BRIDGIT: USER-FRIENDLY APPROACH TO BRIDGE MANAGEMENT

BRIDGIT is a bridge management system (BMS) software package intended to meet the needs of state, local, and other bridge agencies by providing guidance on network-level management decisions and project level actions. BRIDGIT was developed under the AASHTO-sponsored National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Projects 12-28(2)A, B and C and is a multi-user PC-based system that is user-friendly, easy to implement, and satisfies all of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) requirements for a BMS. BRIDGIT uses a project-level-based optimization strategy to provide network-level recommendations. BRIDGIT provides guidance on how best to allocate funds on your bridge network, thus optimizing network performance. It also recommends specific actions for each bridge, consistent with overall network strategy. This is done by considering the costs and benefits of many possible actions on every bridge. BRIDGIT can quickly handle bridge inventories of hundreds, thousands or tens of thousands of bridges. BRIDGIT is able to quickly handle various "What If?" funding scenarios, providing the user with the immediate feedback desirable in the budgeting and programming process. Additionally, with project-level recommendations and its own maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation (MR&R) module, BRIDGIT is useful to all areas in the bridge office, from network budgeting and programming to project selection to bridge maintenance cost tracking.

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• Authors:
  • Hawk, H
• Conference:
  • Eighth International Bridge Management Conference
  • Location: Denver, Colorado
  • Date: 1999-4-26 to 1999-4-28
• Publication Date: 2000-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 15 p.
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Circular
  • Issue Number: 498
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0097-8515

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridge management systems; Budgeting; Decision making; Optimization; Programming (Planning); Software packages
• Uncontrolled Terms: Cost tracking; Fund allocation; Project selection
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Finance; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00810885
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: E-7, IBMC99-072
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 14 2001 12:00AM