BRIDGE STRUCTURES - General Inspection Checklist

• Structure ID

• Structure Name

• Location
  Address

• Crossing Name

• Alt. Name

• Structure Type

• Owner

• Construction Type

• District

• Construction Material

• LGA ID

• Inspector Name

• Conducted on

  Date

• Date of Next Inspection

  Date

• Work Item No.

• Inspection Level 1

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• The following pages will describe various structures at the Approaches, Surface Over Structure, Embankments and Waterways, Substructure, Superstructure, Large Traffic Management Signs and gantries and Miscellaneous. Skip past the structures that are not present, there is no need to enter N/A.

Signs/Delineation

• Completeness

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose/missing fixings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Damage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cleanliness

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Orientation

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Guardrail

• Correct height/alignment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose or missing fixings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Impact damage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Material deterioration (steel corrosion, timber decay etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Damaged/missing spacer blocks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Connection to bridge (the approach barrier and bridge barrier preferably should be interconnected; if not, note in "comments" section)

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Road Drainage

• Debris/vegetation growth inside drains, channels, inlet/outlet puts and sumps which may obstruct free drainage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Leaking drainage pits/structures

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scour/erosion at drainage outlets, particularly adjacent to abutments/foundations, culvert outlets and deck run-off

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Wearing Surface

• Settlement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Depressions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Potholes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cracking

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Wearing Surface

• Settlement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Depressions

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Potholes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Cracking

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Footways (if any)

• Unevenness/trip hazards

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Bridge Barrier

• Correct height/alignment

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose or missing fixings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Impact damage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Material deterioration (steel corrosion, timber decay etc)

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Damaged/missing spacer blocks

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Delineators for completeness, damage, cleanliness, orientation, and visibility to road users

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Deck Joints

• Loose or missing fixings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Damaged/missing components

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Dirt/debris build up in joints which may impede free movements

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Leakage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Damage/deterioration of nosings

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Embankments

• Erosion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Scour

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Slope Stability

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Slope/batter protection

• Undermining

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Settlement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loss of material

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Vegetation

• Bushes, trees within 2.0m of abutments and wingwalls

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Bushes/trees within waterway channel

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Vegetation affecting sight distance onto/across structure

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Waterway

• Accumulation of debris against or adjacent to structure

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Lateral bank erosion adjacent to/beneath the structure

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Channel degrading

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Channel aggrading

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Structure in permanent standing water

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Abutments, piers, wingwalls, retaining structures and foundations

• Cracking

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Splitting

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Distortion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Movement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Steel Corrosion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Vegetation growth in joints of coursed masonry/fascia panels

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Weepholes for blockages affecting free drainages

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Timber members for decay, termite activity, marine borer, and other insect attach

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Headstocks, bearing pedestals and substructure drains

• Accumulation of dirt and debris which may obstruct free drainage and cause ponding or restrict bearing movement

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Bearings

• Corrosion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excessive deflection/bulging

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Delamination of elastomeric bearings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Damage to pedestals/plinths

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Noticeable build-up of deposits of aggressive salts, silt, debris and bird or bat droppings

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Deck/Girders

• Obvious evidence of spalling, cracking, staining, dampness, or corrosion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Excessive movement/vibration under load

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• For noticeable build-up of deposits of aggressive salts, silt, debris and bird or bat droppings

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Blocked vent holes

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Timber members for excessive member deflections

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Timber girders and corbels for excessive sniping

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose joining and fasteners

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Propping for tightness of wedges in deck cambering or temporary works

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Culvert Barrel

• Distortion/deflection of barrel

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Invert corrosion/abrasion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Obvious evidence of spalling, cracking, staining, dampness, or corrosion

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Footings

• Obvious evidence of spalling, cracking, or reinforcement corrosion

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Rotation/settlement

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Erosion/undermining

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Base Plates, Fittings and Hold-Down Bolts

• Cracking, spalling or voids in mortar pads

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Debris/fill over base plate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Corrosion of fixings/base plate

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose/missing fixings and thread engagement

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Columns

• Impact damage

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Verticality of members

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Protective coating loss

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Loose/missing fixings and thread engagement

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Signage and Ancillaries

• Completeness, damage, cleanliness, orientation, and visibility to road users

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Roadway Beneath Structure

• Delineation

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Barriers

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Road Drainage

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Services

• Location and condition of any services attached to or near the structure

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Appearance

• Graffiti

  Yes

  No

  N/A
• Location
  Address

• Comments

• Upload a photo of the problem

  Media

• Rectified?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Inspect Required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Maintenance required?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• General Comments

• Vermin Screen Comments

• Security Measures Comments