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Extreme events resulting from natural or other disasters, such as fires, floods, earthquakes, tornados, and hurricanes, can damage bridge structures in ways that impact the safety of motorists and the public. The procedures currently employed for response planning, assessment, and rapid restoration of service of these structures to maintain safety do not always address the full range of needs for personnel, communication, coordination, data collection, assessment levels, and other factors associated with the different types and extents of these events. NCHRP Research Report 1098: Guide for Response Planning, Assessment, and Rapid Restoration of Service of Bridges in Extreme Events, from TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program, provides information and guidance on all aspects of response planning, assessment, and rapid restoration of service of bridge structures in extreme events. Supplemental to the report are NCHRP Web-Only Document 390: Response Planning, Assessment, and Rapid Restoration of Service of Bridges in Extreme Events: Background and Summary, the Bridge Assessment and Rapid Restoration Toolbox (BARRT), and a BARRT user manual.