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Silver Memorial Bridge Inspection

Built in 1969, the Silver Memorial Bridge serves as both a thoroughfare and monument to its original structure ¨C the Silver Bridge ¨C which had collapsed two years earlier. Several decades later, the Silver Memorial Bridge still serves as a major crossing for people and goods traveling between Charleston, West Virginia and Southern and Central Ohio.

Working to ensure a safe and functioning bridge, the West Virginia Department of Transportation hired us to inspect the bridge every year for the next six years. Our services consist of a cycle of in-depth, periodic, and interim inspections to observe and evaluate all portions of the structure. Fracture critical members and fatigue-prone details receive special attention with observations mandatory at arm's length.

In order to access all of the areas of the bridge that need inspecting in a safe and non-disruptive manner, we completed our first round of inspections using rope access methods. Using a double redundant rope system, we¡¯re able to safely access each portion of the bridge at arm¡¯s length. And we can inspect the entire structure without the use of mechanical equipment or traffic control, allowing vehicular traffic to continue as if we weren¡¯t there.