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This is a course developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The entire class should take approximately 3.5 hours to complete. State departments of transportation (DOTs) are held responsible by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to inspect all bridges every two years, including the off-system, county-owned structures. Individual county and city bridges must also cooperate with the State DOT on the inspections and actual maintenance work done to address the findings of the inspections. Tribes, however, are responsible for both the inspection and maintenance of their own bridges. This course will provide you with the foundational information you need to ensure that your local bridges are safe to cross over by conducting regular inspections and then fixing the items found that reduce the good operation of the structure. This course explains the importance of timely and cost-effective preventive bridge maintenance activities and strategies, as well as what can happen to bridges that are not properly maintained. It concludes with an overview of bridge maintenance planning and scheduling tools and activities, and how agencies can manage bridge maintenance tasks. This course is intended for a variety of positions within local agencies and tribal governments, focused on those who are responsible for inspecting and maintaining bridges as well as those who plan and schedule those inspections and maintenance activities. Training includes: 1. Bridge Framework 2. Bridge Inspection 3. Importance of Bridge Maintenance 4. Bridge Maintenance Planning and Scheduling This course is hosted on an outside platform. If you have issues accessing the class, please contact FHWA. After completing the course, you will receive a certificate from FHWA. You will need to submit that certificate to us using the form contained within this class for credit. The course can be counted for Road Scholar I credit.