BRIEF

The 17M Bridge Inspection Platform (BIP) is a truck-mounted under-bridge access vehicle engineered to provide safe, efficient, and reliable access for bridge inspection, maintenance, and repair. Designed to eliminate the need for temporary scaffolding or under-bridge barges, it enables maintenance crews to inspect bridge decks, girders, bearings, expansion joints, and other structural components while minimizing traffic disruption and reducing project costs. It is widely used by highway authorities, bridge maintenance contractors, and infrastructure management agencies.

Built with a telescopic truss boom and a vertical articulating platform, the system delivers exceptional flexibility for accessing complex bridge structures. The platform provides up to 17 meters of horizontal outreach, reaches approximately 8.5 meters below the bridge deck, and offers an upward working height of 3.95 meters, allowing operators to inspect both the underside and side faces of bridges from a single vehicle position. This wide working envelope reduces repositioning time and significantly improves inspection efficiency.

Designed for demanding field operations, the bridge inspection platform combines a stable truck chassis with advanced hydraulic controls to ensure smooth, precise platform movement and safe operation. Its spacious work platform accommodates personnel, inspection tools, and maintenance equipment, while the compact vehicle design allows easy deployment on highways, urban overpasses, railway bridges, and elevated structures. CSCTRUCK Towcrane offers a complete range of bridge inspection platforms with customizable working reaches, platform capacities, and chassis options to meet the diverse requirements of bridge authorities, contractors, and infrastructure maintenance companies worldwide.

FEATURES

17 m Under-Bridge Working Reach

The telescopic truss boom provides up to 17 meters of horizontal outreach, allowing operators to inspect a large section of the bridge from a single vehicle position while reducing repositioning time.

Comprehensive Vertical Access

With a maximum 8.5 m downward reach below the bridge deck and 3.95 m upward reach, the platform provides complete access to bridge soffits, girders, bearings, and side structures.

Obstacle Crossing Design

Engineered to pass over noise barriers, guardrails, and parapets, the platform easily adapts to modern highway bridges where roadside obstacles would restrict conventional access equipment.

Heavy-Duty Working Platform

The spacious platform supports up to 700 kg under standard operation, providing ample capacity for multiple operators, inspection instruments, and maintenance tools while maintaining excellent stability.

Rigid Truss Boom Construction

The high-strength lattice boom delivers exceptional rigidity and precise positioning, minimizing platform movement and ensuring stable operation throughout the working range.

Smooth Electro-Hydraulic Controls

Advanced hydraulic controls provide smooth, accurate platform movements, enabling operators to position the platform quickly and safely in complex inspection environments.

Optional Flexible Jib Extension

An optional 2-meter articulating jib extends the platform’s reach into confined spaces and complex bridge geometries that are difficult to access with a standard boom.

Compact Road-Going Design

Mounted on a commercial truck chassis, the vehicle travels easily between job sites and can be deployed quickly, reducing setup time and minimizing traffic disruption.

Built for Safety

Designed to meet European CE standards, the platform incorporates reliable stabilization systems and multiple safety protections to ensure secure operation at height.

Lower Inspection Costs

By eliminating temporary scaffolding, under-bridge barges, and repeated traffic closures, the platform significantly reduces inspection time, labor requirements, and overall bridge maintenance costs.

SPECIFICATION