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Vt 00009 Ml over Water Penstock

Bennington County, Vermont · rated Good in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory

United States Bridge Conditions2025 National Bridge Inventory, FHWACompiled August 20, 2026

Vt 00009 Ml over Water Penstock in Bennington County, Vermont, is rated in good condition in the 2025 National Bridge Inventory (as of August 20, 2026).
Its lowest-rated component is the culvert, rated 8 (very good condition) on the 0-9 scale.
It was built in 1978, making it 47 years old at the 2025 inventory.
It carries about 4,700 vehicles a day (traffic count year 2018).
Its listed owner is the state highway agency.
It is one of 111 of the 215 inventoried bridges in Bennington County rated good (51.6%); 2 (0.9%) are rated poor.
A good rating means every major component - deck, superstructure, substructure, or culvert - is rated 7 or higher on FHWA's 0-9 scale: no more than minor problems.

Component ratings

Component	Rating (2025)	FHWA scale meaning
Culvert	8	Very good condition

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 data as reported by the Vermont department of transportation.

Bridge	Built	Vehicles/day	Condition
Vt 0007A Alt over W. Branch Batten Kill R.	1912	12,500	Good
US 00007 Ml over Roaring Branch	1973	11,300	Good
US 00007 Ramp over US 7 Ramp A over Vt 279	1973	10,900	Good
US 00007 Ml over US 7 over Vt 279	1973	10,900	Good
US 00007 Ml over US 7 over Benn SH N	1973	10,900	Fair
US 00007 Ml over US 7 over Benn SH N	1973	10,900	Fair