PGSuper / BridgeLink (WSDOT)

Free Engineer & Analyze

Free, open-source bridge design, analysis, and load-rating software suite developed and maintained by the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) -- PGSuper for precast-prestressed concrete girder design (AASHTO LRFD), PGSplice for spliced post-tensioned girders, XBRate for reinforced concrete bent-cap load rating, plus BRIDG Concrete/Steel and BEToolbox utilities, bundled in the BridgeLink suite; used by state DOTs and bridge engineering consultants across the United States.

3.4 /5 composite score
C1 5/5 and C4 5/5 reflect a free, usable download with CSV and XLS export and no lock-in flag, while C2 2/5 reflects the WBFL C++ SDK and Barlist SDK rather than a public cloud API or CLI.
Solid

Rubric Scorecard

How we grade →

Criterion Score Evidence
Value for the price 5/5 Free, free tier Source →
Agent Friendliness 2/5 API: Washington Bridge Foundation Libraries (WBFL) -- C++ programmable software component SDK for bridge engineering; Barlist SDK for custom reinforcing-steel add-ins
Ease of adoption 3/5 --
Portability & lock-in 5/5 2 file formats
Interoperability 2/5 1 integrations

Pricing

ModelFree
Free tieryes
Free vieweryes
Trialyes
Free tier scopeusable
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How we verified this: we checked PGSuper / BridgeLink (WSDOT) against its live site and an independent source — wsdot.wa.gov. Nothing on this page is listed from memory. See how we grade. Verified 2026-07-06.

Evidence

File formats

FormatDirectionSupport
CSV export unknown
XLS export unknown

Integrations

BridgeLink

Sources

Pricing

Also covers

PGSuper / BridgeLink (WSDOT) also appears in these sub-categories:

Civil & Infrastructure
The civil-infrastructure placement is limited to bridge girder design and load-rating inside BridgeLink rather than general corridor design; C1 5/5 and C4 5/5 reflect the free download and export surface, and C2 2/5 reflects the SDK-based automation surface.

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