The work examines the application of methods of static and dynamic testing of bridges damaged as a result of hostilities. Penetration by projectiles and damage by explosions of structural elements, in addition to obvious damage, also form a series of hidden defects, the determination of which according to norms and regulatory documents is regulated to be carried out by means of tests with calculated loads. For testing bridges in accordance with the requirements of construction standards and regulatory documents, the equipment developed by the author of the article was used for digital registration and processing of signals of acoustic emission and mechanical vibrations. The results of static tests of three span overpasses made of precast concrete with a length of 63.20 m along the street are presented. Kvitneva in the city of Chernihiv and a four-span pedestrian bridge with a length of 263.1 m across the Desna River in the park zone of the city of Chernihiv. The peculiarities of the application of the acoustic emission method for determining the state of the span structures of the bridge during static tests with step loading are considered. During the analysis of the results of the dynamic tests of the pedestrian bridge, the results of the application of wavelet analysis were translated to reveal the characteristics of the oscillations of a non-separable steel three-span structure that received dynamic load impulses and determine the natural frequency of oscillations of the span structures. The results of the work are recommended for use during the examination and testing of bridges, the girder structures of which have hidden defects and damage, as well as for constant monitoring of the structures.