by admin | Apr 30, 2021 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers, Snooper Truck
Some anniversaries are both celebratory and somber. On April 27th of this year, the national bridge inspection program, which has been at the core of highway bridge safety, was recognized for its 50th anniversary. The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) program...
by admin | Apr 15, 2021 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers, Snooper Truck
There were over 616,000 bridges in the United States as of 2019. And of these, more than 47,000 bridges were in poor condition and in need of urgent repairs, according to a report issued by the American Road and Transportation Builders Association in 2017. The...
by admin | Mar 30, 2021 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
There was a time in many places on the globe when the term “bridge rigger” was applied to the brave and steel-nerved men (Yes, just men…) who worked on bridges in some of the world’s most spectacular sites. Bridge riggers were renowned for their seemingly fearless...
by admin | Jun 30, 2020 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
The industry of bridge riggers, bridge inspection, maintenance and repair covers all 50 states, Guam and Puerto Rico, which, according to the Federal Highway Administration, have over 616,000 bridges. Unfortunately, an excessively large number of these bridges are in...
by Jon Sooy | Apr 28, 2020 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
“There is nothing in machinery, there is nothing in embankments and railways and iron bridges and engineering devices to oblige them to be ugly. Ugliness is the measure of imperfection.” H. G. Wells While some of us may well agree that simply because bridges are...
by Jon Sooy | Mar 30, 2020 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
As we’ve noted here in previous posts, bridge riggers and rigging equipment can include a variety of items. In addition, bridge inspections can involve a variety of different bridge types. One of the most common types are railroad bridges. Critical Structures With a...
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