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

C2001

Fair

Over: OMPOMPANOOSUC RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT113, Orange, VT

Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 500

C3018

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT14, Orleans, VT

Built 1972 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 10

C2003

Fair

Over: NORTH BRITTAIN BROOK

1.9 MI N VT4A, Rutland, VT

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 450

C3011

Fair

Over: COLD RIVER

0.05 MI JCT CL 2 TH 1, Rutland, VT

Built 1974 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 300

C2002

Fair

Over: WELLS BROOK

0.05 MI TO JCT VT 30, Rutland, VT

Built 1926 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,070

C2007

Fair

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Washington, VT

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 666

C2002

Fair

Over: MINISTER BROOK

0.18 MI TO JCT W VT12, Washington, VT

Built 1958 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 350

C3007

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH37, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 70

C3001

Fair

Over: RAKE BRANCH DEERFIELD R

4.9 MI TO JCT W VT9, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 30

C2002

Fair

Over: BROAD BROOK

0.2 MI JCT C3 TH 41, Windsor, VT

Built 1940 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 160

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

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

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,500

US 00002 ML

Fair

Over: WINOOSKI RIVER

1.0 MI W JCT VT.232, Washington, VT

Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 3,800

VT 00015 ML

Fair

Over: THE CREEK

7.3 MI E JCT. VT.128, Chittenden, VT

Built 1938 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 5,800

TR 03 FAS 125

Fair

Over: S. BR. WILLIAMS RIVER

0.6 MI S JCT. VT.11, Windsor, VT

Built 1950 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 680

TR 01 FAS 130

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

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

Built 1928 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 420

TR 01 FAS 130

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

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

Built 1927 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 420

VT 00133 ML

Fair

Over: FLOWER BROOK

0.4 MI E JCT. VT.30, Rutland, VT

Built 1936 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,400

VT 00133 ML

Fair

Over: BROOK

4.8 MI S JCT. VT.4A, Rutland, VT

Built 1948 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,500

VT 00044 ML

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

2.4 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Windsor, VT

Built 1952 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 1,700

VT 0100A ALT

Fair

Over: PINNEY HOLLOW BROOK

2.8 MI N JCT. VT.100, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 770

VT 00109 ML

Fair

Over: N. BRANCH LAMOILLE R

4.3 MI W JCT. VT.118, Lamoille, VT

Built 1930 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 420

VT 0067A ALT

Fair

Over: FURNACE BROOK

0.1 MI N JCT. VT 7A, Bennington, VT

Built 1964 Load: 20.0 t ADT: 9,500

C3007

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

0.5 MI TO JCT C3 TH 25, Addison, VT

Built 1908 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 650

C2005

Fair

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

0.25 MI TO JCT W US7, Addison, VT

Built 1927 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 200

C2001

Fair

Over: COATICOOK RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Essex, VT

Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 200

C3010

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.6 MI TO JCT C3 TH 12, Lamoille, VT

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 170

C2002

Fair

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.3 MI TO JCT W VT15, Lamoille, VT

Built 1928 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,800

C3067

Fair

Over: FLINT BROOK

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1929 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 500

C3027

Fair

Over: BARTON RIVER

0.03 MI TO JCT W VT16, Orleans, VT

Built 1968 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 130

C3009

Fair

Over: MARTINS BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Washington, VT

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 100

C3019

Fair

Over: BALL MTN. BROOK

0.1 MI JCT TH 19 & VT 30, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 300

C3058

Fair

Over: MORSE BROOK

0.12 MI TO JCT W C3 TH17, Windham, VT

Built 1953 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 50

C3033

Fair

Over: BEAVER BROOK

@ JCT OF TH33 & TH56, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 900

C3057

Fair

Over: MID. BR WILLIAMS RIVER

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT11, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 40

US 00007 ML

Fair

Over: US 7 OVER TH NO 6

4.2 MI N EXIT 2, Bennington, VT

Built 1978 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 7,800

VT 00100 ML

Fair

Over: MOSS GLEN BROOK

2.4 MI N JCT. VT.108, Lamoille, VT

Built 1934 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 9,700

VT 00142 ML

Fair

Over: BROAD BROOK

2.9 MI S JCT. U.S.5, Windham, VT

Built 1930 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,400

TR 03 FAS 125

Fair

Over: S. BR. WILLIAMS RIVER

1.5 MI S JCT. VT.11, Windsor, VT

Built 1947 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 680

TR 01 FAS 126

Fair

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

1.5 MI W JCT. U.S.5, Windham, VT

Built 1940 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 2,700

TR 01 FAS 126

Fair

Over: SAXTONS RIVER

8.9 MI E JCT VT 11, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 260

TR 01 FAS 138

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

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

Built 1949 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,200

VT 00113 ML

Fair

Over: MINE BROOK

1.5 MI N JCT VT 244, Orange, VT

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,800

VT 00017 ML

Fair

Over: MILL BROOK

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

Built 1948 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,100

VT 00012 ML

Fair

Over: DOG RIVER

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

Built 1934 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 3,700

VT 00114 ML

Fair

Over: PHERRINS RIVER

1.2 MI N JCT. VT.105 E, Essex, VT

Built 1926 Load: 20.9 t ADT: 1,000

EAGLES NEST ROAD

Fair

Over: LOGGER BRANCH/NUL. RIVER

EAGLES NEST RD/NE 1.0 MI., Franklin, VT

Built 1960 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20

C2001

Fair

Over: NEW HAVEN RIVER

0.2 MI TO JCT C3 TH 5, Addison, VT

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 200

C3004

Fair

Over: PINE BROOK

3.4 MI TO JCT W VT9, Bennington, VT

Built 1939 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 40

C3038

Fair

Over: MILLER RUN

0.05 MI JCT TH 38 +VT122, Caledonia, VT

Built 1919 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 20

C2001

Fair

Over: MISSISQUOI RIVER

0.4 MI TO JCT C3 TH43, Franklin, VT

Built 1928 Load: 21.8 t ADT: 590

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