
Course:	Bridge Inspection Refresher Course
SAP Course Number:	78TECH400064

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Class Schedule

Location		Start		End		Times
Harrisburg		12/05/23		12/07/23		Click class location for specific times.
Indiana		01/09/24		01/11/24		Click class location for specific times.

Location	Start	End	Times
Uniontown	11/14/23	11/16/23	Click class location for specific times.
Dunmore	11/07/23	11/09/23	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	09/26/23	09/28/23	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	09/19/23	09/21/23	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	08/29/23	08/31/23	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	05/23/23	05/25/23	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	05/09/23	05/11/23	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	04/11/23	04/13/23	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/21/23	03/23/23	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	03/14/23	03/16/23	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	02/07/23	02/09/23	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	01/10/23	01/12/23	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	12/06/22	12/08/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	11/15/22	11/17/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	11/01/22	11/03/22	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia (Cancelled)	10/25/22	10/27/22	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	10/04/22	10/06/22	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/27/22	09/29/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	05/17/22	05/19/22	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	05/03/22	05/05/22	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	04/12/22	04/14/22	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	03/15/22	03/17/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	03/08/22	03/10/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	02/23/22	02/25/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	01/05/22	01/07/22	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	12/14/21	12/16/21	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/07/21	12/09/21	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/16/21	11/18/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	10/12/21	10/14/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	10/05/21	10/07/21	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville (Cancelled)	09/28/21	09/30/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	05/11/21	05/13/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	04/20/21	04/22/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual (Cancelled)	04/06/21	04/08/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	03/23/21	03/25/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	03/09/21	03/11/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	02/17/21	02/19/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	01/06/21	01/08/21	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	11/17/20	11/19/20	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	11/03/20	11/05/20	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	10/27/20	10/29/20	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	10/06/20	10/08/20	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	09/29/20	10/01/20	Click class location for specific times.
Virtual	09/15/20	09/17/20	Click class location for specific times.
Eighty-Four	05/19/20	05/21/20	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	05/12/20	05/14/20	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	04/28/20	04/30/20	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/07/20	04/09/20	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	03/17/20	03/19/20	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/03/20	03/05/20	Click class location for specific times.
Dunmore	02/25/20	02/27/20	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/11/19	12/13/19	Click class location for specific times.
Eighty-Four	12/03/19	12/05/19	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/05/19	11/07/19	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	10/22/19	10/24/19	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	10/08/19	10/10/19	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/24/19	09/26/19	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	05/29/19	05/31/19	Click class location for specific times.
Middletown	05/07/19	05/09/19	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	03/27/19	03/29/19	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	03/20/19	03/22/19	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/05/19	03/07/19	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	02/12/19	02/14/19	Click class location for specific times.
Clearfield	02/05/19	02/07/19	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	11/27/18	11/29/18	Click class location for specific times.
Grantville	11/13/18	11/15/18	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	10/16/18	10/18/18	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	10/10/18	10/12/18	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	09/25/18	09/27/18	Click class location for specific times.
Eighty-Four	09/11/18	09/13/18	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	05/22/18	05/24/18	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	05/15/18	05/17/18	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	05/08/18	05/10/18	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/03/18	04/05/18	Click class location for specific times.
Eighty-Four (Cancelled)	03/06/18	03/08/18	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	03/06/18	03/08/18	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	02/27/18	03/01/18	Click class location for specific times.
Dunmore	02/06/18	02/08/18	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/05/17	12/07/17	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/07/17	11/09/17	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/31/17	11/02/17	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	10/03/17	10/05/17	Click class location for specific times.
Eighty-Four	09/12/17	09/14/17	Click class location for specific times.
Clearfield	09/06/17	09/08/17	Click class location for specific times.
Dunmore	05/31/17	06/02/17	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	05/16/17	05/18/17	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	04/25/17	04/27/17	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	04/04/17	04/06/17	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	03/07/17	03/09/17	Click class location for specific times.
Eighty-Four	02/22/17	02/24/17	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	12/13/16	12/15/16	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	11/14/16	11/16/16	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/01/16	11/03/16	Click class location for specific times.
Pittsburgh	10/18/16	10/20/16	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/27/16	09/29/16	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	09/13/16	09/15/16	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	05/10/16	05/12/16	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	04/26/16	04/28/16	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/12/16	04/14/16	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/22/16	03/24/16	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	03/01/16	03/03/16	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	02/16/16	02/18/16	Click class location for specific times.
Clearfield	01/26/16	01/28/16	Click class location for specific times.
Montoursville	01/05/16	01/07/16	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/08/15	12/10/15	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/03/15	11/05/15	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	10/20/15	10/22/15	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	09/15/15	09/17/15	Click class location for specific times.
Clearfield	04/21/15	04/23/15	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/31/15	04/02/15	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	03/10/15	03/12/15	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	02/24/15	02/26/15	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	02/03/15	02/05/15	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	01/06/15	01/08/15	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	12/16/14	12/18/14	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg (Rescheduled)	12/02/14	12/04/14	Click class location for specific times.
Clearfield	12/02/14	12/04/14	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/04/14	11/06/14	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	10/21/14	10/23/14	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	10/07/14	10/09/14	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	09/16/14	09/18/14	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	05/13/14	05/15/14	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	04/29/14	05/01/14	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/08/14	04/10/14	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/25/14	03/27/14	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	03/04/14	03/06/14	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	02/10/14	02/12/14	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	01/07/14	01/09/14	Click class location for specific times.
Montoursville	12/17/13	12/19/13	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/10/13	12/12/13	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg (Cancelled)	11/19/13	11/21/13	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/05/13	11/07/13	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	10/22/13	10/24/13	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	09/17/13	09/19/13	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana (Rescheduled)	09/10/13	09/12/13	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	06/25/13	06/27/13	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	06/18/13	06/20/13	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	04/23/13	04/25/13	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	04/02/13	04/04/13	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/12/13	03/14/13	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	02/26/13	02/28/13	Click class location for specific times.
Clearfield	01/22/13	01/24/13	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	12/04/12	12/06/12	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/06/12	11/08/12	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/23/12	10/25/12	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/11/12	09/13/12	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	04/24/12	04/26/12	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/03/12	04/05/12	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/13/12	03/15/12	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/06/12	03/08/12	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	02/14/12	02/16/12	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	01/17/12	01/19/12	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	12/20/11	12/22/11	Click class location for specific times.
Dunmore (Rescheduled)	12/20/11	12/22/11	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/06/11	12/08/11	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/15/11	11/17/11	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/18/11	10/20/11	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg (Rescheduled)	09/13/11	09/15/11	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	05/17/11	05/19/11	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	05/10/11	05/12/11	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	04/26/11	04/28/11	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/05/11	04/07/11	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/22/11	03/24/11	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/08/11	03/10/11	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/16/10	11/18/10	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/19/10	10/21/10	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/14/10	09/16/10	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	05/18/10	05/20/10	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	04/27/10	04/29/10	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	04/20/10	04/22/10	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/16/10	03/18/10	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/02/10	03/04/10	Click class location for specific times.
Uniontown	02/23/10	02/25/10	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/03/09	11/05/09	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/20/09	10/22/09	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/15/09	09/17/09	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	04/14/09	04/16/09	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/31/09	04/02/09	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/10/09	03/12/09	Click class location for specific times.
Pittsburgh	01/13/09	01/15/09	Click class location for specific times.
Hollidaysburg	12/09/08	12/11/08	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/18/08	11/20/08	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/28/08	10/30/08	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	09/16/08	09/18/08	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	04/01/08	04/03/08	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/12/08	03/14/08	Click class location for specific times.
Pittsburgh	01/15/08	01/17/08	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/11/07	12/13/07	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/13/07	11/15/07	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	10/30/07	11/01/07	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	04/03/07	04/05/07	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	02/27/07	03/01/07	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	01/31/07	02/02/07	Click class location for specific times.
Pittsburgh	01/16/07	01/18/07	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/12/06	12/14/06	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/14/06	11/16/06	Click class location for specific times.
Greensburg	10/30/06	11/01/06	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	04/25/06	04/27/06	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/28/06	03/30/06	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/07/06	03/09/06	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	01/10/06	01/12/06	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/13/05	12/15/05	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/15/05	11/17/05	Click class location for specific times.
Carnegie	11/01/05	11/03/05	Click class location for specific times.
New Cumberland	03/29/05	03/31/05	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	03/08/05	03/10/05	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	01/11/05	01/13/05	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/14/04	12/16/04	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	11/16/04	11/18/04	Click class location for specific times.
Bridgeville	10/26/04	10/28/04	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	03/30/04	04/01/04	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/09/04	03/11/04	Click class location for specific times.
Uniontown	01/20/04	01/22/04	Click class location for specific times.
Indiana	01/13/04	01/15/04	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	12/09/03	12/11/03	Click class location for specific times.
King of Prussia	11/18/03	11/20/03	Click class location for specific times.
Uniontown (Cancelled)	10/28/03	10/30/03	Click class location for specific times.
Mechanicsburg	05/20/03	05/22/03	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	03/18/03	03/20/03	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	01/28/03	01/30/03	Click class location for specific times.
Pittsburgh	12/03/02	12/05/02	Click class location for specific times.
Montoursville	11/05/02	11/07/02	Click class location for specific times.
Mechanicsburg	03/19/02	03/21/02	Click class location for specific times.
Mars	01/22/02	01/24/02	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	12/04/01	12/06/01	Click class location for specific times.
Harrisburg	11/06/01	11/08/01	Click class location for specific times.
Camp Hill	04/24/01	04/26/01	Click class location for specific times.
Mars	03/20/01	03/22/01	Click class location for specific times.
Allentown	01/17/01	01/19/01	Click class location for specific times.
Camp Hill	12/05/00	12/07/00	Click class location for specific times.
Pittsburgh	11/07/00	11/09/00	Click class location for specific times.

General Information

Summary:	The objective of this course is to re-certify bridge safety inspectors and to impart the latest knowledge and skills necessary to provide accurate and uniform statewide bridge inspection. Each attendee who successfully completes the course will receive a completion certificate and a new "Certified Bridge Safety Inspector" certification card, effective for a two-year period. This certification can be renewed by attending another Bridge Inspection Refresher Course.
Learning Outcomes:	Upon completion of the course, attendees will be able to: -list major PennDOT inspection-related references and FHWA safety inspection manuals, guides and technical advisories -conduct an effective and thorough safety inspection for common bridge and culvert types based upon a review of as-built plans and previous inspection reports -recognize and evaluate a variety of bridge types and determine critical areas for inspection including fatigue-prone details, common points of deterioration and/or distress and fracture critical members -evaluate the general condition of a bridge and the specific condition of individual components by using a variety of inspection procedures, a variety of equipment and different methods of access -identify the various problems and deficiencies that can be found at a bridge site and discuss common causes of deterioration -evaluate the severity of material deterioration and member distress and assign ratings within an accepted tolerance according to coding guidance developed by PennDOT and the FHWA -accurately document field observations using proper bridge inspection terminology with the aid of photographs and sketches -based upon findings, write a comprehensive inspection report that includes the appropriate PennDOT D450 Inspection Forms, a conclusion and appropriate recommendations -recognize when further inspection, such as Non-Destructive Testing or underwater inspection is required and identify the procedures and types of equipment available and the advantages and limitations of each -determine when it is necessary to close the bridge or recommend closure of the bridge, because of imminent danger -recognize the consequences of improper inspection or inadequate inspection frequencies.
Outline:	Bridge Inspection Refresher.pdf
Prerequisites:	Successful completion of the PennDOT's Basic Bridge Safety Inspection course or PennDOT's Bridge Inspection Practices and Procedures course. Please do not register to attend a Bridge Inspection Refresher class or send anyone in your place if you have not first complete the Basic Bridge Safety Inspection Course or PennDOT's Bridge Inspection Practices and Procedures course.
Target Audience:	Individuals engaged in the safety inspection of bridge structures and who may be recertified for such activity.

Special Materials:	Students are to bring a calculator to class.
Final Exam:	Yes

Continuing Education Credits

Miscellaneous	CEHs	Classes After	CEUs	Classes After	PDHs	Classes After

PennDOT:					20.00	10/01/09

Awarding continuing education credits (PDH/CEU/CEH) to a training course or other training event does not imply or guarantee that the training course/event is approved by the Pennsylvania State Registration Board of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Land Surveyors. According to Pennsylvania Act 25, “Credit determination for activities…shall be the responsibility of the licensee. Continuing professional competency obtained by a licensee should maintain, improve or expand skills or knowledge obtained prior to initial licensure, including law and ethics applicable to the profession, or develop new and relevant skills and knowledge.”
For informational purposes only:	1 CEU is equal to 10 hours of instruction
	1 CEH is equal to 1 hour of instruction

Course Contact Information

For technical questions regarding this course, contact the following...
Name:	Shannon Bilger
Phone:	(717) 705-4171
Email:	sbilger@pa.gov
For general questions about the Training Calendar (such as those regarding schedules, locations, instructors or registrations), see Contact Information in specific classes.

Created	Last Modified
By Steve Davis/PennDOT On 08/12/00 At 06:03 PM	By Jonie L Buggy/PennDOT On 07/14/23 At 03:29 PM