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NHI - Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges for Professional Engineers (FHWA-NHI-130056)
Date/Time: Mon 7/21/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM

This class continues on:
Tue 7/22/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Wed 7/23/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Thu 7/24/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Fri 7/25/2025 from 8:00 AM to 4:45 PM
Location: ODOT Office of Aviation, Room 100, 2829 W. Dublin-Granville Road (43235)
Class Price: $1,475.00

Description (FHWA-NHI-130056) – In accordance with the National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS), a Bridge Inspector must successfully complete an FHWA-approved comprehensive training along with an experience requirement to become a certified Bridge Inspection Team Leader, or Program Manager. This FHWA-approved course, intended for Professional Engineers (PEs), is based on the "Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual" (BIRM) and provides training on the safety inspection of in-service highway bridges. It has been streamlined to better suit experienced Professional Engineers, while retaining strong emphasis on bridge inspection, documentation, and coding requirements. The course is a 5-day adaptation of FHWA-NHI 130055 training course and includes one bridge inspection field trip; new instruction on critical findings, their identification and response; curriculum on the new AASHTO Element level evaluation; and updated activities that maximize participant engagement throughout the course.  This course does not go into depth on fracture critical, underwater, or complex bridge inspections (other NHI specialty courses cover these topics).  This course includes a computer-based Virtual Bridge Inspection (VBI) exercise.

Who Should Attend? – Federal, State, local highway employees and consultants with a Professional Engineer (P.E.) designation involved in inspecting bridges or in bridge inspection management and leadership positions. A background in bridge engineering is strongly recommended.  ALL participants must be certified (licensed) Professional Engineers (P.E.) showing evidence of such certification upon arrival at the course, have met one of the three prerequisite requirements for participation in the FHWA-NHI-130056 course* and bring a course completion certificate bearing their name to the first day of the NHI-FHWA-130056 session. See Prerequisite Requirement listed below.

Instructors – Pat Kane with Greenman-Pedersen, Inc. (GPI), and John Wackerly.  Instructor assignments may be updated for some sessions of this course.

Registration Information – LTAP is managing the registration process for ALL participants.  The 2025 registration fee is $1,475 as established by NHI.  Local agency registrants (city/county) should use promo code SPRFUNDED which will cover the NHI course fee for those completing the entire course. No meals are provided; lunch is on your own.  Any registrant requiring a reasonable accommodation during training (i.e., mobility or access) should contact LTAP prior to the course date so the appropriate arrangements can be made.  If you are sick or not feeling well, or if you have any reason to believe you have been exposed to the coronavirus: please DO NOT show up at the training site, and DO NOT attend the course.  If you need to cancel your registration, please contact the LTAP office.

                           Participant Prerequisite Requirement

Please refer to the NHI Course Description/Prerequisites for FHWA-NHI-130056 for complete details.  Per the National Highway Institute, ALL participants must have met one of the three pre-requisite requirements for participation in this course* and email the pre-requisite course completion certificate bearing their name at least one week before the class, to ltap@dot.ohio.gov.  The passing score for all pre-requisites is 70% or better.

Individuals have the option to complete one of the following in order to fulfill the prerequisite requirement:

1) 130054 Engineering Concepts for Bridge Inspectors, a 5-day Instructor-led course (the 2022 NHI course fee was $1,175);

2) 130101 Introduction to Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges, a 14-hour Web-based training and assessment (no course fee per NHI); or

3) 130101a Prerequisite Assessment for Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges, a Web-based assessment (no course fee per NHI).

* Please note: prerequisite must be completed within the past two years before the course start date for this course (FHWA-NHI-130056).

If you have not already completed one of the prerequisite options, please visit the NHI website to search by course number and register: http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/home.aspx.  You will need to complete the requirement no later than one week (7 calendar days) before the first day of the course.

Please be sure to email your P.E. license card/documentation and your prerequisite completion certificate to ltap@dot.ohio.gov no later than one week before the start of the Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges for Professional Engineers course. 

ODOT Employees – This IS a self-pay NHI course (which means there is no grant funding to offset the NHI course fee).  Please use Promo Code PAYBYCHECK, and then complete Q010 of the online registration form with Division, Cost Center and SAC information.  All other registrants have the option of paying either by credit card (online with registration), or by check (LTAP will send an invoice). 


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Promo Code Information

The promo codes below apply to specific groups of class participants.  Please ONLY use a code if it applies to you.  If you are not certain if it applies, please contact the Ohio LTAP Center at ltap@dot.ohio.gov or 614-387-7359 or 1-877-800-0031.  Do not randomly select a promo code and use it.  Your registration will be reviewed by the center registrar and cancelled if you have used a code which did not apply to you.

FHWAOHDIV - Code to be used by Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Division Staff only when registering for LTAP courses.  Provides the FHWA LTAP discount on the course price.

ODOTEMPL - Code that must be used by ALL ODOT employees when registering for a course. Do not enter payment information or request an invoice.  If you are an ODOT employee, you MUST use this code unless the class is a NHI self-pay course.  See below.

PAYBYCHECK - ODOT EMPLOYEE ATTENDING A NHI-SELF-PAY COURSE - Use code PAYBYCHECK if you are an ODOT employee.  Then enter your Divison, Cost Center and SAC number in the designated field on the registration form.

PAYBYCHECK - This code should be entered when you want the Ohio LTAP Center to bill you for the course fee instead of paying immediately online via credit card.  Once your registration is completed with this code, an invoice for the amount due will be sent to you, due upon receipt.