Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Vermont

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July 5, 2023
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Counties with the most bridges in dire need of repair in Vermont

One in three U.S. bridges is in need of repair or replacement, according to data from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association, including 29% of interstate bridges. The cost to make these repairs is estimated to be in excess of $54 billion.

Stacker investigated which counties in Vermont have the most bridges in dire need of repair using data from the Federal Highway Administration. The data is accurate as of June 15, 2022. Counties are ranked by percent of bridges in "poor" condition and ties are broken by percent square meters of bridges in poor condition. Counties that have no bridges or have no bridges in poor condition are excluded from the list.

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#14. Bennington County

- Bridges in poor condition: 0.9% (2 of 215 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.0% (1,306 of 65,021 square meters of bridges)

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#13. Orleans County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.1% (2 of 180 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 0.4% (204 of 47,691 square meters of bridges)

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#12. Caledonia County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.2% (3 of 247 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.0% (1,745 of 87,783 square meters of bridges)

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#11. Franklin County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.4% (2 of 142 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.6% (844 of 51,590 square meters of bridges)

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#10. Essex County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.5% (1 of 66 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.7% (314 of 18,773 square meters of bridges)

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#9. Chittenden County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.7% (3 of 181 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.9% (2,716 of 94,036 square meters of bridges)

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#8. Orange County

- Bridges in poor condition: 1.9% (4 of 206 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.0% (1,588 of 53,072 square meters of bridges)

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#7. Addison County

- Bridges in poor condition: 2.8% (4 of 141 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 4.0% (1,576 of 39,240 square meters of bridges)

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#6. Windham County

- Bridges in poor condition: 3.0% (10 of 336 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 5.6% (5,995 of 106,743 square meters of bridges)

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#5. Windsor County

- Bridges in poor condition: 3.1% (15 of 481 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.7% (13,461 of 174,826 square meters of bridges)

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#4. Rutland County

- Bridges in poor condition: 3.4% (9 of 266 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 1.8% (1,261 of 70,693 square meters of bridges)

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#3. Lamoille County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.0% (5 of 125 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 2.7% (703 of 26,206 square meters of bridges)

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#2. Washington County

- Bridges in poor condition: 4.0% (10 of 247 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 3.2% (2,350 of 74,332 square meters of bridges)

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#1. Grand Isle County

- Bridges in poor condition: 12.5% (1 of 8 bridges)
- Square meters of bridges in poor condition: 7.6% (2,745 of 35,963 square meters of bridges)

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