23 CFR § 490.407 - National performance management measures for assessing bridge condition.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t23/s490.407"
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title: "23 CFR § 490.407 - National performance management measures for assessing bridge condition."
title_number: 23
title_name: "Highways"
section_number: "490.407"
section_name: "National performance management measures for assessing bridge condition."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "PLANNING AND RESEARCH"
part_number: "490"
part_name: "NATIONAL PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT MEASURES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "23 U.S.C. 134, 135, 148(i) and 150; 49 CFR 1.85."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 13913, Mar. 15, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "490"
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# 490.407 National performance management measures for assessing bridge condition.

(a) There are three classifications for the purpose of assessing bridge condition. They are:

(1) Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Good condition;

(2) Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Fair condition; and

(3) Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Poor condition.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) To carry out the NHPP, two of the three classifications are performance measures for State DOTs to use to assess bridge condition on the NHS. They are:

(1) Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Good condition; and

(2) Percentage of NHS bridges classified as in Poor condition.

(d) Determination of Good and Poor conditions are described in § 490.409.