THE NEW MEXICO BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAM

The New Mexico bridge inspection program is reviewed for its uniqueness as well as the use of the resulting data. Annual training sessions and field work with college professors has kept the program viable and continuing. Close cooperation with the Civil Engineering Department, New Mexico State University, has led to utilization of bridge capacity data developed within the program into a statewide overload routing and permit system. The system takes an overload wheel configuration and load distribution and computes an equivalent HS loading which is compared to the capacity of each bridge along a given route. /Author/

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 664, Bridge Engineering, Volume 1. Proceedings of a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board, September 25-27, 1978. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • White, Kenneth
  • Minor, John
• Conference:
  • Bridge Engineering Conference, 1st, 1978, St Louis, Missouri, USA
  • Location: St Louis Missouri, United States
  • Date: 1978-9-25 to 1978-9-28
• Publication Date: 1978

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 7-13
• Monograph Title: Bridge Engineering. Volume 1
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 664
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Computer programs; Districts and authorities; Field tests; Highway capacity; Inspection; Load transfer; Maintenance; Maintenance management; Maintenance practices; Oversize loads; Planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Authority; Bridge capacity; Bridge maintenance; Overloads
• Geographic Terms: New Mexico
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00183741
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309026962
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Dec 3 1978 12:00AM