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

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 SB OVER MAPLE ST

0.7 MI N EXIT 1, Windham, VT

Built 1960 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 19,400

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH NO 52

3.0 MI S EXIT 5, Windham, VT

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 11,800

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH12 /CRL.R.R.

3.0 MI N EXIT 18, Caledonia, VT

Built 1977 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,100

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: I 91 OVER TH12 /CRL.R.R.

3.0 MI N EXIT 18, Caledonia, VT

Built 1977 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,100

I 00091 RAMP B

Good

Over: RAMP B OVER I91N&S

I 91 EXIT 19, Caledonia, VT

Built 1982 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 10,000

I 00091 ML

Good

Over: TH38 & CRLRR & BARTON RV

1.5 MI N EXIT 26, Orleans, VT

Built 1971 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 7,900

US 00005 ML

Good

Over: LULLS BROOK

0.3 MI S JCT. VT.12 N, Windsor, VT

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,800

TR 03 FAS 125

Good

Over: MID. BR WILLIAMS RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT. VT 11, Windsor, VT

Built 1940 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 680

TR 01 FAS 132

Good

Over: ANDOVER BRANCH

3.0 MI N JCT. VT.11, Windsor, VT

Built 1993 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 490

VT 00011 ML

Good

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.4 MI E JCT. VT.103 S, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 3,900

I 00189 SPUR

Good

Over: I 189 WB OVER I 89

I 89 EXIT 13, Chittenden, VT

Built 1962 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 36,800

VT 00017 ML

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

1.4 MI W JCT. VT.100, Washington, VT

Built 1939 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 2,800

VT 00012 ML

Good

Over: 3RD BR WHITE R. & NECRR

0.4 MI N JCT VT 107 E, Windsor, VT

Built 2006 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,000

ALT VT 00122 ML

Good

Over: PASSUMPSIC RIVER

0.4 M1 W JCT US.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1961 Load: 49.9 t ADT: 4,300

C3018 FH10

Good

Over: GOSHEN BROOK

0.45 MI TO JCT S VT125, Addison, VT

Built 2001 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 158

C3012

Good

Over: LEISURE BROOK

0.8 NW OF TH 12 & VT 100, Bennington, VT

Built 2004 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 220

C3029

Good

Over: COBB BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Chittenden, VT

Built 1914 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 10

C2001

Good

Over: WILLOUGHBY RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT TH 28, Orleans, VT

Built 2012 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 410

C3017

Good

Over: TAFT BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH18, Orleans, VT

Built 1999 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20

C2003

Good

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

AT JCT C2 TH 3 & NY, Rutland, VT

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,000

C2002

Good

Over: WILLIE BROOK

0.6 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH45, Windham, VT

Built 1938 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 450

C3076

Good

Over: SMITH BROOK

0.08 MI TO JCT W VT.30, Windham, VT

Built 1984 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 520

C3005

Good

Over: N. BR OTTAUQUECHEE R

0.5 MI JCT TH 6 + TH 5, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 20

C3005

Good

Over: N BR OTTAUQUECHEE R

1.0 MI JCT TH 6 + TH 5, Windsor, VT

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 30

C2001

Good

Over: WHITE RIVER

AT JCT C2 TH 1 & VT 14, Windsor, VT

Built 2002 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,640

BRIDGE STREET

Good

Over: BLACK RIVER

BRIDGE STREET, Windsor, VT

Built 1989 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 2,490

VT 00009 ML

Good

Over: DEERFIELD RIVER

2.1 MI E JCT. VT.8, Bennington, VT

Built 2003 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,900

VT 00100 ML

Good

Over: MAD RIVER

0.8 MI S JCT. VT.17, Washington, VT

Built 2016 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,500

VT 00103 ML

Good

Over: RELIEF CANAL

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.131, Windsor, VT

Built 1960 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 5,200

VT 00105 ML

Good

Over: CLYDE RIVER

3.9 MI W JCT. VT.114 S, Orleans, VT

Built 1995 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,100

VT 00078 ML

Good

Over: MISSISQUOI BAY

3.0 MI E JCT. U.S.2, Grand Isle, VT

Built 2007 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 6,300

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: MUDDY BROOK

1.0 MI N EXIT 12, Chittenden, VT

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 41,000

I 00089 ML

Good

Over: MUDDY BROOK

1.0 MI N EXIT 12, Chittenden, VT

Built 1963 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 41,000

VT 00014 ML

Good

Over: FIRST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI N JCT. VT.110, Windsor, VT

Built 2005 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,100

VT 00012 ML

Good

Over: LOCUST CREEK

4.0 MI S JCT. VT.107 W, Windsor, VT

Built 2014 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 920

VT 00012 ML

Good

Over: DOG RIVER

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

Built 1996 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 3,700

VT 00114 ML

Good

Over: E. BR. PASSUMPSIC RIVER

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

Built 2006 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 4,800

US 00007 ML

Good

Over: I 89 UNDER US 7

0.4 MI S CANADIAN BORDER, Franklin, VT

Built 1965 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 300

VT 00036 ML

Good

Over: BLACK CREEK

4.9 MI W JCT. VT.108, Franklin, VT

Built 1983 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 1,800

VT 30 & CITY MERRW

Good

Over: VT30 & MERRW OVER VT RR

0.1 MI S JCT US 7, Addison, VT

Built 2021 Load: 50.8 t ADT: 9,000

VT114 MAIN STREET

Good

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

AT VERMONT STATE LINE, Essex, VT

Built 1990 Load: 51.6 t ADT: 3,120

C3026

Good

Over: LEWIS CREEK

0.1 MI E OF JCT VT 116, Addison, VT

Built 1984 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50

C3007

Good

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W C3 TH10, Bennington, VT

Built 1985 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 75

C3031

Good

Over: HUNTINGTON RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Chittenden, VT

Built 1963 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 50

C2004

Good

Over: ROGERS BROOK

0.1 MI N OF JCT TH 1+TH 4, Chittenden, VT

Built 2005 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 370

C2003 BYPASS

Good

Over: JOHNS RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Orleans, VT

Built 1989 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 728

C3012

Good

Over: COX BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Washington, VT

Built 2003 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 10

C3043

Good

Over: MILL BROOK

AT JCT TH 43 & TH 44, Windham, VT

Built 1997 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 60

C3041

Good

Over: COOK BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 41 & TH 39, Windham, VT

Built 1950 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 30

C3013

Good

Over: BALL MTN. BROOK

0.6 MI JCT TH 10 & TH 13, Windham, VT

Built 1983 Load: 51.7 t ADT: 114

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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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