AASHTOWare Bridge Design and Rating

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Specialised bridge design and load-rating software from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) -- the BrDR (Bridge Design and Rating) product supports AASHTO LRFD design, load rating (LRFR/LFD), and bridge management (BrM) for U.S. state DOTs and their engineering consultants; part of the AASHTOWare suite alongside Project (construction management), Pavement ME Design, Safety, and PermitRoute; developed collaboratively by state transportation agencies with an AASHTOWare OpenAPI for system integration and an Alliance Program for third-party partner extensions.

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2.6 /5 composite score
C1 3/5 reflects published FY2026 pricing from $6,850 to $13,000 per year, and C2 3/5 reflects the documented AASHTOWare OpenAPI. C4 2/5 reflects CSV export, and the recorded workflow is agency-licensed bridge design and load rating.
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Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 3/5 subscription (agency license, published procurement pricing), from $6850 Source →
Agent Friendliness 3/5 API: AASHTOWare OpenAPI -- REST API for external system integration with AASHTOWare products; documented in the AASHTOWare developer portal
Ease of adoption 2/5 --
Portability & lock-in 2/5 1 file formats
Interoperability 3/5 3 integrations

Pricing

Modelsubscription (agency license, published procurement pricing)
Entry price$6850
Free tierno
Free viewerno
Billing unitflat
TiersAgency Discount License (BrD or BrR) ($6850), Single Workstation (subsequent) ($11350), Single Workstation (first copy) ($13000)
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Evidence

File formats

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CSV export unknown

Integrations

AASHTOWare Project AASHTOWare Pavement HCSS HeavyBid

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Pricing

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AASHTOWare Bridge Design and Rating also appears in these sub-categories:

Civil & Infrastructure
On the civil-infrastructure placement, C1 3/5 reflects published FY2026 pricing from $6,850 to $13,000 per year, and C2 3/5 reflects the AASHTOWare OpenAPI for external integration. C4 2/5 reflects CSV export, and the placement is limited to public-agency bridge programs rather than general roadway-production workflows.

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