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

C3057

Poor

Over: N.E.C.R.R. & DOG RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT12A, Washington, VT

Built 1908 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 150

C2006

Poor

Over: WHITE RIVER & TH98

@ JCT W CL1 TH1, Windsor, VT

Built 1929 Load: 13.6 t ADT: 2,000

C3081

Poor

Over: SOUTH PEACHAM BROOK

0.04 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1926 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 150

C3008

Poor

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

0.25 MI S OF JCT TH9 CL2, Chittenden, VT

Built 1995 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 10

C3055

Poor

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH4, Orleans, VT

Built 1925 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 50

C3021

Poor

Over: EAST PUTNEY BROOK

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH17, Windham, VT

Built 1930 Load: 14.5 t ADT: 20

C2005

Poor

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 5 + VT 16, Caledonia, VT

Built 1924 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 750

C3006

Poor

Over: N. BR. BLACK RIVER

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT106, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 100

EAST BAY ROAD

Poor

Over: EAST BAY

.5 MI NNE OF WHITEHALL, Rutland, VT

Built 1948 Load: 16.8 t ADT: 78

C3023

Poor

Over: WEST BRANCH LITTLE RIVER

0.25 MI TO JCT W VT 108, Lamoille, VT

Built 1958 Load: 17.2 t ADT: 1,500

EAST THETFORD ROAD

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

0.1 MI FROM VERMONT SL, Orange, VT

Built 1937 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,949

C2009

Poor

Over: LAPLATTE RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH14, Chittenden, VT

Built 1939 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 200

C3050

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windsor, VT

Built 1960 Load: 19.1 t ADT: 10

C3008

Poor

Over: BLUE BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT100, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 400

VT 00025 ML

Poor

Over: WAITS RIVER

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

Built 1946 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,700

C3018

Poor

Over: NEW ENGLAND CENTRAL RR

0.12 MI TO JCT W VT14, Windsor, VT

Built 1920 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 300

VT 00100 ML

Poor

Over: EAST BRANCH MISSISQUOI

1.5 MI S JCT. VT.58, Orleans, VT

Built 1929 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,600

US 00005 ML

Poor

Over: US 5 OVER GREEN MT RR

0.3 MI N JCT. VT.103, Windham, VT

Built 1929 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 970

US 00005 ML

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.4 MI N JCT. VT.103, Windham, VT

Built 1929 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 970

US 00007 ML

Poor

Over: FURNACE BROOK

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

Built 1931 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 9,000

VT 00031 ML

Poor

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

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

Built 1923 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00933 ML

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

0.3 MI EAST JCT VT102, Essex, VT

Built 1893 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 220

C2001

Poor

Over: SHEPARD BROOK

1.0 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Washington, VT

Built 1928 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 500

NH119

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

AT VERMONT STATE LINE, Windham, VT

Built 1920 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 7,103

C3038

Poor

Over: N. BR. BLACK RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windsor, VT

Built 2011 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

C3023

Poor

Over: KENFIELD BROOK

@ JCT W CL3 TH30, Lamoille, VT

Built 1939 Load: 25.4 t ADT: 400

US 00005 ML

Poor

Over: WAITS RIVER

0.1 MI S JCT. VT.25B, Orange, VT

Built 1939 Load: 27.2 t ADT: 5,000

C3039

Poor

Over: LEWIS CREEK

1.1 MI TO JCT W VT116, Addison, VT

Built 1938 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 40

C3047

Poor

Over: ROARING BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1925 Load: 28.1 t ADT: 60

VT 00100 ML

Poor

Over: DEERFIELD RIVER

5.2 MI N JCT. VT.8, Bennington, VT

Built 1954 Load: 29.0 t ADT: 1,000

VT 00009 ML

Poor

Over: N. BR. DEERFIELD RIVER

0.1 MI W JCT VT 100 N, Windham, VT

Built 1934 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 4,400

I 00091 ML

Poor

Over: I 91 OVER VT 10A

I 91 EXIT 13, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 12,500

VT 0012A ALT

Poor

Over: FLINT BROOK

12.6 MI N JCT. VT.12 S, Washington, VT

Built 1933 Load: 30.8 t ADT: 400

VT 00102 ML

Poor

Over: NULHEGAN RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT. VT.105, Essex, VT

Built 1937 Load: 31.8 t ADT: 470

US 00004 ML

Poor

Over: OTTAUQUECHEE RIVER

3.6 MI E JCT. VT.12 S, Windsor, VT

Built 1911 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 8,900

VT 00100 ML

Poor

Over: GIHON RIVER

1.8 MI S JCT. VT.118, Lamoille, VT

Built 1932 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 4,100

VT 00100 ML

Poor

Over: TAFT BROOK

4.5 MI N JCT. VT.58, Orleans, VT

Built 1973 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,700

I 00091 ML

Poor

Over: I 91 OVER VT 10A

I 91 EXIT 13, Windsor, VT

Built 1968 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 12,500

NH 18

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

NH-VT SL, Caledonia, VT

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,115

VT 00012 ML

Poor

Over: NORTH BRANCH

11.2 MI N JCT. U.S.2, Washington, VT

Built 1936 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,100

I-89 NB

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER NECRR

0.04 MI FROM VT SL., Windsor, VT

Built 1966 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 20,105

I-89 SB

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER NECRR

0.04 MI FROM VT. SL., Windsor, VT

Built 1966 Load: 33.8 t ADT: 19,185

VT 00012 ML

Poor

Over: DOG RIVER

1.1 MI N JCT. VT.12A S, Washington, VT

Built 1926 Load: 36.3 t ADT: 4,200

VT 00011 ML

Poor

Over: MID. BR WILLIAMS RIVER

4.0 MI E JCT VT 121, Windsor, VT

Built 1927 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 3,100

TR 03 FAS 220

Poor

Over: PASSUMPSIC RIVER

0.1 MI E JCT. U.S.5, Caledonia, VT

Built 1928 Load: 37.2 t ADT: 130

C3009

Poor

Over: BULL CREEK

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20

VT 0022A ALT

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

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

Built 1934 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 10,700

US 00002 ML

Poor

Over: I 89 UNDER US 2

0.3 MI W JCT US 7 I89 E17, Chittenden, VT

Built 1964 Load: 39.0 t ADT: 17,800

C3053

Poor

Over: N. BR. OTTAUQUECHEE R.

0.05 MI JCT TH 53 + TH 1, Windsor, VT

Built 1973 Load: 40.8 t ADT: 10

C3012

Poor

Over: RIDLEY BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Washington, VT

Built 1967 Load: 41.7 t ADT: 200

Showing 2,801-2,850 of 2,862 bridges

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