Making bridges safer with digital inspections

Exploring the U.S. bridge safety crisis, inspection backlogs making it worse, and how digital inspections can help.

Bridge disasters are sadly not uncommon. And as 42% of the United States’ 617,000 bridges are at least 50 years old, and 1 in 8 bridges are in such bad repair they need to be replaced, it’s unlikely things will get better any time soon.

This guide will take an in-depth look at bridge safety by considering the scope of the bridge safety crisis, the causes of the inspection backlogs, and the untapped potential for new digital inspection tools to help turn the tide.