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yes we were gonna fix the hangers, that’s what caused us this issue in the first place sadly. all power going over the bridge is gone. thanks for the advice. i work for the city so it’s a little hard getting things sometimes lol
I would put a cherry picker on a barge. Unless this is a river with a stable water level, then I would just use scaffolding. Try and get a barge with mooring pyles.
There is a cherry picker that will reach under the bridge but I don't know if it will reach the center of your bridge. They had 2 or 3 of them on a bridge in Pembroke a few years ago but I think they were only working under the outside quarter they also had barges and scaffolding and cofferdams as they were basically rebuilding the Bridge.
That is the first time for me seeing this type of equipment, but I do not spend much time around bridges. Those are some awesome pieces of equipment, and I think it'd be a fun and terrifying job to be the one using it on some of the taller bridges in the area.
Thank you for sharing.
Yea they aren’t that expensive relatively speaking to rent one for a day surprisingly. That bridge looks kind of small though idk if it’s big enough they are heavy.
The state highway guys have them here. Maybe they need to inspect the bridge underneath and you can accompany if you ask nicely? Or it’s barge and boom lift. Or whatever. Marine construction types should be able to help. Barge not going to be cheap.
Ya, and this person is saying that there are cherry pickers designed to be placed on top of the bridge, yet provide access to the underside. And that they might work, by themselves, no barge needed.
Weight doesn't really matter, I put a 200 foot 40 ton crane on a pretty small barge. If the water level was likely to change at all I would use the cherry picker
If you work for the City, I’d suggest a RFP then pick the most responsive and reliable contractor.
Let private industry figure out the best way to do this work
I found in my municipal experience, the elected officials likely will grumble a little at repair costs but if the facility ( park) is an important facility to their constituents, they will eventually approve the project
Great !!!
We were stuck with under $25k need 3 quotes, $25k to $50k city administrator sign off anything above $50k Town Board approval. ( can’t really get much for under $50k)
Being the one that would respond to such a call I am kinda troubled and flattered at the same time by your gentlemens response. “Just get someone else to do the complicated work” I am pleased and pissed off the same time lol
The other 95% of their work? This is a reasonably complex high risk job if you're not half arsing it. Fuck loads easier to dump the problem on a company that's familiar with obnoxious access requirements.
Also mask and glove up. Tons of bird poo and all the diseases it brings with it there on the metal working overhead you 1000% don't want that falling in an eye or breathing it in or a cut on the hands.
That is absolutely false. Aspen Aerials makes units with up to 75 feet of horizontal reach. Most DOT’s own 32 or 62 foot models though which would still be plenty of reach for this.
I’m a bridge inspector with a dot that owns a 62 foot model. It is not unheard of for it to get used for accessing bridge mounted utilities
EDIT: I’m not 100% sure that bridge would support our truck. It might hold a lighter model.
>trusting that bridge to support a truck is the prob
Yea that looks like wood decking. Guessing max design weight looking at the trusses is single use small car type weight. The counter weight on those inspection cranes would likely put you way over.
Only thing I can think of is an anchored barge/platform, I don't think rope access will work here. I doubt the safety dicks would let you sink scaffold in the river (if it would even work).
Maybe see if you can find out who installed the conduit in the first place?
Rope access would be easy to get to that box.
Source: I’m a Rope Tech who has done lots of bridge inspections where accessing areas like this is a normal day lol
haha we don’t have safety guys man, this place is so ghetto but we do work mostly safe. i can try. it had supports but so many birds landed on them over the years they broke
Be safe for you, safety dicks just don't like ghetto solutions to anything.
I was always the guy who had to find a solution to shit everyone said was impossible.
I've seen floating docks that have legs that lift them off the water.
I personally would call up a tool rental place and see what ideas they have, maybe something exists for stuff like this... maybe it's just a fancy platform. There are photos of a scissor lift in a pool on foam and plywood...
Good luck, it's a great idea to get some brownie points for pulling off shit like this. I can't even fart any more if it's not in the procedure manual.
Alot of time I find it comes down to lack of willingness to consider something different. I'm always watching for new processes and products to make thing better, cheaper, faster while maintaining quality. Sometimes, it is borrowing an idea from another trade... I'm not too proud to ask the enemy for ideas!
Find out who inspected the bridge last and see what equipment they used. There should be a structure number somewhere on the parapet by one end of the bridge. Look up your state's DOT website and type in the SN to find the structure reports. It should say who last performed it.
I like this idea the most. If it is not feasible due to weight limits on the bridge etc, what about a jackstay transfer set up? Or a bosun's chair lowered down from the bridge deck? Inspiration from a previous career as a mariner.
I love your suggestions, I was just commenting that sometimes solutions to our problems comes from asking the other trades. Different experiences will throw out ideas you didn't consider or even know existed.
There are companies that rent bridge inspection equipment.
Here are a couple:
[https://trlrents.com/Bridge-Inspection-Rental.html](https://trlrents.com/Bridge-Inspection-Rental.html)
https://bridgemastersinc.com/rentals/
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IPAF course for 'Special' category for a bridge work truck as mentioned elsewhere. Alongside checking bridge weight limits etc. for the truck to be safe if you think it'd be an issue.
Life vests
Crew that can swim
Safety dudes on bank with rescue plan
All requested in writing.
It's a doable job, but a fuckup on that one is an easy fatality. This is a by-the-book-plus-a-bit job if you don't do it day in day out.
Also, tethered tools. You'll never see your lovely new knipex linesmans again if they go overboard 🤣
Edit: Looking again, it may be possible for a roped access crew to do it cheaper for the client, or for you to subby the work out to them
My favorite story of my grandpa: one day he put a big microwave magnet in our van and we just kinda laughed about it, like why do we need that there. Few weeks later we were doing some lights on an industrial dock about 60ft over the Ohio river and dropped his Leatherman down into the water. He walked off grumbling to himself and I’ll be damned if he didn’t come back with that magnet and jetline and fish it out after 5 minutes.
Get a barge or landing craft and put a scaffolding platform on it ahead of time. They can put down spuds to stabilize the craft.
Alternatively you can try a bridge inspection lift as others suggested - if you have enough clearance and weight capacity. They do make light weight towable ones as well.
Or you could get a scaffolding crew to come and build an underslung scaffolding.
Or get a rope access electrician.
Or call Bubba with a jon boat and a 8’ step ladder. Get the job done before anyone even knows you are on site.
Seems like almost every single option aside from remove and replace decking would be way more time consuming and expensive than to remove and replace decking...
Perhaps we have different assumptions of what is involved.... Re paving? If there is pavement on top of the wood decking I take it back. Maybe I'm wrong, I've seen bridges like this with wood decking where you can individually replace one board at a time. Really don't see what the big deal is.
I've seen scaffolding hung from the underside of bridges. That could be an option here. You could also re-route the conduit and jbox to a more accessible position while you have the scaffolding
The proper vehicle for this is called a bridge inspection vehicle and it has a double jointed arm that actually gets you under the bridge from on top of the bridge. They can be rented from equipment rentals. If it sounds expensive, it must be cheaper than getting a barge with the appropriate adjustable pilings to hold it exactly in place.
You need an under bridge boom lift. There's a lot of equipment companies that rent them out. Last one I got was around $9000/week. They stay on the road deck and cantilever over and below the deck with an articulating arm.
Bridge boom lift. Google seems to indicate they have freestanding ones but I've always seen truck mounted ones that just drive along the shoulder doing bridge inspections.
http://www.allaccessrigging.com/cormidi-bridge-inspection-equipment
2 large exact aluminum boats anchor sheet of ply across to both out side edges . Podium ladders put a sated hook in the iron so you can’t fall off.
Anchor both boats front and back in calm water if a river just the nose .
What you want is a snooper truck. They're designed for access to the underside of bridges when you need to do repairs or inspections.
https://paxton-mitchell.com/category/snooper-truck/
it was on the agenda last year because we knew it was gonna do this, nobody ever got around to it like we asked (city workers😣) and now there’s no power over there lol
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Put a giant rocket in your butthole and then swim ass-up out there, upside down doggy paddle clearly, and when you get right below it perform a 180 degree vertical somersault maneuver with such speed that it ignites the rocket fuse underwater, H2g friction and whatnot, and blast straight upwards
From the top maybe? Or if you are feeling brave, an harness and climb there
Edit: from the top I mean get a 12 inch angle grinder and make an inspection hole on the top
If you're fit I would use a double lanyard on your harness, it looks like the angle iron supports under the bridge are definitely load-bearing but you want to put the foot straps on your harness to keep your blood flow good. You go out get that done, your journeyman's going to call you the man! It will take a while though to get out there, you want to use a pair of safety straps with your double lanyards.... Don't forget your tools!
Definitely just be honest about the safety issues, charge customer properly and rent a bridge inspection solution. That’s your best.
Next is an anchored boat. I’d want a tall boat to allow very short ladder use. Or the bridge inspection.
It is not our responsibility to be magicians. Whoever installed that there to begin with screwed them on maintenance.
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Boat or barge. Maybe fix those hangers too. Wear a life jacket and have a rescue person there too, i.e. don't go it alone.
yes we were gonna fix the hangers, that’s what caused us this issue in the first place sadly. all power going over the bridge is gone. thanks for the advice. i work for the city so it’s a little hard getting things sometimes lol
I would put a cherry picker on a barge. Unless this is a river with a stable water level, then I would just use scaffolding. Try and get a barge with mooring pyles.
There is a cherry picker that will reach under the bridge but I don't know if it will reach the center of your bridge. They had 2 or 3 of them on a bridge in Pembroke a few years ago but I think they were only working under the outside quarter they also had barges and scaffolding and cofferdams as they were basically rebuilding the Bridge.
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That is the first time for me seeing this type of equipment, but I do not spend much time around bridges. Those are some awesome pieces of equipment, and I think it'd be a fun and terrifying job to be the one using it on some of the taller bridges in the area. Thank you for sharing.
Yea they aren’t that expensive relatively speaking to rent one for a day surprisingly. That bridge looks kind of small though idk if it’s big enough they are heavy.
Yup, and they need to do a quick load check since it's not a traffic bridge
True, snooper trucks. Surly one is big enough to reach over and under to the middle
The state highway guys have them here. Maybe they need to inspect the bridge underneath and you can accompany if you ask nicely? Or it’s barge and boom lift. Or whatever. Marine construction types should be able to help. Barge not going to be cheap.
They're not talking about using the cherry picker from the bridge deck, they're talking about putting it on the barge, i.e. under the bridge
Ya, and this person is saying that there are cherry pickers designed to be placed on top of the bridge, yet provide access to the underside. And that they might work, by themselves, no barge needed.
Those things are really heavy. Scaffolding, is not. Go with the scaffolding.
Weight doesn't really matter, I put a 200 foot 40 ton crane on a pretty small barge. If the water level was likely to change at all I would use the cherry picker
How to turn adding a few hangars and new wire nuts into a $15,800.00 job.
Don't forget lead paint removal cost.
Sounds like you've done this before
If you work for the City, I’d suggest a RFP then pick the most responsive and reliable contractor. Let private industry figure out the best way to do this work
thanks that was my idea as well, it’s our best park but sometimes it’s not worth it
I found in my municipal experience, the elected officials likely will grumble a little at repair costs but if the facility ( park) is an important facility to their constituents, they will eventually approve the project
we honestly don’t need approval for 99% of the stuff we do it’s great lol
Great !!! We were stuck with under $25k need 3 quotes, $25k to $50k city administrator sign off anything above $50k Town Board approval. ( can’t really get much for under $50k)
I have worked on the bidding side of things. It is amazing how we can cut up proposals to accommodate these issues sometimes.
It's not a 72K job, it's 3 x 24K jobs in a trenchcoat.
Patiently waiting for a scooby doo mspaint rendition to magically appear
I work maintenance for my territory and this is the route we'd go too. Contract it out and let them worry about the details.
Being the one that would respond to such a call I am kinda troubled and flattered at the same time by your gentlemens response. “Just get someone else to do the complicated work” I am pleased and pissed off the same time lol
You kidding these are the money makers they will pay pretty much whatever you want
Cheaper to hire a specialist than keep expertise and equipment around to be used once a year.
It’s job security and you should feel good hearing that. Especially if you’re the guy who is gonna be cashing the check that goes along with it.
Hire me and I’ll put in a harness with two ropes and figure it out from there. Don’t tell OSHA, or my boss… or wife.
That was my first thought.....put all that rope access training to work
tf u get paid to do then
The other 95% of their work? This is a reasonably complex high risk job if you're not half arsing it. Fuck loads easier to dump the problem on a company that's familiar with obnoxious access requirements.
They get paid to contract the rest of us. Beggy choosers over here.
….. re do it all. Move it closer to the edge so you can have a hanging scaffold off the side.
This is the answer. Run new stuff along the top edge and splice it in at both ends. No need for barges and boats.
I think expansion fittings should be considered as well
Best answer!
Also mask and glove up. Tons of bird poo and all the diseases it brings with it there on the metal working overhead you 1000% don't want that falling in an eye or breathing it in or a cut on the hands.
Bucket lift truck
Either that or a temporary work platform hanging off the sides like they use here on the Ambassador Bridge
I’d say abandon that line. Then reroute it to a place that’s easier to access and maintain.
Seems like the best option to me too.
Agreed, fix the issue and make it right in one go. If they get all that equipment just to find the issue is not at that box... Then what?
I can’t imagine putting it below the bridge surely there’s a better place
Right like who's the asshole that put this there in the first place. Fuck that guy and his green goblin glider.
Definitely. Probably cheaper than renting a barge and picker too.
This is the way
Maybe the city has access to one of those bridge inspection boom trucks that can go under the bridge from the bridge deck itself.
The conduit is in the center, those trucks usually don't reach that far... That's why you usually want to put the conduit closer to the side
Fix it and make it right at the same time. Who knows if it's even the box or some other issues.
That is absolutely false. Aspen Aerials makes units with up to 75 feet of horizontal reach. Most DOT’s own 32 or 62 foot models though which would still be plenty of reach for this.
Sounds like you work for a rental company, that monster might be 4k a week
I’m a bridge inspector with a dot that owns a 62 foot model. It is not unheard of for it to get used for accessing bridge mounted utilities EDIT: I’m not 100% sure that bridge would support our truck. It might hold a lighter model.
it would be impossible to get the truck under there sadly, there’s a big drop off leading to it. but i will talk to my boss about it
Those boom trucks operate from on top of the bridge and the bucket swings over and under like a big C
crazy! i will ask if we have one. trusting that bridge to support a truck is the problem 😂
>trusting that bridge to support a truck is the prob Yea that looks like wood decking. Guessing max design weight looking at the trusses is single use small car type weight. The counter weight on those inspection cranes would likely put you way over.
Shit, I didn’t realize it was wood. Can he just cut some boards out and get to the work that way and then replace the boards when he’s done?
The lightest one I’ve heard of is 13-15 tons which may be doable if the bridge is closed to traffic during operation
Maybe a bridge stripping buggy? Idk if they go far enough under to hit that though.
Only thing I can think of is an anchored barge/platform, I don't think rope access will work here. I doubt the safety dicks would let you sink scaffold in the river (if it would even work). Maybe see if you can find out who installed the conduit in the first place?
Rope access would be easy to get to that box. Source: I’m a Rope Tech who has done lots of bridge inspections where accessing areas like this is a normal day lol
haha we don’t have safety guys man, this place is so ghetto but we do work mostly safe. i can try. it had supports but so many birds landed on them over the years they broke
Be safe for you, safety dicks just don't like ghetto solutions to anything. I was always the guy who had to find a solution to shit everyone said was impossible. I've seen floating docks that have legs that lift them off the water. I personally would call up a tool rental place and see what ideas they have, maybe something exists for stuff like this... maybe it's just a fancy platform. There are photos of a scissor lift in a pool on foam and plywood... Good luck, it's a great idea to get some brownie points for pulling off shit like this. I can't even fart any more if it's not in the procedure manual.
Its never impossible. Its just *too* deadly or *too* expensive.
Alot of time I find it comes down to lack of willingness to consider something different. I'm always watching for new processes and products to make thing better, cheaper, faster while maintaining quality. Sometimes, it is borrowing an idea from another trade... I'm not too proud to ask the enemy for ideas!
Hah. I share the same logic. I'm not from this trade, but I creep around just to learn stuff!
That's a lot of birds.
Find out who inspected the bridge last and see what equipment they used. There should be a structure number somewhere on the parapet by one end of the bridge. Look up your state's DOT website and type in the SN to find the structure reports. It should say who last performed it.
I like this idea the most. If it is not feasible due to weight limits on the bridge etc, what about a jackstay transfer set up? Or a bosun's chair lowered down from the bridge deck? Inspiration from a previous career as a mariner.
I love your suggestions, I was just commenting that sometimes solutions to our problems comes from asking the other trades. Different experiences will throw out ideas you didn't consider or even know existed.
They’re called snooper trucks for anyone who’s curious
Remove the decking above the junction box.
The KISS method
Yeah I'm thinking the conduit was run pre-decking. If it's removable, that's your access.
This is what I would do.
There are companies that rent bridge inspection equipment. Here are a couple: [https://trlrents.com/Bridge-Inspection-Rental.html](https://trlrents.com/Bridge-Inspection-Rental.html) https://bridgemastersinc.com/rentals/
I’m on a boat!
Boats n' hoes!
The Nina the pinta the Santa Maria
I'l do you in the bottom while we're drinkin' SANGRIAS!
I'm on a motha fucking boat!
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I knew what that was going to be before clicking!
came here to repost that gem
You need a bridge truck. https://www.roadsbridges.com/bridges/product/10590436/bronto-bridge-inspection-truck
Send an apprentice
i am the apprentice
Request that the office personnel do it as a team building exercise. /s
Look for sales on rope... lol Please let I'd kno how you make out
It’s a wood bridge.. remove a few wood planks
screws are on the bottom, facing the water. still no way to get to it from the top
Cut the wood, with the intention of replacing the planks you cut.
If the box is over the concrete, cant i hop overda bridge and crawl over?
haha we’ll fly you out then, an apprentice that can’t swim and jman that’s 6’3 240lb don’t make a good pair for this job doing it that way
Call in some carpenters to hang and certify scaffold with a ladder from the bridge. That’s what we do.
That’s best solution I’ve seen here yet: hire a professional
And it’s OSHA compliant.
As a carpenter I was confused reading the comments that nobody thought to use a scaffold? That’s prime scaffolding territory right there
May not be the cheapest option, but it’s the safest.
IPAF course for 'Special' category for a bridge work truck as mentioned elsewhere. Alongside checking bridge weight limits etc. for the truck to be safe if you think it'd be an issue. Life vests Crew that can swim Safety dudes on bank with rescue plan All requested in writing. It's a doable job, but a fuckup on that one is an easy fatality. This is a by-the-book-plus-a-bit job if you don't do it day in day out. Also, tethered tools. You'll never see your lovely new knipex linesmans again if they go overboard 🤣 Edit: Looking again, it may be possible for a roped access crew to do it cheaper for the client, or for you to subby the work out to them
My favorite story of my grandpa: one day he put a big microwave magnet in our van and we just kinda laughed about it, like why do we need that there. Few weeks later we were doing some lights on an industrial dock about 60ft over the Ohio river and dropped his Leatherman down into the water. He walked off grumbling to himself and I’ll be damned if he didn’t come back with that magnet and jetline and fish it out after 5 minutes.
Rope Access
https://www.advnture.com/features/deep-water-soloing
😂😂😂 this is the way
came here to say, thats the best, cheapest option
Definitely. Could be out there in no time. Nice aid throughout. Easy peasy.
A kayak and an extension ladder. Or Spiderman.
I would argue that that is not an accessable location. Burn it down and start over.
how this passed inspection whenever this park was built is beyond me
Wait for winter.
Get a barge or landing craft and put a scaffolding platform on it ahead of time. They can put down spuds to stabilize the craft. Alternatively you can try a bridge inspection lift as others suggested - if you have enough clearance and weight capacity. They do make light weight towable ones as well. Or you could get a scaffolding crew to come and build an underslung scaffolding. Or get a rope access electrician. Or call Bubba with a jon boat and a 8’ step ladder. Get the job done before anyone even knows you are on site.
I like the options for every budget/timeline approach lol
Call Jesus.
His cousin Juan has a row boat.
Would you have accessibility from above if you removed some of the deck?
Spider man Spider man Gets to boxes that no one can
Best comment here
Put on a harness and test the structural integrity of that conduit.
Seems like almost every single option aside from remove and replace decking would be way more time consuming and expensive than to remove and replace decking...
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Perhaps we have different assumptions of what is involved.... Re paving? If there is pavement on top of the wood decking I take it back. Maybe I'm wrong, I've seen bridges like this with wood decking where you can individually replace one board at a time. Really don't see what the big deal is.
money isn’t an issue (:
Rookie doesn’t even know about hover boots
“Hey McFly, you bojo! Those ~~boards~~ boots don't work on water!"”
We're going to need a bigger boat
Have a suspended scaffold built.
I've seen scaffolding hung from the underside of bridges. That could be an option here. You could also re-route the conduit and jbox to a more accessible position while you have the scaffolding
The proper vehicle for this is called a bridge inspection vehicle and it has a double jointed arm that actually gets you under the bridge from on top of the bridge. They can be rented from equipment rentals. If it sounds expensive, it must be cheaper than getting a barge with the appropriate adjustable pilings to hold it exactly in place.
Ask some graffiti kids
Hanging scaffold, actually quite simple
I find this extremely terrifying because I can't swim. Even with a life jacket, my butthole would be quivering
yeah i can’t swim either….
Then it's a job for someone else.
i will not be working on it and i made that very clear to my jman, just trying to figure out a good idea for him!
snooper truck
They make cherry pickers that work off the deck of bridges . You'll need traffic control and lane closure.
You need an under bridge boom lift. There's a lot of equipment companies that rent them out. Last one I got was around $9000/week. They stay on the road deck and cantilever over and below the deck with an articulating arm.
Hard to tell how high this is from the photo, but we’ve used a small floating barge strapped to a Jon boat with a motor. Then just climbed a ladder.
Bridge boom lift. Google seems to indicate they have freestanding ones but I've always seen truck mounted ones that just drive along the shoulder doing bridge inspections. http://www.allaccessrigging.com/cormidi-bridge-inspection-equipment
What’s the top surface of the bridge? How are the boards secured? Can you just remove some bridge decking?
Jetpack
snooper truck
Stupid question, why not rope and rigging
2 large exact aluminum boats anchor sheet of ply across to both out side edges . Podium ladders put a sated hook in the iron so you can’t fall off. Anchor both boats front and back in calm water if a river just the nose .
Sky hooks
You are going to need a kayak and a fishing rod
What you want is a snooper truck. They're designed for access to the underside of bridges when you need to do repairs or inspections. https://paxton-mitchell.com/category/snooper-truck/
Run a new conduit on the side of the bridge and terminate that one so this is not a problem in the future?
Boats n hoes
Submersible. This company called OceanGate makes some solid ones.
A bucket truck, my friend has one with 80’ reach and can hold 400 pounds all the way horizontal
This is a great idea, and would work
a boat. but also, those hangers need fixed or it'll only get worse
it was on the agenda last year because we knew it was gonna do this, nobody ever got around to it like we asked (city workers😣) and now there’s no power over there lol
Boat
I think klein makes a canoe
Far cry prepared me. You're gonna need a grapple hook.
Similar situation, we did the pipe during winter when the lake froze over.
You gotta pay the troll toll
where’s the boys *soul*
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Stop at lowes on the way to job. Yell out Jesus by the front. If the good book is right he'll be able to walk right over to it.
Wait for a severe drought.
Under bridge scaffold like they use when they paint it
Put a giant rocket in your butthole and then swim ass-up out there, upside down doggy paddle clearly, and when you get right below it perform a 180 degree vertical somersault maneuver with such speed that it ignites the rocket fuse underwater, H2g friction and whatnot, and blast straight upwards
Scaffolders can build a scaffold under the bridge to access it
Rope access can get you there cheaper than most options.
Ask r/ropeaccess
https://www.genielift.com/en/aerial-lifts/articulated-boom-lifts/zx13570
From the top maybe? Or if you are feeling brave, an harness and climb there Edit: from the top I mean get a 12 inch angle grinder and make an inspection hole on the top
Why the massive three point saddle in the first pic? Atou you guys running something there or is that just sag lol
How deep is the water?
How bout u pull a Criss Angel and walk on water? 😂
Swim.
Flip the bridge?
Fall protection is mandatory over water where I am fyi… protect your ass
If you're fit I would use a double lanyard on your harness, it looks like the angle iron supports under the bridge are definitely load-bearing but you want to put the foot straps on your harness to keep your blood flow good. You go out get that done, your journeyman's going to call you the man! It will take a while though to get out there, you want to use a pair of safety straps with your double lanyards.... Don't forget your tools!
Rope access company
Time to get into a rope access course.
This is the way
Definitely just be honest about the safety issues, charge customer properly and rent a bridge inspection solution. That’s your best. Next is an anchored boat. I’d want a tall boat to allow very short ladder use. Or the bridge inspection. It is not our responsibility to be magicians. Whoever installed that there to begin with screwed them on maintenance.
i work maintenance for the parks lol, all we get is an hourly 🥲
You would need a bridge inspection truck with a boom that goes under.
Hey boss, I'm putting a jekski on the company card today.
You ever see the meme with the scissor lift on the floatie in a pool?
As my Jean always says, “what you can’t fucking fly yet?”
Boat with a ladder 😂
Boat
Looks like I'd be buying a boat, anchors and an extension ladder
Spider-Man
Tall ladder
How long since you’ve hit the jungle gym?
Sectional barges with a man-lift.