<p>The article provides a presentation and comparison of various criteria applied in BMS systems for the purpose of assessing the technical condition of bridges. The criteria and the methods which are used have been analyzed also from the point of view of their usefulness for the purpose of bridge infrastructure management. Experience for Poland has been analyzed and confronted with relevant examples of the criteria used in other countries.</p><p>Basic and advanced methods of evaluation are addressed. Evaluation methods, which are useful for the purpose of parameterization of the results of bridge facilities assessment, have been selected for further research. Parameterization is understood in this case as drawing up, by the decision-making teams or computer program algorithms, of “rankings” for the needs of on-going and planned maintenance of bridge facilities. Attention has been drawn to the possibility of use of new technologies, e.g. BIM, AR, Big Data or IoT in the broadly defined bridge operation and maintenance systems.</p>

<p>The ”Pancera” flyover, located in the historic part of Warsaw, near the Royal Castle, was constructed together with Trasa W-Z route in 1949. Repair works of the load-bearing structure, the supports and the immediate surroundings of the flyover were performed in the course of repairs and expansion of the grid of tram routes, carried out by Tramwaje Warszawskie tram operator in 2009.</p><p>The paper presents the aesthetic and historical aspects of the design and repair works from 2009. It presents the examples of the color scheme of the flyover while bearing in mind its location in a historic area, in the direct vicinity of the Royal Castle and the Old Town. Also, the requirements of the Metropolitan Monument Conservator are presented. The article presents the appearance of the flyover before and after the renovation was done in 2009 and the current aesthetic reception of the object and its surroundings.</p>