With more than one quarter of U.S. bridges assessed as structurally deficient and/or functionally obsolete, the urgency of conducting routine bridge inspections to ensure continued performance of the nation's ailing highway network is clear.   Edwards and Kelcey has worked with state and local governments and railroads for more than 30 years to inspect and assess the structural function, accessibility, and load ratings of highway crossings and structures throughout the country.

Edwards and Kelcey has been involved with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) program since its inception in 1971, following the 1967 collapse of Silver Creek Bridge in West Virginia . We performed the first NBIS inspections of all 2,000 bridges in New York City in 1972-1974. During that time and the period that followed, EK worked with the New York State DOT to develop the general bridge inspection, underwater inspection and movable span inspection standards and specifications that are used today by many state and local agencies around the country.  

We have completed evaluations and ratings on essentially every type of highway and railroad bridge, ranging from single span timber stringers to stone arches to complex viaducts and trusses from the Northeast to Florida to the Midwest to Texas . Our portfolio also includes extensive underwater bridge inspection work and tunnel evaluations.  

HIGHWAY AND RAILROAD BRIDGES

MOVABLE BRIDGES

LOCAL BRIDGES AND CULVERTS

SUBSTRUCTURES/UNDERWATER INSPECTIONS

TUNNELS