AASHTO MBEI-2, Manual for Bridge Element Inspection, Second Edition (2019), provides the element-level framework used to record the condition of highway bridges. Section 1 sets out the condition assessment philosophy, including the multipath and defect concepts, and distinguishes national bridge elements, bridge management elements, and agency-developed elements. Section 2 presents the element location matrix, and Section 3 gives detailed descriptions of each element with its condition states. Element quantity calculations and the feasible actions associated with each condition state are part of that reference material. The manual supports a consistent national record of bridge condition while leaving room for an agency to define additional elements that reflect its own inventory. It is intended for state department of transportation bridge inspectors and for the agencies that compile and report element-level inspection data.