Three-dimensional bridge deck finisher

A method comprising:

• receiving a desired design for a bridge surface;
• receiving a set of corrections relating one or more structural features of a bridge deck to corresponding deviations in the desired design;
• incorporating the set of corrections into a design profile to produce an optimized 3D surface model;
• executing the optimized 3D surface model with a bridge paver having a 3D carriage;
• and
• continuously receiving deflection measurements from a plurality of deflection sensors disposed at known locations of supporting girders of the bridge deck.

A bridge paving system comprising:

• a plurality of deflection sensors disposed at known locations on girders of a bridge deck configured to provide deflection data to a bridge paving machine processor;
• a paving machine comprising;
• a superstructure;
• a carriage configured to transit laterally along the superstructure comprising:
• a finishing tool;
• and
• a plurality of non-contact surface sensors;
• and
• at least one paving processor in data communication with a memory storing processor executable code for configuring the at least one paving processor to:
• receive a desired design for a bridge surface;
• receive a set of corrections relating one or more structural features of a bridge deck to corresponding deviations in the desired design;
• incorporate the set of corrections into a design profile to produce an optimized 3D surface model;
• and
• execute the optimized 3D surface model.