by admin | Jan 28, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance
We use highway and railroad bridges extensively throughout the United States. In fact, at last count, there were more than 61,000 Class I railroad bridges in the United States, and at least 590,000 highway bridges. And almost all of them must be inspected...
by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance
Mandatory bridge inspections have been required on a federal level since 1970. That was when the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970 was created. This landmark legislation was enacted on December 31, 1970, and for the first time in U.S. history, established uniform,...
by admin | Sep 10, 2020 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance
If you’re in the business of working on elevated structures you’ve probably used some type of aerial lift. And if you routinely do underbridge inspection and maintenance work, you’ve likely used a snooper crane to do it. The Venerable “Snooper” Crane What is often...
by admin | Jun 16, 2020 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Snooper Truck
Bridge inspections are regulated by both federal and state guidelines in the United States and the state’s regulations can vary significantly. Federal regulations for bridge inspections, on the other hand, are documented in the National Bridge Inventory Standards...
by admin | May 28, 2020 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Snooper Truck
“A rose by any other name…” One of the interesting aspects of bridge inspection platform vehicles is that they go by a wide variety of names. For example, we’ve previously noted that the common term of “Snooper” truck is actually a trademarked brand name that...
by admin | May 14, 2020 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Snooper Truck
If you work with bridges, you’re probably quite familiar with the aerial boom lifts known as “snooper trucks.” What you may not know is that the term “snooper” is a brand name, not a generic reference to a certain type of vehicle. In 1964, the first SNOOPER®...
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