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National Bridge Inventory (NBI)

Published by Federal Highway Administration | Department of Transportation | Catalog Last Checked: September 10, 2026 at 07:36 PM | Dataset Last Updated: September 03, 2026
The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) tracks the status, location, and structural health of all bridges on public roads in the U.S. Transportation agencies use the NBI to monitor infrastructure health, prioritize repairs and replacements, allocate Federal funding, and ensure public safety through standardized inspections. The links below provide highway bridges for all States in single annual files. The files are comma separated, and the text qualifier is a single quote.

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Complete Metadata
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accessLevel public
accrualPeriodicity R/P1Y
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agencyProgramURL http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi.cfm
analysisUnit Bridges
bureauCode 
[
  "021:15"
]
categoryDesignation Administrative
collectionInstrument National Bridge Inventory Database System.
contactPoint 
{
  "fn": "Office of Bridges and Structures",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:bridgeofficialmailbox.fhwa@dot.gov"
}
dataQuality 
true
describedBy https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi.cfm
description The National Bridge Inventory (NBI) tracks the status, location, and structural health of all bridges on public roads in the U.S. Transportation agencies use the NBI to monitor infrastructure health, prioritize repairs and replacements, allocate Federal funding, and ensure public safety through standardized inspections. The links below provide highway bridges for all States in single annual files. The files are comma separated, and the text qualifier is a single quote.
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identifier DOT-693
issued 2018-12-18
keyword 
[
  "bridge",
  "condition",
  "deck",
  "inspection",
  "structure"
]
landingPage https://data.transportation.gov/d/uack-gist
language 
[
  "en-US"
]
license https://www.usa.gov/government-works
modified 2026-09-03
primaryITInvestmentUII 021-012940226
programCode 
[
  "021:009"
]
publisher 
{
  "name": "Federal Highway Administration",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
systemOfRecords https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-05-03/pdf/E6-6510.pdf
theme 
[
  "Transportation"
]
title National Bridge Inventory (NBI)

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