Create and deploy a novel toolset for the prediction of corrosion based on the structural features of a selected bridge deck. Physics-based numerical models for the prediction of corrosion in reinforced concrete decks will be developed. This new modeling framework will be embedded in an optimization framework to develop new best practices for bridge deck corrosion mitigation to guide both the design of new systems and the maintenance of existing ones. The ultimate goal is to identify the complex interrelationships between the temporal and spatial frequency of salt application and the corrosion mitigation strategies in place. Then, this new information will be combined with reliability-based optimization to provide guidelines for the operational control of bridge decks subject to corrosion mechanisms.