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

C3062

Fair

Over: SOUTH PEACHAM BROOK

AT JCT TH 62 + TH 1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1974 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 20

C3014

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH3, Chittenden, VT

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 10

C2003

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH28, Chittenden, VT

Built 1949 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 750

C30WE

Fair

Over: NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RR

0.05 MI TO JCT W ALLEN ST, Chittenden, VT

Built 1916 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 750

C3004

Fair

Over: CUTLER MILL BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 4 + TH 5, Essex, VT

Built 1968 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 50

C2002

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

1.0 MI TO JCT C2 TH 1, Franklin, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 220

C2001

Fair

Over: SEYMOUR RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH5, Lamoille, VT

Built 1956 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 350

C3075

Fair

Over: BREWSTER RIVER

0.3 MI TO JCT W VT 108, Lamoille, VT

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 40

C3040

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Lamoille, VT

Built 1959 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 150

C3025

Fair

Over: 1ST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 25 + VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1889 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 30

C2005

Fair

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL1 TH2, Orleans, VT

Built 1919 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,500

C2002

Fair

Over: JONES BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH7, Washington, VT

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 710

C2002

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

3.4 MI S OF TH1, Washington, VT

Built 1925 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 270

C2004

Fair

Over: BROAD BROOK

@ JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1957 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 500

C2001

Fair

Over: MARLBORO POND BROOK

0.45 MI TO JCT W C3 TH14, Windham, VT

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 220

C3051

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

0.06 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1963 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 40

C3122

Fair

Over: SEAVERS BROOK

0.4 MI TO JCT W VT11, Windsor, VT

Built 1936 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

C2010

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Windsor, VT

Built 1935 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 200

C2010

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W C3 TH742, Windsor, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 400

C2010

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 600

C3726

Fair

Over: GREAT BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH6, Windsor, VT

Built 1937 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

C3738

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 300

PARK STREET

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

PARK STREET, Windsor, VT

Built 1900 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 4,730

C3066

Fair

Over: KEDRON BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1918 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 75

VT 00009 ML

Fair

Over: WHETSTONE BROOK

0.9 MI W JCT. I91 EX. 2, Windham, VT

Built 1914 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 15,500

US 00302 ML

Fair

Over: WAITS RIVER

0.4 MI E JCT. VT.25, Orange, VT

Built 1929 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,800

US 00002 ML

Fair

Over: KIRBY BROOK

6.3 MI E JCT VT.18, Essex, VT

Built 1942 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,700

VT 00017 ML

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.2 MI E JCT. U.S.7, Addison, VT

Built 1955 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,500

US 00005 ML

Fair

Over: SALMON BROOK

3.5 MI N JCT. VT.9 E, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,100

TR 02 FAS 126

Fair

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

3.9 MI E JCT VT 11, Windham, VT

Built 1940 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 140

TR 01 FAS 130

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

1.8 MI W JCT. U.S.7, Rutland, VT

Built 1928 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 420

TR 01 FAS 131

Fair

Over: METTAWEE RIVER

1.3 MI W JCT. VT.30, Rutland, VT

Built 1922 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 740

TR 03 FAS 155

Fair

Over: VERMONT RAILWAY

0.2 MI W JCT. VT.3, Rutland, VT

Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 250

TR 04 FAS 165

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

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

Built 1948 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,400

VT 00244 ML

Fair

Over: MIDDLE BROOK

1.6 MI E JCT VT 113, Orange, VT

Built 1942 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,400

TR 03 FAS 208

Fair

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

0.2 MI W JCT. VT.116, Chittenden, VT

Built 1948 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,800

TR 01 FAS 277

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

1.2 MI N JCT U.S.2, Essex, VT

Built 1933 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 450

VT 00036 ML

Fair

Over: BROOK

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

Built 1956 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,600

VT 00036 ML

Fair

Over: BROOK

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

Built 1956 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 1,600

NORTH BRANCH ST

Fair

Over: ROARING BR WALLOOMSAC BK

AT INTER. TH 6 & TH 30, Bennington, VT

Built 1958 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 3,000

CITY SAFFD

Fair

Over: WALLOOMSAC RIVER

SAFFORD STREET, Bennington, VT

Built 1921 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,000

CITY CRESC

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

CRESCENT STREET, Rutland, VT

Built 1950 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 2,400

VT 00030 ML

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.2 MI S JCT. U.S.7, Addison, VT

Built 1893 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 8,200

VT 00014 ML

Fair

Over: JAIL BRANCH

0.5 MI S JCT. U.S.302 E, Washington, VT

Built 1920 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 11,000

C3056

Fair

Over: JOES BROOK

0.5 MI JCT TH 56 + TH 3, Caledonia, VT

Built 1965 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C2002

Fair

Over: WELLS RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 2 + US302, Caledonia, VT

Built 1940 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 300

C3020

Fair

Over: N. BR. OF LAMOILLE RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT VT109, Lamoille, VT

Built 1877 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C3084

Fair

Over: HALLS BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 84 + TH 1, Orange, VT

Built 1929 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 100

C2001

Fair

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.25 MI TO JCT W C3 TH27, Orleans, VT

Built 1951 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 200

C3023

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.4 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1840 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 700

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