State profile · Below median Poor share

Vermont bridge safety

Condition ratings, load ratings, and Poor-condition data for every public highway bridge in Vermont, based on the FHWA National Bridge Inventory.

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

Data updated May 2026

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 whose lowest applicable component is rated 0-4

-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 - Poor-condition share 8.7%
National avg

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

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.

GA

Georgia

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

UT

Utah

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

VT

Vermont

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

FL

Florida

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

VA

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 the portal's composite display score. Inspection intervals are risk-based under current NBIS rules.

All Bridges in Vermont

C3038

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH37, Windham, VT

Built 1955 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 10

C3014

Fair

Over: GREEN MOUNTAIN RWY.

0.04 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windham, VT

Built 1913 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 100

C3012

Fair

Over: CHASE BROOK

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH9, Windsor, VT

Built 1992 Load: 9.1 t ADT: 20

C3001

Fair

Over: CITY STREAM

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT9, Bennington, VT

Built 1923 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 170

TR 03 FAS 103

Fair

Over: SOUTH STREAM

2.0 MI S JCT. VT.9, Bennington, VT

Built 1941 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 1,200

C3099

Fair

Over: STEVENS RIVER

0.04 MI TO JCT W TH100, Caledonia, VT

Built 1919 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 125

C3030

Fair

Over: LAMOILLE RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 30 + VT16, Caledonia, VT

Built 1950 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

C3004

Fair

Over: E. BR. PASSUMPSIC RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 4 + VT 114, Essex, VT

Built 1960 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

C3031

Fair

Over: SCALES BROOK

0.37 MI E OREGON ROAD, Essex, VT

Built 2007 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 10

C3044

Fair

Over: FIRST BRANCH WHITE R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 44 + VT110, Orange, VT

Built 1921 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 200

C3074

Fair

Over: CONN. RIVER LINE R.R.

0.1 MI JCT TH 74 + TH 83, Orange, VT

Built 1919 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 20

C3020

Fair

Over: MINISTER BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH3, Washington, VT

Built 1994 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

C2001

Fair

Over: BRANCH BROOK

0.01 MI TO JCT W C3 TH28, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 190

C3078

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W VT103, Windsor, VT

Built 1961 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 30

C3029

Fair

Over: CONN. RIVER LINE R.R.

0.04 MI TO JCT W C3 TH30, Windsor, VT

Built 1915 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 380

C3040

Fair

Over: CORPORATION BROOK

0.3 MI JCT TH 40 + VT 73, Windsor, VT

Built 1930 Load: 10.0 t ADT: 100

C3061

Fair

Over: WATER ANDRIC

0.1 MI JCT TH 61 + TH 73, Caledonia, VT

Built 1947 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50

C2002

Fair

Over: MOOSE RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 2 + TH 1, Essex, VT

Built 1940 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100

C3034

Fair

Over: BLACK RIVER

0.01 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH5, Orleans, VT

Built 1952 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 50

C3019

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH 17 & TH 19, Windham, VT

Built 1926 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 160

C3026

Fair

Over: BAKER BROOK

@ JCT W CL3 TH19, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100

TR 00003 ML

Fair

Over: POWER DAM CANAL

0.5 MI E JCT. U.S.5 S, Windham, VT

Built 1927 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 3,100

C3009

Fair

Over: WILLIAMS RIVER

0.3 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH11, Windsor, VT

Built 1919 Load: 10.9 t ADT: 100

C3014

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

0.1 MI JCT TH2 & TH14, Bennington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 30

C3057

Fair

Over: STEVENS RIVER

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Caledonia, VT

Built 1936 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 50

C2001

Fair

Over: SO. WHEELOCK BRANCH

0.5 MI JCT TH 1 + TH 24, Caledonia, VT

Built 1940 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 860

C3012

Fair

Over: MORRILL BROOK

0.1 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH26, Caledonia, VT

Built 1949 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 200

C3025

Fair

Over: BLACK CREEK

0.1 MI TO JCT W VT108, Franklin, VT

Built 1927 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 200

C3018

Fair

Over: W. BR. OMPOMPANOOSUC R.

@ JCT W CL3 TH7, Orange, VT

Built 1991 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 20

C3051

Fair

Over: W. BR. OMPOMPANOOSUC R.

0.05 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Orange, VT

Built 1981 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 30

C3049

Fair

Over: WAITS RIVER

0.05 MI JCT TH 49 + VT25, Orange, VT

Built 1974 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 40

C2001

Fair

Over: COX BROOK

0.57 MI TO JCT W C3 TH50, Washington, VT

Built 1919 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 175

C3011

Fair

Over: SIMPSON BROOK

AT JCT C3 TH11 & TH13, Windham, VT

Built 1939 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 40

C3066

Fair

Over: NORTH RIVER

0.15 MI JCT TH 66 &VT112, Windham, VT

Built 1919 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10

C3055

Fair

Over: BROAD BROOK

AT JCT C2 TH 2 & C3 TH55, Windsor, VT

Built 1933 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 10

C3011

Fair

Over: WEST RIVER

0.06 MI TO JCT W VT100, Windsor, VT

Built 1939 Load: 11.8 t ADT: 150

C3022

Fair

Over: LEWIS CREEK

0.3 MI TO JCT W VT116, Addison, VT

Built 1990 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 20

C2002

Fair

Over: GREEN RIVER

@ JCT W CL2 TH1, Bennington, VT

Built 1936 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 200

TR 01 FAS 211

Fair

Over: TEXAS HILL BROOK

6.0 MI S JCT. U.S.2, Chittenden, VT

Built 1939 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 2,100

C3078

Fair

Over: BREWSTER RIVER

AT JCT W VT108, Lamoille, VT

Built 1926 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 600

C2003

Fair

Over: ELMORE BR. LAMOILLE R.

0.5 MI TO JCT W VT15, Lamoille, VT

Built 1959 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 250

C3003

Fair

Over: JENKINS BROOK

0.3 MI JCT TH 3 + VT 110, Orange, VT

Built 1931 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 200

C2002

Fair

Over: W. BR. OMPOMPANOOSUC R.

0.2 MI TO JCT W CL3 TH24, Orange, VT

Built 1919 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 600

C3040

Fair

Over: JAY BRANCH

0.02 MI TO JCT W VT242, Orleans, VT

Built 1960 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 75

C3042

Fair

Over: OTTER CREEK

2.9 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH5, Rutland, VT

Built 1851 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 30

C2004

Fair

Over: EAST CREEK

0.03 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH1, Rutland, VT

Built 1956 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 750

C3025

Fair

Over: BROOK

0.15 MI TO JCT W CL2 TH2, Windham, VT

Built 1961 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 5

C2001

Fair

Over: SMITH BROOK

0.5 MI TO JCT W VT30, Windham, VT

Built 1958 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 570

C2002

Fair

Over: CHARLES BROWN BROOK

@ JCT W CL3 TH36, Windsor, VT

Built 1958 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 300

C3018

Fair

Over: WHITE RIVER

AT JCT TH 18 + VT 100, Windsor, VT

Built 1936 Load: 12.7 t ADT: 10

Showing 401-450 of 2,936 bridges

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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