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 admin | 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 admin | Feb 28, 2020 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
If you’re already involved in the industry of bridge inspection, maintenance and repair you probably know the story: more than 47,000 bridges are in need of major repairs. And that’s less than eight percent of the 616,096 bridges in all the 50 states, Guam and Puerto...
by admin | Feb 14, 2020 | Boom Lift, Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
If you’re reading this you are most likely engaged in some type of bridge inspection, maintenance or repair work. With over 600,000 bridges in the United States alone and, of those, over 54,000 in need of major repairs, there is likely no shortage of work. All...
by admin | Jan 14, 2020 | Bridge Inspection, Bridge Maintenance, Bridge Riggers
As of 2017, the United States had more than 614,300 bridges, according to Infrastructure Report Card. Of these bridges, almost 40 percent of them are more than 50 years old. Back in 2016 it was determined that over 56,000 of the nation’s bridges were structurally...
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