Know Your Structures. Plan With Confidence.

In most cases, no one inspects them unless the owner arranges it. The federal inspection program covers public highway bridges, so bridges and culverts on golf courses, HOA roads, parks, and private property usually fall outside it. The owner is still responsible for the structure, and a professional inspection gives you a documented record of its condition and a plan for maintaining it.

NBIS stands for the National Bridge Inspection Standards, the Federal Highway Administration rules that govern how public highway bridges are inspected. An NBIS Team Leader has completed the required federal training and field experience to lead those inspections. Our inspections are led by Will Vaughan, an NBIS-qualified team leader with more than ten years of experience.

Public highway bridges are generally inspected at least every 24 months under federal standards. Private structures have no required schedule, so many owners start with a baseline inspection and follow it with annual inspections to track changes over time. Annual inspections through our program cost 60% of the baseline inspection.

Watch for dips, cracks, or sinking pavement above the pipe, water ponding at the inlet, erosion or washouts at the outlet, rust or bent sections in metal pipes, and cracked or shifting headwalls. Any of these can point to problems inside the structure that aren't visible from the road.

Cost depends on the type, size, number, and accessibility of the structures. We start with a free 15-minute call, then send a proposal built around your property within 1 business day. First-time clients receive 20% off through our Founder's Program, and annual follow-up inspections are 60% of the baseline cost.

You'll receive a comprehensive engineering report and an executive summary within 5 business days. Every deliverable includes high-resolution photos of each defect and its location, standard condition ratings for each component, and recommendations ranked by priority so you know what to address now and what to budget for later.

Most inspections are scheduled within 1 to 2 weeks of your first call, and we respond to every inquiry within 1 business day.

No. We only inspect. Because our recommendations are never tied to a repair contract, every priority in your report is there because your structure needs it.

Drones let us document areas that are difficult or unsafe to reach on foot, including steep banks, high decks, long channels, and upstream and downstream waterways. All drone work is flown by an FAA Part 107 licensed pilot and included in your report.

We inspect structures across North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, and the Washington D.C. metropolitan corridor, with field dispatch hubs serving communities across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.