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Existing bridges require continuous maintenance to ensure functionality toward external effects undermining the safety of these structures, such as aging, material degradation, and environmental factors. Although effective and standardized methodologies exist (e.g., structural monitoring, periodic onsite inspections), new emerging technologies could be employed to provide time- and cost-effective information on the current state of structures and to drive prompt interventions to mitigate risk. One example is represented by MTInSAR data, which can provide near-continuous information about structural displacements over time. To easily manage these data, the paper presents BAS-MTInSAR. The tool allows users to insert information of the focused bridge (displacement time series, structural information, temperature data) and, through a user-friendly GUI, observe the occurrence of abnormal deformations. In addition, the tool implements a procedure of multisource data management and defines proper thresholds to assess bridge behavior against current code prescriptions. 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