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The Long-Term Bridge Performance program will be presenting in the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety's (IABMAS) Fifth International Conference in downtown Philadelphia at the Loews Hotel from July 11-15, 2010. [More]

Performance Primer

A study was initiated to synthesize research activities relevant to bridge performance both in the United States and abroad. [More]

Focus Groups

A series of focus group meetings across a number of geographically distributed States was conducted. [More]

Geotechnical Performance Issues Workshop

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Long-Term Bridge Performance (LTBP) Program recently hosted a geotechnical workshop called "Identifying Bridge Substructure Performance Issues." [More]

Data Infrastructure

The LTBP Program is developing an open, scalable, and extensive data management and analysis infrastructure. [More]

Decision Support Tool and Data Collection Protocols

In order to have consistency in data collection for the program, another LTBP software tool, the Bridge Assessment Decision Tool (BADT), was created to query data collection protocols. [More]

LTBP Pilot Study

The experiences and results from inspecting, instrumenting, testing, and monitoring the pilot study bridges will be a major determinant in the final design of the various LTBP experimental studies. [More]

LTBP Newsletter

The first issue of the LTBP Newsletter will be available in spring of 2010. [More]

LTBP Events/Meetings

The LTBP program and its current activities will be featured at the following conferences. [More]