National Bridge Inventory.ppt

National Bridge Inventory Ann Shemaka Federal Highway Administration Office of Bridge Technology National Bridge Inventory 23 USC 151 – National Bridge Inspection Program (NBIP) Requires each State to maintain current inventory data for all highway bridges 23 USC 144 – Highway Bridge Program (HBP) Inventory all highway bridges on public roads Classify according to serviceability, safety and essentiality for public use (Sufficiency Rating) Assign priority for replacement or rehabilitation based on that classification Determine cost of replacement or rehabilitation National Bridge Inventory 23 CFR 650C – National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) Each State or Federal agency must prepare and maintain an inventory of all bridges subject to the NBIS. Sets the Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation’s Bridges (December 1995) together with subsequent interim changes or the most recent version as the guiding document. National Bridge Inventory The Coding Guide Sets: The minimum data elements to be inspected, (States collect more data elements on their bridges including element level data such as details on joints, bearings, connection) How they are to be recorded, and The format in which they are to be reported to the FHWA Coding Guide There are 94 data items collected Items are collected and stored in metric values Items are broken down into item groupings Coding Guide Item Groupings Identification Data Examples: facility carried, location, latitude and longitude Structure Type and Material Type Examples: structure type of main and approach structures, material of main and approach structures, wearing surface, and deck protective system Age and Service Examples: year built, number of lanes, average daily traffic Coding Guide Item Groupings Geometric Data Examples: length of bridge, width of bridge, horizontal and vertical clearances Navigational Data Examples: pier protection and navigational clearances Classificat