With the global trend of informationization and intelligence in development of scientific and technological innovation, bridge engineering faces new opportunities for innovation. There is a trend of developing intelligent and high-precision bridges, which may profoundly transform the whole life cycle of bridge design, construction and maintenance. To reveal the progress and trend in this field, this paper reviews related research worldwide in 2019, with regard to bridge informatization, intelligent inspection, high-performance intelligent materials, and intelligent disaster prevention/mitigation, and proposes prospects of future research opportunities. According to the review, BIM technologies can significantly improve the productivity, performance, and integration of construction, maintenance and management of bridges. With the development of 5G technology, digital twinning has been introduced into the field of bridge management and maintenance. Intelligent inspection technologies (e.g. UAV and robots) and intelligent algorithms (e.g. computer vision, big data, and deep learning) continuously enrich bridge monitoring methods and improve the accuracy and efficiency. Development and applications of high-performance intelligent construction materials have provided strong thrusts to the development of intelligent bridges. Development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies bring new approaches for disaster prevention of structures and transportation. To support national development strategies and ensure safety and durability of bridges, future research should focus on the theme of "bridge informatization and intelligence" to carry out theoretical innovation, technical research and engineering applications.