CONNECTICUT'S BRIDGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM

Procedures for the storage and retrieval of bridge-related information at the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) had remained virtually unchanged since the Department began keeping records. In 1985 the Department began utilizing advanced technologies to store and retrieve highway photolog images which provided an integral element in the development of the Department's Pavement Management System. In 1988 ConnDOT, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, began investigating the use of the same technologies for the storage and retrieval of bridge-related information. The investigation brought to light inefficiencies in the storage and distribution of bridge-related data within the Department. With the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) of 1991, six management systems were mandated, including one for bridges. This paper briefly describes the development of an information system dedicated to bridges and how it is being modified to provide input to the Connecticut Bridge Management Information System (CBMIS), to assist in the processing of data, and to support the results of a network analysis on a bridge-by-bridge basis.