C3048 over Calendar Brook
Caledonia County, Vermont · rated Poor in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory
United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled
- C3048 over Calendar Brook in Caledonia County, Vermont, is rated in poor condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of ).
- Its lowest-rated component is the superstructure, rated 0 (failed condition, out of service) on the 0-9 scale.
- It was built in 1919, making it 106 years old at the 2025 inventory.
- It carries about 30 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2019).
- Its listed owner is a town or township highway agency.
- It is one of 15 of the 248 inventoried bridges in Caledonia County rated poor (6.0%); 15 (6.0%) are rated poor.
- Its traffic status in the 2025 inventory is closed to all traffic (NBI item 41).
- It was rated fair in the 2024 inventory and is now poor (superstructure 5 to 0, substructure 6 to 3).
- Status change: newly closed since 2024.
- Its most recent inspection on record is dated September 2024, on a 24-month routine inspection cycle.
- It has fracture-critical members (NBI item 92A): steel tension members without a redundant load path, which get their own scheduled inspections.
- A poor rating means at least one major component - deck, superstructure, or substructure - is rated 4 or lower on FHWA's 0-9 scale. It does not by itself mean the bridge is unsafe; bridges judged unsafe are closed or load-restricted by their owners.
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Component ratings
| Component | Rating (2024) | Rating (2025) | FHWA scale meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deck | 7 | 7 | Good condition |
| Superstructure | 5 | 0 | Failed condition, out of service |
| Substructure | 6 | 3 | Serious condition |
Bridge details
| Structure | Steel girder and floorbeam |
| Length | about 49 ft |
| Location | 0.05 Mi Jct Th 29 + Th 1 |
| NBI structure number | 100314000803141 |
| Condition class | Poor |
| Traffic status (item 41) | Closed to all traffic |
| Last inspection (item 90) | September 2024 |
| Inspection interval (item 91) | 24 months |
| Scour (item 113) | 8: foundations stable, scour above the top of the footing |
| Fracture critical (item 92A) | Yes |
Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Vermont department of transportation.
Busiest bridges in Caledonia County
| Bridge | Built | Vehicles/day | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
| US 00005 Ml over Passumpsic River | 1972 | 12,200 | Good |
| I 00091 Ml over I 91 over Th 10 Brk | 1975 | 11,900 | Good |
| I 00091 Ml over I 91 over Th 10 Brk | 1975 | 11,900 | Good |
| I 00091 Ml over I 91 over US 5 | 1974 | 11,900 | Fair |
| I 00091 Ml over I 91 over US 5 | 1974 | 11,900 | Good |
| I 00091 Ml over I 91 over US 5 | 1974 | 11,900 | Fair |
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