Safe Span, LLC provides bridge and structural inspections for federal, state, county agencies, including privately-owned bridge structures, consistent with National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS). These range from routine and interim inventory inspections to in-depth or even emergency inspections, including underwater inspections, fracture critical inspections, storm drains, retaining walls, noise barriers, bulkheads, piers and other marine structures. Safe Span, LLC also provides construction and engineering (CE&I) inspections. An additional service we provide is collections for various types of roadway items including, but not limited to signage, utilities, bridge, traffic signal, crosswalk collections and more. This data can be input into a GIS database program.

Our inspection teams are available for, and have experience with, emergency situations such as flood-related damage, vehicular or vessel impacts, and sudden critical defects. In addition, we understand government agencies have limited funds to maintain their infrastructure inventory, and our firm can help with a cost-efficient maintenance, repair and rehabilitation plan that will protect their investment and extend the usable life of the structure.

Safe Span, LLC has team leaders who are highly trained and certified bridge inspectors with certifications in all types of roadway construction, including more than ten years of inspection experience ranging from complex bridge crossings to small drainage culverts. We perform routine “hands-on” and specialized inspections such as rope access and underwater bridge inspections by experienced in-house divers. Services include these types of inspections: