How Robotic Inspections Can Help Increase Safety on Bridge Sites According to a report by the American Society of Civil Engineers, there are more than 617,000 bridges across the United States, and 42% of them are a half-century old or more. Many have reached the end of their useful structural lives or are close to […]
When — or if — an infrastructure bill gets passed by Congress, many states already know what bridge, road, and tunnel projects they plan to spend the money on. In this article, we look at how the funds will be distributed to the states based on the current $1-trillion bill and several of the top […]
The United States economy, valued at approximately $20 trillion, is highly dependent on a vast network of transportation infrastructure, including bridges, roads, rail lines, and ports. The network moves raw materials, goods, and people from place to place. It’s the engine that’s made the U.S. economy hum for more than a hundred years. The current […]
Learn about the legendary structure and how Bridge Masters, Inc., is helping facilitate its celebration. London Bridge is a famous structure that was built in the 1830s. It crossed the Thames River in the city of London. So, why is Bridge Masters taking on a project for it in Lake Havasu City, Arizona? It’s related […]
Europe’s infrastructure is crumbling at a rapid rate. The U.S. can learn from the E.U.’s failure to address it. There is a great deal of discussion about bridge infrastructure in the United States, especially now that Congress is willing to approve funding for it and President Biden has backed the initiative. This has many people […]
See which option makes more sense when it comes to bridge construction, maintenance, and inspection projects. According to data reported by Statista, the equipment rental market in the United States has grown significantly over the last two decades and is expected to continue to do so in the years ahead. After falling slightly to $48.5 […]
How the bridge infrastructure sector has managed to improve while others have continued to decline. According to the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the overall condition of infrastructure across the United States earns a dismal C- grade. The nation’s bridges got a slightly better C rating, […]
It points the way to turning the corner on bridge decay. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recently released the 2021 Report Card for America’s Infrastructure. The study, which grades the condition of all types of infrastructure in the United States, has good news — albeit qualified — for the nation’s bridges, one of […]
Lessons learned from the country’s best bridge infrastructure programs. The poor condition of bridges in many parts of the United States has repeatedly been in the news lately. Recent negotiations over an infrastructure bill in Washington has made more people aware of how many bridges are structurally deficient or otherwise compromised. There are many issues […]
Bridge engineers overcome a seemingly impossible challenge on a rehab project. Have you ever faced a bridge engineering challenge you thought was impossible to overcome? Check out the one the team rebuilding the Third Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis had to deal with. They used creativity and cutting-edge technology deployed in a novel way to win […]
