Developing A Methodology to Inspect and Assess Conditions of Short Span Structures on County Roads in Wyoming

Ever since the introduction of the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) in 1971, there has been a tremendous amount of effort put into bridge rehabilitation programs and safety inspections. The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) inspects these bridges in accordance with the NBIS on regular intervals, but there is currently no formal inspection procedure in place to assess the condition of short span structures, especially culverts. Culvert responsibility then falls subject to the agency that owns them. As a result, culverts can become neglected and fall into a state of disrepair and problems or deficiencies are not noticed until a much larger problem arises. In order to aid county governments in Wyoming to assess the conditions of their culverts and to better allocate limited funding, a comprehensive inspection methodology was developed. Since information on short span bridges is very limited, a preliminary inspection procedure was developed for inspecting short span bridges. Counties throughout the state can utilize the developed inspection procedures to aid in efficiently allocating limited funds to their deficient structures. Also, by having a comprehensive knowledge of the conditions of these structures, county governments can justify pursuing additional funding.

• Record URL:
  https://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=829
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• Summary URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29742
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29741
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Wyoming, Laramie

  Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering
  1000 East University Avenue
  Laramie, WY  United States  82071

  Mountain-Plains Consortium

  North Dakota State University
  Fargo, ND  United States  58108

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Werbelow, Wesley S
  • Ksaibati, Khaled
  • 0000-0002-9241-1792
• Publication Date: 2015-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 173p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bridges; Condition surveys; Culverts; Data collection; Inspection; Methodology
• Geographic Terms: Wyoming
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01587717
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MPC 15-290
• Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 27 2016 5:11PM