Pontis is a software application developed to help deal with highway bridges and other structures. According to American inspection and inventory data, Pontis stores are bridged. Program Guide of National Bridge Inventory System (NBIS) of Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). In addition, the data stored in the system is the structural element of each bridge.

The system aims to support the bridge inspection process of one or more bridges, recommend bridge protection policies, predict the future bridge conditions, and recommend the implementation of projects, so that most institutions and users can benefit from the designated budget. The system uses Markov process to determine the degradation of bridges and recommend the best protection strategy. It uses the model results and simulation models of Markov process to predict the future situation and recommend work.

The name "Pontis" comes from the Latin word "pontine", which means bridge. Pontis was originally developed for FHWA by Cambridge Systems and Optima. The system was developed by AASHTO and Michael Beck. AASHTO now has interstate highway and transportation officials? Company and Cambridge Systems are contractors of AASHTO, providing continuous support for the system. Since 2008, it has been licensed by AASHTO to 45 United States. Explain that transportation departments and other organizations are in the United States. And other countries. Pontis is a registered trademark of AASHTO.