Bridges — FHWA National Bridge Inventory: Condition, Posting & Clearance

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How to connect

Add it to any MCP client that supports remote servers.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "bridges-fhwa-national-bridge-inventory-condition-posting-cle": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://bridges.morningbrief.link/mcp"
    }
  }
}

10 tools

• search_bridges

  Search US bridges in the FHWA National Bridge Inventory. Scope with state, county (3-digit FIPS code), and/or condition (Good/Fair/Poor); optional filters: posting_status (open/posted/closed/not_yet_open), owner_code, scour_critical, year_min/year_max, min_adt, route, and q…

• get_bridge

  Get one bridge by its FHWA structure number (Item 8). Structure numbers are unique within a state; pass state to be exact. Returns the full decoded record.

• list_bridges_in_county

  List bridges in one county (state + 3-digit FIPS county code), paged.

• get_worst_bridges

  The worst-rated bridges in a state (condition = Poor), ordered by lowest component rating then age. State is required. Use for 'worst bridges in X' questions.

• list_posted_or_closed_bridges

  Bridges in a state that are load-posted or closed to traffic (NBI Item 41 status P/R/K), worst condition first. Relevant for routing and heavy-haul feasibility — but per FHWA, NBI data must not be used as the sole source for route clearance; inspections can be up to ~24 months…

• find_low_clearance_bridges

  Bridges in a state whose vertical clearance is at or below max_height_m (or max_height_ft in feet — pass one, not both). Default clearance is over the roadway on the bridge (NBI Item 10); set under=true for the clearance under the bridge (Item 54B), which is what matters for…

• get_state_summary

  Bridge summary for one state: total bridges, counts by condition (Good/Fair/Poor), posted and closed counts, scour-critical count, average year built, total deck area. Without a state, returns per-state totals with condition counts for all states.

• get_county_summaries

  Per-county bridge counts for a state, with Poor-condition and posted/closed counts per county.

• find_bridges_nearby

  Bridges near a point, nearest first. Pass lat/lon in decimal degrees; radius_km defaults to 10 (max 500). Each returned bridge carries distance_km. Bridges with no coordinates are excluded. Unlike the state-scoped tools, this one takes no state — the point is the scope.

• screen_corridor

  Screen a corridor for a vehicle profile: pass a route polyline as points (array of {lat, lon} objects tracing the actual road — submit a real route trace, not city points) plus a vehicle height and weight, and get back every bridge near the corridor that fails the profile, fails…

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