Overview

There are ten recognized types of bridge inspections in Texas:
  • Initial (Inventory or First Routine)
  • Routine (Periodic)
  • Damage
  • In-Depth
  • Nonredundant Steel Tension Member
  • Underwater
  • Special (Interim)
  • Complex Feature
  • Scour Monitoring (per the SNBI)
  • Service
TxDOT does not currently have inspection intervals requiring Service Inspections. As such, Service Inspections, as defined in the NBIS, are not performed by TxDOT.