

C3005

Good

Over: CRAZY JOHN STREAM

AT JCT TH 4 & TH 5, Bennington, VT

Built 1977 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 20

VT 00279 ML

Good

Over: SILK RD & WALLOOMSAC RIV

2.96 MI E NY STATE LINE, Bennington, VT

Built 2003 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 7,600

C3038

Good

Over: SIMPSON BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH45, Caledonia, VT

Built 1978 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 400

TR 03 FAS 257

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.15, Caledonia, VT

Built 2000 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 6,250

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

US 00007 ML

Good

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

4.4 MI S JCT. I189, Chittenden, VT

Built 2001 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 17,100

C2002

Good

Over: JEWETT BROOK

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Franklin, VT

Built 1994 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,690

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

VT 00118 ML

Good

Over: TROUT RIVER

2.9 MI N JCT. VT.242, Franklin, VT

Built 1953 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,900

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

VT 00110 ML

Good

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

5.4 MI N JCT. VT.14, Orange, VT

Built 2007 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,700

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

TR 01 FAS 127

Good

Over: COLD RIVER

0.5 MI TO JCT C3 TH 13, Rutland, VT

Built 2006 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 920

TR 01 FAS 165

Good

Over: EAST CREEK

0.8 MI N JCT. U.S.7, Rutland, VT

Built 1993 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 2,100

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

US 00002 ML

Good

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

1.2 MI E JCT VT.14 N, Washington, VT

Built 2009 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 8,700

VT 00014 ML

Good

Over: PEKIN BROOK

5.2 MI N JCT. U.S.2 E, Washington, VT

Built 2021 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,200

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.5 MI N EXIT 10, Washington, VT

Built 1961 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 28,200

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

TR 01 FAS 125

Good

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

0.8 MI W JCT. VT.35 S, Windham, VT

Built 1997 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 810

CITY 00ELM

Good

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

ELM ST, Windham, VT

Built 1966 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 3,600

VT 00044 ML

Good

Over: BEAVER BROOK

4.3 MI E JCT. VT.106, Windsor, VT

Built 1965 Load: 43.5 t ADT: 1,500

NH 9

Good

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

RT9, NH/VT BORDER, Windham, VT

Built 2003 Load: 44.1 t ADT: 9,969

C3002

Good

Over: ALDER MEADOW BROOK

0.05 MI JCT 2 + VT100, Addison, VT

Built 1995 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 296

C3033

Good

Over: MIDDLEBURY RIVER

0.05 MI TO JCT RT 125, Addison, VT

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 80

C3025

Good

Over: LEMON FAIR RIVER

1.0 MI N JCT VT 73, Addison, VT

Built 1982 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 50

VT 00279 ML

Good

Over: BROOK

1.25 MI E NY STATE LINE, Bennington, VT

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 7,600

VT 00279 ML

Good

Over: VT279 OVER FURNACE BRK

1.0 MI E JCT. US 7, Bennington, VT

Built 2010 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 3,600

C3031

Good

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 31 + VT16, Caledonia, VT

Built 2002 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 90

C2001

Good

Over: STANNARD BROOK

@ JCT W/ CL3 TH20, Caledonia, VT

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 225

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