About BridgeSafety
Is the bridge you drive over safe?
What we do
BridgeSafety translates the federal bridge inventory into searchable condition grades for every road bridge in the country.
We focus on U.S. bridge safety and structural condition. Every page on bridgesafety.org is built from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI), cited and linkable so readers can trace any number back to its source.
Who this is for
BridgeSafety is built for commuters, civil engineers, transportation reporters, and local officials.
Why this exists
Public data on U.S. bridge safety and structural condition is technically free, but practically locked behind file formats, acronyms, and paywalled dashboards. BridgeSafetyexists to close that gap: take the raw federal and public-sector data, and turn it into pages a normal person can read in thirty seconds.
How we work
- Primary source only. We pull from the FHWA National Bridge Inventory (NBI) and cite the exact dataset and version on every page.
- No invented numbers. If a figure is not in the underlying public data, it does not appear on bridgesafety.org. We never generate synthetic statistics to fill gaps.
- Refreshed on a schedule. Data is refetched on a published cadence — you can see the "Last updated" date on every dataset page.
- Corrections welcome. Readers flag issues all the time. When the source fixes a record, BridgeSafety follows.
Independence
BridgeSafety is an independent publication. We are not funded, owned, or directed by any of the agencies, companies, or organizations that appear in our data. Hosting is paid for by advertising — see our Privacy Policy for details — and we do not take paid placements, sponsored rankings, or "remove-my-entry" fees.
History
BridgeSafety launched in 2026 as part of a small portfolio of independent public-data sites. It has been maintained and updated continuously since.
Contact
Tips, corrections, data-partnership questions, and press inquiries: [email protected]. More options on our contact page.