State profile · Below national median SD

Vermont bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and structural-deficiency data for every public highway bridge in Vermont — drawn straight from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

2,936
Public bridges
48.0%
Good condition
2.6%
Poor condition
2.6%
Structurally deficient

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 rated 0-4

Structurally Deficient

2.6%

77 bridges flagged for repair priority

-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 — Structurally deficient share 8.7%
National avg

Lower is better. Bar maxes at 30% (worst-state ceiling). National average sits at 7.0%.

Condition Distribution

Bridge inventory deck-condition mix — Vermont (FHWA NBI)

Vermont47.990463215258856%38.48773841961853%GoodFairPoorStructurally Deficient
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 on the structurally deficient leaderboard (lower share = better)

States are ranked by share of bridges flagged structurally deficient — the FHWA classification for any span where deck, superstructure, or substructure carries a condition rating of 4 or below. Lower percentages indicate stronger maintenance funding and inspection follow-through. States here sit immediately above and below Vermont on the same metric.

13

Georgia

1.49% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$15,216

49

Utah

2.43% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$3,126
Selected

50

Vermont

2.62% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$2,936

12

Florida

2.75% top marginal rate
Structure
Progressive
Burden @ $100K
$12,892

51

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 composite NBI rating. Each is inspected at least every 24 months.

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

Structurally Deficient

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

NH 18

Poor

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

NH-VT SL, Caledonia, VT

Built 1934 Load: 32.7 t ADT: 1,115

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C3009

Poor

Over: BULL CREEK

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1900 Load: 38.1 t ADT: 20

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

C2002

Poor

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.2 MI JCT US 7, Rutland, VT

Built 1922 Load: 42.6 t ADT: 1,000

US 00002 ML

Poor

Over: LITTLE RIVER

1.3 MI W JCT VT.100 N, Washington, VT

Built 1961 Load: 52.6 t ADT: 5,600

VT 00103 ML

Poor

Over: WILLIAMS R. & GMRR

0.7 MI N JCT. VT.10, Windsor, VT

Built 1962 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 5,600

I 00089 ML

Poor

Over: I 89 OVER TH NO 1

4.2 MI S EXIT 5, Orange, VT

Built 1970 Load: 67.1 t ADT: 16,700

C3011

Poor

Over: SMITH BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windham, VT

Built 1950 Load: 68.0 t ADT: 150

C2001

Structurally Deficient

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.7 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH14, Addison, VT

Built 1865 ADT: 700

TR 01 FAS 308

Structurally Deficient

Over: BURGESS BROOK

0.9 MI W JCT. VT.100, Orleans, VT

Built 1923 ADT: 590

NO DATA ENTERED

Structurally Deficient

Over: MOUNT TABOR BROOK

DANBY ROAD, Rutland, VT

Built 1941 ADT: 50

BRIDGE STREET

Structurally Deficient

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

VERMONT STATE LINE, Windham, VT

Built 1930 ADT: 6,100

C3324

Structurally Deficient

Over: BLACK RIVER

@ JCT W CL3 TH324, Windsor, VT

Built 1929 ADT: 150

C3022

Structurally Deficient

Over: BATTEN KILL RIVER

0.2 MI S JCT VT 313, Bennington, VT

Built 1943 Load: 7.3 t ADT: 230

C3004

Structurally Deficient

Over: BROOK

AT JCT TH 4 & TH 39, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 50

C4048

Structurally Deficient

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W US2, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10

C2005

Structurally Deficient

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

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

Built 1924 Load: 16.3 t ADT: 750

EAST THETFORD ROAD

Structurally Deficient

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

0.1 MI FROM VERMONT SL, Orange, VT

Built 1937 Load: 18.1 t ADT: 1,949

VT 00031 ML

Structurally Deficient

Over: POULTNEY RIVER

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

Built 1923 Load: 22.7 t ADT: 1,700

VT 00933 ML

Structurally Deficient

Over: CONNECTICUT RIVER

0.3 MI EAST JCT VT102, Essex, VT

Built 1893 Load: 23.6 t ADT: 220

C3038

Structurally Deficient

Over: N. BR. BLACK RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Windsor, VT

Built 2011 Load: 24.5 t ADT: 10

VT 00014 ML

Structurally Deficient

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.7 MI S JCT. U.S.5 S, Orleans, VT

Built 2001 Load: 44.5 t ADT: 1,700

C3008

Structurally Deficient

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Windsor, VT

Built 1974 Load: 58.1 t ADT: 70

C3032

Structurally Deficient

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH8, Windsor, VT

Built 1919 Load: 62.6 t ADT: 10

C3036

Structurally Deficient

Over: N. BR. OTTAUQUECHEE R.

0.05 MI JCT TH 1 + TH 36, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 65.3 t ADT: 40

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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 Editorial.

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